Author: Amanda Mactas

Fling Yourself Into Spring at Pergola’s Enchanted Forest

Fling Yourself Into Spring at Pergola’s Enchanted Forest

We are smack dab in the middle of cherry blossom season and while some people made venture to D.C. or Brooklyn’s Sakura Matsuri, we’ve got a much more convenient spot where you can head to check out the beautiful blooms. Pergola, the delicious bi-level Mediterranean restaurant and hookah bar, has redecorated temporarily to celebrate the launch of their new Spring […]

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Villagio on the Park: Fine Spring Dining

Villagio on the Park: Fine Spring Dining

Lounging and strolling through Central Park is a spring and summertime favorite pastime, but oftentimes you don’t want to settle down with a street dog. Keep your refreshing day going strong with a tasty reprieve inside Villagio on the Park. The spacious restaurant overlooks the park, with full-length window doors that open out onto the sidewalk, giving diners fresh air […]

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Go (Sweetly) Nude for Earth Day

Go (Sweetly) Nude for Earth Day

Tomorrow, April 22nd, marks this year’s Earth Day. The annual holiday, which is celebrated in over 192 countries each year, supports environmental protection through events, specials and deals all day long. If getting your hands dirty doesn’t appeal to you, we suggest trying something a little more tasteful than digging in the dirt to celebrate Earth Day this year. Brooklyn-based […]

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Pizza and Wine, How Divine!

Pizza and Wine, How Divine!

Around every corner in Manhattan you can find a slice of pizza, and most of the times, it’s pretty darn good. But what’s a New Yorker to do when the 99 cent stuff just won’t cut it? The answer lies at Pizzetteria Brunetti. The father son-owned pizza place, located in the West Village, set up shop in the city after […]

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Instrata Encourages Inter-Building Mingling with Poker Night

Instrata Encourages Inter-Building Mingling with Poker Night

Instrata Luxury Residences boasts unparalleled rental developments with four New York locations. With gorgeous design comes a unique living experience for tenants — Instrata’s unique approach encourages its inhabitants to mix and mingle with one another in fun and exciting ways. To discover exactly what that means, we spent an evening at Instrata at Mercedes Club for one of their […]

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Across the Globe: Health & Wellness Getaways

Across the Globe: Health & Wellness Getaways

Vacations are often synonymous with laziness and overindulgence, and even though you’re taking time off to relax and de-stress, that is no reason to put your healthy summer bodies off track. Don’t let vacation become an excuse to shy away from exercising and eating right! We get it, it can be hard not to go for that awesome dessert on the […]

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Perfect Eyewear That Won’t Break the Bank

Perfect Eyewear That Won’t Break the Bank

Last summer I discovered the wonderful world of eyewear with Firmoo’s top notch sunglasses. Since then, I have become a contact lense/glasses wearer and so partnering with the world’s largest online glasses retailer again seemed like a no brainer.  The online optical store has a gigantic selection of unisex eyewear, including both prescription and non-prescription glasses, and tinted, polarized and […]

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Simple Salads with a Haitian Twist

Simple Salads with a Haitian Twist

With Spring finally sprung and summer just around the corner, it’s more important than ever to eat healthy and get your skin and body glowing from the inside out. Culinary curator Nadege Fleurimond, owner of Fleurimond Catering, brings her unique Haitian culinary background to the masses with her cookbook Haiti Uncovered. The author utilizes the unique and creative flavors from […]

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Sip n’ Swine at the Bacon and Beer Classic (Again)

Sip n’ Swine at the Bacon and Beer Classic (Again)

Some opportunities in life are just too good to pass up. A vacation in Europe, meeting a famous celebrity, or dining at a top restaurant are common aspirations, but we’ve got our eyes on something equally amazing and way more attainable. Bringing together one of the best combinations since peanut butter and jelly, Cannonball Productions at Citi Field is bringing New Yorkers the […]

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The King of All Whiskey Bars

The King of All Whiskey Bars

During last month’s Whiskey Live, we sampled more whiskey than we knew what to do with. In addition to different brands, a few New York City  bars were on hand, serving up specialty whiskey cocktails and one that stood out was American Whiskey. The bar, which has bragging rights of over 150 American made whiskies, is one spot we couldn’t […]

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