Tag: manhattan with a twist

Top Concoctions at The Great Big Bacon Picnic

Top Concoctions at The Great Big Bacon Picnic

Bacon. It’s arguably one of the best foods on the planet. Vegetarians may disagree, but that’s only because they’re missing out. This past weekend, The Great Big Bacon Picnic took over the Old Pfizer Factory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, giving New Yorkers more than just a taste of their favorite meat. The indoor/outdoor festival lucked out with a beautiful weather weekend, […]

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Rihanna Does it Again with #FentyxPuma

Rihanna Does it Again with #FentyxPuma

Rihanna’s newest collaboration, Fenty x Puma, is an homage to the duality of her personality: luxury meets bad ass. RiRi takes the concept of athleisure to a whole new level, emphasizing the dark undertones reminiscent of her music. The overwhelming quantity of black in the collection prompted Rihanna to describe the line as “If the Addams Family went to the […]

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“Chokehold” Tries to be Important, but Falters

“Chokehold” Tries to be Important, but Falters

In 2009, Oscar Grant was shot by the police after a small dispute with another person. He didn’t deserve to be shot and murdered, but he was. He wasn’t the first or the last, and with internet and the world wide web taking over, we have seen many new examples of this since then. A movement was started, people rallied, […]

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Heading to the Movie Theater Has Never Been So Easy

Heading to the Movie Theater Has Never Been So Easy

Movie buffs, prepare to get psyched. Recently launched, Atom Tickets is about to revolutionize the way we go to the movies. The app, which is backed by major studios such as Disney, Fox and Lionsgate, provides reviews, trailers and synopses to help users make the right movie choices. You can invite friends to purchase tickets and join you at a […]

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Roxx Reloaded: A Fan Favorite Gets a Face Lift

Roxx Reloaded: A Fan Favorite Gets a Face Lift

If you’re walking through Midtown East, it is highly possible that you’ll walk right past Sushi Roxx, and outrageous and all around fun restaurant of Real Housewives fame. Don’t let its docile exterior fool you; inside lies a raucous and completely wondrous take on an establishment serving Japanese cuisine. If you’re unfamiliar, all of the servers at Sushi Roxx are […]

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“Missed Connections: A Craigslist Musical” is an Ode to Our Bizarre Nature

“Missed Connections: A Craigslist Musical” is an Ode to Our Bizarre Nature

People are strange. We are, we all are. Let’s admit this. We are full of oddities that make us unique; in fact, it is the oddities that make each of us a person. Most people are comparable to another person, very few are considered special in the grand scheme of things. That’s because people are ashamed of sharing those little […]

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Girls’ Night in: Cheddar, Beers and TV

Girls’ Night in: Cheddar, Beers and TV

Sometimes a girl just needs to kick back and relax with some cold brews and tasty snacks. During our quick binge of Netflix series Stranger Things, we rounded up some gal pals, snuggled up under some blankets (okay, that’s a lie. It was still sweltering outside.) and poured ourselves a cold one. Thanks to Gourmet Gift Baskets, we tried some […]

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A Crazy Foursome Gives Us an Entertaining Evening in “Mechanics of Love”

A Crazy Foursome Gives Us an Entertaining Evening in “Mechanics of Love”

Relationships are like bookmarks for the book called our life — sometimes they are memorable, but most of the time they are not. You forget them or, more importantly, forget the feelings they generated for you at the moment. A passion fling that at the moment seemed like everything in the world could easily become a joke between friends a […]

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Elevate Your Palate and Your Status with Bordeaux and Caviar

Elevate Your Palate and Your Status with Bordeaux and Caviar

Caviar, a food rich in both price and taste, is normally paired with champagne or vodka, two different beverages that are light and allow the caviar to do the heavy lifting. It was a wonderful experience to enjoy the same buttery richness of caviar with a more substantial glass of wine (or twelve) in hand. John Knierim, the Vice President […]

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“Maestro” is a Virtuoso Portrayal of an American Icon

“Maestro” is a Virtuoso Portrayal of an American Icon

God and love. These things means the same for so many people, yet we try to find it in different ways. The idea of love by itself is vast. It can mean anything! From the sweet taste of strawberries in the summer to the person you spend your life with, we love. And we find God through these things, because […]

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