Style and Secrets at Please Don’t Tell

August 31, 2011

NEW YORK, USA – Choosing the right outfit for a night on the town is like a science to me.  Much like the perfect cocktail, I like to shake up equal parts flavor, originality, and flair.  So when a friend told me he was taking me to a speakeasy I… (more)

Speak Softly and Sip Deeply at This Sultry Speakeasy

November 18, 2010

NEW YORK, USA – After alcohol was banned in New York in the twenties, speakeasies seemed to sprout up on every street corner and back alley (much to the delight of the working class and business elite, who made sinking into darkness and getting a taste of prohibition an easy… (more)

Scratching the nightlife itch in Greenwich Village

October 31, 2010

NEW YORK, USA – When my friend Dariana and I arrived in New York City for the weekend from Los Angeles, we had high hopes for the nightlife. Both fervent salsa dancers, we were excited to dance in the birthplace of salsa itself (Havana deserves some credit, too, of course,… (more)

Diving It, Japan Style, at Decibel

October 11, 2010

NEW YORK, USA — For anyone who’s ever called rural no-man’s-land home, New York can seem like a foreign fantasy where cabbies act like stagecoach men and congested traffic like a celebratory parade. Even having lived in a city, New York always makes me feel a bit like a doe-eyed… (more)

Split personality dining: The Norry at Kampuchea

January 5, 2010

NEW YORK, USA – Last night, my friend and I dined at The Norry at Kampuchea, the little Asian-inspired eatery on the Lower East Side. What was once a restaurant with a hodge podge menu of noodles, sandwiches, and various Cambodian-derived small dishes is now a restaurant divided into two… (more)

Purple Spotting: Sophia Coppola in Manhattan

October 6, 2009

NEW YORK, USA – Sophia Coppola sighting at The Standard Grill. The Standard Grill 846 Washington St. New York, NY (1) 212-645-4100 Website Map Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

From boots of beer to the beautiful crowd: bar hopping in Manhattan

May 22, 2009

NEW YORK, USA – What started off as a tame night at a laidback beer hall ended up with yours truly hopping into a cab in front of Cabin at 4:00 in the morning. Let’s start with Lederhosen: a great indoor German beer garden in the West Village, complete with… (more)

Jam like an Egyptian at Cleopatra’s Needle

May 21, 2009

NEW YORK, USA – A gem of a jazz venue, Cleopatra’s Needle serves up food, standard drinks, and fantastic jazz performances. I came upon this little Upper West Side boite the other Thursday night, and it was such a treat; my friends and I caught the jam session, which is… (more)