Look, I’ll be honest with you – if you don’t think a 5 hour multiple-brewery tour sounds amazing, we can’t be friends. Sorry, not sorry. City Brew Tours operates in a handful of locations on the East Coast; one of which being Philadelphia. So, I mean, of course I had to check it out when…
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People get way too butt-hurt these days that I wouldn’t be surprised someone calls me out on this for not being “authentic” enough. (Try and post a homemade carbonara recipe with turkey bacon on Instagram and watch the backlash). Well you know what, I don’t give a shit. Cooking is supposed to be something fun,…
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I have no idea how the Instagram algorithm works- like no fucking clue. How a gorgeous dry aged ribeye steak from a 4 star restaurant gets a couple hundred likes versus my homemade stupid Italian sausage pasta which has now almost 2K. Like, baffling. Anyway, here’s the recipe for those that have bombarded my comments…
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Having 4 Nor’easters in the past 2 weeks is really making me reminisce of warmer days. Summers in Astoria is truly the best – cafes and restaurants line their sidewalks with extra seating for happy patrons dining al fresco. You can walk along any of the major avenues and just see rows and rows of…
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My boyfriend and I don’t spend much time together during the week. I work during the day, he works nights. When I’m leaving for work, he’s sleeping; and when he gets home, I’m in bed. But we make it work. And one of my favorite ways we do this is by leaving each other notes.…
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We planned a trip to Philadelphia for our anniversary. My boyfriend thought a page-long list of cheesesteak establishments would suffice, but I wanted something a little more special. Recommended by our concierge at the Loews, we found out about Balboa’s Supper Club. It’s a somewhat-monthly intimate dining experience curated by Chef Alex Garfinkel. Local ingredients…
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I ate a good amount of Southeast Asian food growing up, mostly because my mother was from the region. So needless to say, I’m familiar enough with the food and culture. My boyfriend on the other hand, who is a good Italian boy from Long Island, thinks Asian food equals Chinese takeout. And it’s really…
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