“Kee’s Chocolates was formed in 2002 by Kee Ling Tong, who left her job in the corporate world to pursue her dream of opening a shop for flowers and chocolates in New York’s SoHo area. After a year, Kee’s reputation for making fine chocolates overshadowed her flower business, and she began to concentrate on […]

I’ve never been fond of Valentine’s Day, even when I was in a relationship and was able to celebrate it in the way that Hallmark, 1800 Flowers, and Godiva wanted me to. You should love and celebrate your family and friends every day of the year, not just some random day in February where […]

This past year I’ve been enormously blessed personally and professionally. I’ve finally come to the realization that I can create the life that I want instead of living the life dictated to me, or being obsessed with following the plan. I don’t need to be a VP, owning a Tribeca loft apartment and wearing […]

From Kate Winslet’s striking sapphire Narciso Rodriguez to the Mary Poppins goes to Dubai colorful and fanciful frocks at the Marc Jacobs SS09 shows, to the hopeful pages of thinning fashion magazines, everyone is talking-highly saturated bold colors for spring, which after the winter we’ve been having in the Northeast, is downright refreshing. For […]

“Why?” Gillian screams. Feeling suffocated in the thick, dark fabric, she’s barely able to breath through the small holes that the men have punctured.
“Why, she asks me,” Conrad says, his voice booming behind her. “Because I can, my good wife. Because you give me no other choice.”
Then the air! The teeth-biting cold! How […]

Desperate to jet off somewhere exotic? Maybe Armenia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Egypt, Greece, Guatemala, Holland, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Morocco, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Vietnam, West Indies, Yugoslavia, but you’re short on cash and you haven’t renewed your passport? Try Kalustyan’s. Opened in 1944, the market is the […]

Located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and online, Oak presents a smartly edited stable of upstart labels, international designers, and distinctive well-known names such as 3.1 Philip Lim, Alexander Wang, and the non-conformist Commes Des Garcon. Oak’s pieces are distinctive, decidedly individualistic, and impeccably constructed. From utilitarian boots straight from London streets to newly conceived […]

“A narrative is like a room on whose walls a number of false doors have been painted…while within the narrative, we have many apparent choices of exit but when the author leads us to one particular door, we know it is the right one because it opens.”-John Updike, intro to BASS 1984 (via) NYT […]

New Yorkers are particularly spoiled when it comes to consuming cupcakes. True, we’ve seen the fanfare and confetti of the brick-heavy Mangolia cupcake, made famous by Sex and the City, funny girl Amy Sedaris selling her sweets to Joe’s in Greenwich Village, and the gluten-free, refined sugar-free, and spectacularly delicious variety at Babycakes - […]

Tonight a dear eco-conscious friend of mine is hosting a sustainable potluck where sustainable foodies gather to eat well and talk shop on local food systems and organic food issues. Initially, I was a little intimidated by some of the foodies attending (some have products that are sold in major supermarkets, others are opening […]

You’ve heard me sing the praises of Chicago designer Kirsten Goede’s stylish and dazzling crystal designs before on the highest of rooftops. Never have I purchased a singular piece of jewelry that has been envied, praised, and fawned over at cocktail parties to coffee catch-ups. Simply put, Objets D’Envy is an impeccably impressive collection […]