Author: Amanda Mactas

Flowering Teas Are The New ‘It’ Drink

Flowering Teas Are The New ‘It’ Drink

If you’ve followed my blog for a while, you’ll know that I really enjoy a nice cup of tea. But I had never heard of flowering tea before! TeaBloom, a company that is known for its tea products, specifically, its hand-crafted flowering tea, which blossoms right before your eyes! TeaBloom’s mission is to encourage more people to sit down and […]

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Areppas Celebrates One Year in New York City

Areppas Celebrates One Year in New York City

Located in Midtown East, Areppas, a fast-casual eatery serving up Venezuelan cuisine, just celebrated its first birthday! Owners Celestino Diaz and Brooke Carrie Hil opened up shop to showcase Diaz’s Venezuelan roots with easy, fast and healthy options for any hardworking New Yorker. Customers can make create their own bowls, salads or arepas, or choose from a selection of house […]

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Pass the Courvoisier: Learning All About Cognac

Pass the Courvoisier: Learning All About Cognac

It’s not every day that you get to drink and dine with a master distiller, let alone one from France. Courvoisier‘s master distiller, Benoît de Sutter, was recently in town and we had the unique opportunity to learn and dine with him at the impressive Nomad Hotel rooftop. Spending an entire evening tasting and learning about cognac gave me a […]

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Hershey’s Launches a New Product That Will Blow Your Mind

Hershey’s Launches a New Product That Will Blow Your Mind

Hershey’s is probably the most well-known chocolate brand in the United States, and for good reason. They’re responsible for all of our favorite candies, from Reese’s and Kisses to Twizzlers and Jolly Ranchers. We recently stopped by Hershey’s World in Times Square to hear all about their latest endeavor. Ushered inside without any idea of what they were launching, we came […]

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Budweiser Partners with Jim Beam for Epic Lager

Budweiser Partners with Jim Beam for Epic Lager

Two of the most iconic alcohol brands in American have teamed up to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the Repeal of Prohibition. Budweiser and Jim Beam are bringing you the Budweiser Reserve Copper Lager, brewed with two-row barley and aged on Jim Beam bourbon barrel staves. The aging process gives the beer some of the wonderful flavors of bourbon without […]

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Pop In To Any Fitness Class with This App

What’s better than summertime rooftops, exercise and puppies?! Nothing!! POPiN, a fun fitness app that allows users to ‘pop in’ to fitness classes around the city, celebrated their one year anniversary last week with rooftop dog yoga. POPiN is a great way to get your work out on without spending a fortune. Users can head into different fitness facilities around […]

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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 16:  Bottled McCafé Frappés are served at Summ "AHH" Friday event in New York City at Spotify's Roof Deck on Auguest 16, 2018.  (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for McCafe)

McDonald’s Launches Bottled McCafé Frappés

Coffee is apparently the most important meal of the day. No one I know can start their day without it. And according to McDonald’s McCafé‘s Feelin’ Good Summer Survey, it’s the preferred way to start your morning. In fact, more than a third of Americans surveyed would prioritize drinking coffee over brushing their teeth if they only had 10 minutes […]

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Tour the Country with Odwalla’s Road to Our Roots Campaign

Tour the Country with Odwalla’s Road to Our Roots Campaign

Back in 1980, three musicians teamed up in California to create the best tasting juices and smoothies and started selling them out of their VW van. Today, that company is known as Odwalla, which is a nationally known brand using fresh fruits and veggies in their healthy line of drinks. Last week, Odwalla kicked off the launch of Road to […]

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Fuel Your Fitness by Focusing on Recovery at This Brooklyn Fitness Studio

Fuel Your Fitness by Focusing on Recovery at This Brooklyn Fitness Studio

Working out is one of my favorite things to do. It makes me feel good about myself, helps reduce my anxiety, and oftentimes, I find it fun. Now I know not everyone loves working out, but many people do it anyway. In fact, some people work out too much without paying attention to the signals their body is giving them […]

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A Fun Way To Immerse Yourself in Books

A Fun Way To Immerse Yourself in Books

As an avid reader, one of the things I love most about diving headfirst into a book is how it can transport you into another world. Once Upon A Book Club allows you to do more than imagine…it fully immerses you into what you’re reading. This unique subscription box not only delivers you a fresh new book every month, but along […]

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