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Hi friends, welcome back! Jon and I recently joined another food tour and had such a great time! Scott from Ultimate Food Tours reached out to see if we’d be interested in joining one of his tours and it was an easy yes! He created Ultimate Food Tours in 2019 and now offers six tours…
Continue reading ➞ Ultimate Food Tours: Chinatown Review
Hi friends, welcome back! As promised, I’ve got a recap of all our favorite pizza spots that we’ve tried thus far. While writing this, I discovered Jon and I still haven't been to some top spots, so there will be an updated post eventually. People are very particular about their pizza in NYC, and opinions…
Hi friends, welcome back! I’m a week late with my What’s Up because Jon and I spent last week relaxing in Nantucket. We ate some delicious food including our daily ice cream, celebrated Jon’s birthday, hung at the beach, enjoyed the pleasant weather, and didn’t want to leave. The rest of the month was spent…
Hi friends, welcome back! This week is officially the start of summer, although it’s felt like summer for a few weeks already in NYC with these heat advisories. I think summer is my third favorite season behind fall and spring now because summer is NYC is tough. The buildings trap the heat which amplifies all…
Hi friends, welcome back! The Whitney Museum of American Art has been on my list for quite a few years, and Jon and I finally got around to checking it out. We are not big art connoisseurs, so we really had no idea what to expect of this museum that showcases 20th and 21st century…
Hi friends, welcome back! Jon and I recently celebrated our three year wedding anniversary, and while we didn’t spend the day on an unforgettable vacation, we did celebrate with a delicious dinner. I made a reservation for the Mexican restaurant Casa Enrique in Long Island City. This restaurant opened in 2012 and has been on…
Hi friends, welcome back! May seemed to fly by even though we weren't very busy. Our weekends were spent hanging with our friends, eating lots of pizza, visiting the Whitney museum, we celebrated our anniversary, and we had visits from both of Jon's sisters and their significant others. We don't get many visitors so we…
Hi friends, welcome back! Today I’m taking you along on a Lower East Side Historical Food Tour with Devour Tours that Jon and I were invited to join. Most of their tours are in Europe, but they’ve recently launched some in NYC and Boston. Devour Tours recently joined the company Walks which provides sightseeing tours…
Continue reading ➞ Devour Food Tours: Lower East Side Historical Food Tour
Hi friends, welcome back and happy May! April flew by and we kept busy celebrating our friend’s birthday, enjoyed all the blooms and nice spring weather, saw the partial solar eclipse, Jon had to go back to Miami, we enjoyed the conclusion of March Madness, joined a food tour that left a bit to be…
Hi friends, welcome back! I’m loving all the spring flowers and I noticed all the beautiful blooms popping up in Lower Manhattan. I recently posted A Stroll Around my Neighborhood, and about six weeks later it already looks so different. Last time I showed Zucotti Park there were still Christmas lights up on the trees,…
Continue reading ➞ Signs of Spring in Lower Manhattan – 2024