<h2>The morning after my return to booze after thirty one days</h2> That's how I described myself today. Last night was my first night out drinking in over a month. I of course chose the Russian Samovar. When I walked in the bar staff all were like, "What ... did you take a Samovar break?...
<h2>A very hard place to find, but worth the search</h2> This was my first time going to Table 50 and it is a very, very hard place to find, even if you have the address. If you go there, here's some advice because more than one person told me that they wandered past it before realizing w...
<h2>Complimentary lunch at upscale hotels, one of my favorite hobbies</h2> I just got back from a yummy lunch at the Paramount Hotel here in NYC. Oh it's good to have friends in the hotel biz. Michele Brown is their Transient Sales Manager (I love that title). She invited me and Liz Hartm...
<h2>I didn't make that up ... it was on the invite</h2> My good friend Liz Hartman, Director of Events for Ava Lounge in NYC, invited me to the unveiling of their new caterer called Sebastians. Everything was simply amazing. I can't even remember everything I ate. Uniquely presented trays...
Ok so I had absolutely no plans to go out last night. In fact I had even called my friends to tell them as much. However I had been sleeping all day fighting off what I thought was a cold but am now convinced is just nasty allergies. So by 10:30 or so I was restless. I was on the phone wit...
<h2>In a town with so many bars, what are you waiting for?</h2> OK so I know this is nothing new to Hoboken. The practice of setting up a velvet rope and judging the poor slobs waiting to get into the club. It just strikes me as odd when I see this happening at places like The Black Bear ...
Last night when a bunch of us could not get into the bar we wanted due to a private party, we ended up at Heartland Brewery. I had Farmer John's Oatmeal Stout. Very impressive. Dark, creamy with a touch of dark chocolate and espresso....
<h2>304 Bowery (at First St.) NYC</h2> New Irish nightspot Sláinte has opened its doors on Bowery. This is a great space. Rustic, exposed brick all around and old fashioned maritime maps adorning one wall bring a bit of old-world charm to the punk rock mecca that is the Bowery. An interna...
<h2>Brick by brick, note by note, we are losing our city</h2> First they tell us we can't dance. Then they tell us we can't smoke. Now they want to tell us when to go to bed. City Consumer Affairs Commissioner Gretchen Dykstra and other officials in NYC are now actually proposing a 1:00 c...
<h2>210 W. 55th St [Penthouse] NYC</h2> Perched high above Times Square, there is no denying the voyeuristic qualities of this room. Surrounded by apartments and offices, the fetish of watching people that don't know they're being watched is well fed....
