As I bade goodbye to a dear friend of mine who's moving to Dallas, we gathered for low key drinks in the village. After a night out, I usually grab something to eat before heading home and sleep. As we left the bar, the first thing that came to my mind was Mamoun's! Situated in the heart of Greenwich Village in New York City, Mamoun’s Falafel has been serving high quality Middle Eastern Food since it first opened its doors to the public in 1971. It is the oldest falafel restaurant in New York and one of the first Middle Eastern establishments in the United States. Family owned and operated since the beginning, the restaurant is now part of the history and culture of the Village. Its tradition extends to serving the likes of many famous musicians, actors, and other celebrities. There is an energy and flare to the place that cannot be captured in words. Whether it’s the tiny “hole in the wall” charm, the high paced/ high volume energy, or the ...
We might have just had "Spring forward' yesterday, but we are "Fashion backward" today! During SJP Shoe Collection launch, an 80's fad was reborn to the fashion world: stirrup tights/leggings! I remember owning stirrup pants in every color when I was in grade school! Now that I'm older, stirrup is not just but a fashion item for me. It has the ability to elongate the appearance of women’s legs! Due to insistent public demand, here are the links as to where Sarah Jessica Parker got her now-again-famous stirrups! Denise setting the trend on stirrup! Then SJP did her own version after. Stirrup with the Carrie in nude. Check SJP's sheer stirrup from American Apparel , $10 Denise and SJP both rocking stirrups and Carries SJP still not retiring her stirrup. Here wearing Tanny in French navy and opaque stirrup tights from Alice & Olivia , $75.
Hail a taxicab anywhere in New York City and tell the driver, "Take me to the best cheesecake in New York.” Odds are you will end up at Junior's. Their story begins long before Opening Day in 1950. In 1929, Harry Rosen opens a restaurant on the corner of Flatbush Ave Ext and DeKalb, a luncheonette called the Enduro. Over the years, he expands the restaurant to several storefronts occupying the entire corner. After weathering several changes in the economy, including Prohibition and the Great Depression, Harry expands the Enduro to a full service restaurant with a night-club atmosphere including a raised bandstand with live entertainment. After World War II, the returning servicemen did not have time or interest in visiting nightclubs and fancy restaurants. Brooklynites were busy rebuilding–their lives, their families, the city and the country after the war. The En...
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