Author: Amanda Mactas

Your Last Minute Guide to Father’s Day

Your Last Minute Guide to Father’s Day

Dad’s Day is this weekend! If, like many of us, you’ve left your shopping until the last minute, you’ll find our handy gift guide quite useful. Fathers can be extremely difficult to shop for, so whether your pops is the kind of guy who has everything, doesn’t like anything, or just simply has too much useless stuff, we’ve put together […]

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BeerProv: The Answer to Your Weekend Woes

BeerProv: The Answer to Your Weekend Woes

Just like peanut butter and jelly and salt and pepper, some things are just made to go together. Laughter and beer are no exception and with the introduction of BeerProv to New York City, things just got way funnier…and boozier. BeerProv, which began in Toronto, Canada back in 2010, recently made its way to the Big Apple after being hailed […]

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Summer Gets Reel with InterContinental Hotels Group

Summer Gets Reel with InterContinental Hotels Group

How many times have you watched a movie and thought to yourself ‘I want to go there’? Movies have long been inspiring us to travel and now, through InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), you can win the opportunity of a lifetime. IHG just launched their ‘Reel Summer’ promotion and video contest, which allows movie fans to record a short video showcasing […]

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The Upper West Side Knows How to Eat

The Upper West Side Knows How to Eat

An evening of the most delicious, hearty, and comforting food in town…you bet we signed up! This past weekend, the New Taste of the Upper West Side hosted an array of food-centric events showcasing all that the UWS has to offer. Friday evening was all a person could wish for, comfort food aplenty during the event Comfort Classics, which was […]

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Dive Right In with Deepest Man

Dive Right In with Deepest Man

Deepest Man, a multimedia theatrical production, premiered last week at 3-Legged Dog Productions to great reviews. The show, written by James Scruggs and directed by Mark Rayment, utilizes remarkable technology called Musion Eyeliner, which creates live 3D holographic images on stage. Deepest Man tells the tale of a grieving Dr. Hazzardville Sommers, who recently lost his wife to a drowning […]

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Quoth the Raven, Nevermore

Quoth the Raven, Nevermore

Although it may at first take you back to your high school years when you likely first read it, Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven, presented by Gotham Chamber Opera, gets a haunting makeover as part of the NY Phil Biennial. Showing for three days only, at Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College, the presentation combines a spoken word/opera rendition […]

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Vegetarian Delights in the Midst of Curry Hill

Vegetarian Delights in the Midst of Curry Hill

You just don’t mess with success. Kailash Parbat, an authentic Sindhi restaurant that has been around for over 60 years, with locations across the globe, finally placed roots down in New York City. The restaurant is known for its distinct vegetarian street food dishes and fits right in in its neighborhood in Curry Hill. Because of the partition in India […]

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Repping the Home Team Never Looked So Good

Repping the Home Team Never Looked So Good

Some days I really wish I were back in college…the parties were great, the classes were good, and the fashion…well, the fashion wasn’t always top notch. Sure, I rocked my college sweatpants from time to time, but if I wanted to cheer on any teams in fashionable college gear, I was at an impasse. That is why I’m so excited […]

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A Toast to the American Summer

A Toast to the American Summer

If a picture alone is worth a thousand words, than what is a bottle of sparkling wine surrounded by a picture worth? Renowned sparkling wine Chandon just kicked off the ‘American Summer’ with the launch of their third limited edition bottle. Partnering up with equally iconic designer Jonathan Adler, the company released two exclusive items that are only available during […]

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Get in the American Spirit

Get in the American Spirit

Memorial Day Weekend marks the official kick-off of Summer…and it’s this weekend! Which means tons of New Yorkers flock to the Hamptons or LBI, light their grills and pour drinks non-stop. The beginning of summer is something to be celebrated, and with the non-existent Spring we’ve had, we expect people to party hard. So whether you’re gathering with friends on […]

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