A street sign that read $7 White Pomegranate Cosmopolitan for Happy Hour was enough to make me turn right into the door. My decision for a night at Ivy Bar & Grill was the right choice. As you step into the doors of this very chic restaurant, you can’t help but look around and notice the antique lighting, exposed brick […]

A street sign that read $7 White Pomegranate Cosmopolitan for Happy Hour was enough to make me turn right into the door. My decision for a night at Ivy Bar & Grill was the right choice. As you step into the doors of this very chic restaurant, you can’t help but look around and notice the antique lighting, exposed brick […]

Written by Travis Ballenger For some, dinner and a movie may be a safe way to plan a first date, but for the team at KTCHN Restaurant (508 West 42nd Street), it was the inspiration behind their new dining series that will allow guests to enjoy cult-favorite flicks and great food in an engaging and theatrically driven format. The Dinner and A Movie […]

The 2011 Vintage Port Seminar at Astra, hosted by Please the Palate was a wonderful way to spend an afternoon. For those of you who don’t know Port, it is from the Douro Valley in Portugal. It is usually a sweet red wine, but can also come in dry, semi-dry and even white. Port is fortified wine with brandy added […]

The 2011 Vintage Port Seminar at Astra, hosted by Please the Palate was a wonderful way to spend an afternoon. For those of you who don’t know Port, it is from the Douro Valley in Portugal. It is usually a sweet red wine, but can also come in dry, semi-dry and even white. Port is fortified wine with brandy added […]

Tomorrow, May 16th, is National Aperitif Day! Maison Lillet declared May 16th as this holiday to raise awareness of a great, yet underrated libation. All around the country aperitif lovers and newbies will celebrate the traditional French aperitif hour with Lillet. For those of you who don’t know, aperitif is a French word meaning ‘to  open,’ and is mainly used […]

Tomorrow, May 16th, is National Aperitif Day! Maison Lillet declared May 16th as this holiday to raise awareness of a great, yet underrated libation. All around the country aperitif lovers and newbies will celebrate the traditional French aperitif hour with Lillet. For those of you who don’t know, aperitif is a French word meaning ‘to  open,’ and is mainly used […]

Written by Travis Ballanger Two of my favorite things in the world are boats and booze. Really, I love them both equally very much. The brilliant people at Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises have created Thirsty Thursdays specifically to tease me. Every Thursday, May 23rd through September 4th, guests can enjoy the warm air aboard the spacious outdoor deck and brand […]

Union Square Wines & Spirits is full of wonderful wines, specialty spirits, and now every Friday in May, free Santa Teresa Rum Tastings, called Sipping Rum Fridays! This weekend, May 10th kicked off the first of four unique rum tastings targeting a specific theme. The first tasting was their 1796 Santa Teresa dark rum paired with chocolate for Mother’s Day! […]

On Thursday, May 8th, I had the fantastic opportunity to see Real Arts Works (RAW) x Next2Shine Showcase concert series at Sounds of Brazil (SOB’s). If you don’t know, SOB’s is the place where young up and coming artists with great potential get their feet wet. Anyone who is anyone has played here. On Thursday, I felt like I was […]