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Just because we’re celebrating in smaller numbers this year doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate in big, extravagant fashion when it comes to food. Our Berry Trifle with Vanilla Cream is a showstopper, both in its dramatic colorful presentation and its deliciousness. It’s the type of dessert that you can leave out while playing board games next to the fire and there won’t be leftovers. This berry trifle recipe is sorta healthy. Sorta. An Episode of Friends We first heard of…

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Recipes

Coffee Recipes

There seems to be a holiday for everything nowadays. but when you have the chance to celebrate an essential in life, why not? In honor of National Coffee Day (yes, that really is a thing), here are three recipes that show that coffee has a whole lot more range than just your morning wake-up call. The Espresso Martini First things first, and that’s a coffee recipe for your aperitif. The espresso martini has made a comeback recently, and we’re not…

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Destinations

A Weekend Trip to Copenhagen

We know you’re getting the travel bug again after a few weeks at home. As you know, the cure for that is simply a weekend trip away. You’re looking for a place though that’s in its prime. That means the Caribbean hurricane season is out. It’s just a little too early to leaf peep. And you’ve just done Paris Fashion Week. Well, sometimes there are destinations that are right under your nose. Enter Copenhagen, which has all you can pretty…

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Celebrity Travel

Hugh Jackman’s Coffee

He’s got a Golden Globe. He’s got a Tony. We wouldn’t be surprised if one day he scores an Oscar too. So where do you go from there? Well, turns out Hugh found his passion in coffee. And it turns out Hugh’s appropriately named Laughing Man Coffee churns out a darn good cup of Joe. Hugh Jackman has been on the silver screen for decades. But he’s more than an actor. He’s also spent over a decade as the dedicated…

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New York City

NYC Bars Where You Can Dance

You’re never too old to go out dancing. That’s like saying you’ve aged out of fun, and you’re not that person. Too old to wait in line for sure, though you never did that anyway, even in the heyday of Bungalow 8. But where do you go nowadays in NYC, where the music will just own you? This is your list of NYC bars where you can dance, because you’re no wallflower. There’s nothing worse than arriving at the second…

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NYC Socialista for Bars Where You Can Dance

FOOD, Family Travel

Casual Eats for Kids with a Gourmet Palate in NYC

It’s time to step away from the mac and cheese. But going out to dinner as a family nowadays can be an exploration in price. Like, you love your kids, but $100/head and no booze is a bit much. Luckily NYC is a city where you can still find top eats for a surprising value. These are the places to check out for casual eats for kids in the city. Momosan Ramen Bar Masaharu Morimoto was the executive chef of…

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Best Of The Best

Unique Wine Trips Around the World

No matter how much you know about wine– or don’t know for that matter– there’s always something more to learn. Top wine is made in places besides France, Italy, and Napa. And wine isn’t about pontificating its virtues; it’s about the experience. The people and in these destinations, the setting, may just be what you remember most. You pride yourself on knowing your wine. Of course, you’ve done Napa and you’re an expert on France and Italy. In fact, there’s…

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The Special

Where to see Geminids Meteor Shower

Narcissism is so baseline nowadays that it’s not even a disorder. But some events show us in the most spectacular ways that we may not be the center of the universe. Just leave that to the skies for the rest of this year. A solar eclipse known as the Ring of Fire and a spectacular meteor shower are all in store right in your backyard. With all that’s going on on Earth, it is nice to focus our attention elsewhere.…

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Travel Buzz

A New Hotel in Greece

If you think that you missed your chance at summer in Greece, well the season is just all a technicality. The weather has never been better, the crowds have cleared and now is the time to get the real essence of why Greece is so many people’s happy place. And there’s a new hotel in Greece – the Mandarin Oriental Costa Navarino. We can personally confirm that it’s more than a good reason to hightail it to Greece this early…

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New York City

Brasserie Fouquet’s in NYC

It’s nice when you go into a restaurant, and you know that it’s not their first rodeo. In the case of the iconic Fouquet’s in Paris, they’ve been to rodeos in the most glamorous places in the world. The latest location in NYC somehow balances the elegance of a Parisian Grande Dame and the effortless chic of New York. This is the review. Overview Brasserie Fouquet’s in NYC has landed in the trendy Tribeca neighborhood, and it turns out this…

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Home Design

Hotels That Sell Home Goods and Furniture

Invention is often the mother of necessity. Such is the case of these hotels that finally had to start shipping their hotel goods because people were “accidentally” taking them home anyway. So, now you too, can legitimately own not only the coveted fluffy bathrobes but pretty much everything that is and isn’t bolted down. There are hotels where you walk in and want your house to look like that. Of course, a vacation offers a needed break from the everyday.…

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