Cafe Habana’s Brunch

Last Sunday, my friend Julia and I spent the day together having brunch, shopping, and rock climbing. Julia and I know each other from kindergarten and have kept in touch even though my family left Pittsburgh in middle school. We used to have play dates when we were kids, always competed for the [...]

Michelin Starred Restaurants

Now that the year is practically over (how did August creep up on me like that?) it’s time to assess the damage on my goal of dining at every Michelin-starred restaurant in New York. Luckily, I’ve been to a bunch of them previous to this year (and I decided I wasn’t going to repeat [...]

Cafe Habana

Soon after I returned from my trip overseas, Ariel, Joe, and I met up for dinner at Cafe Habana. Joe’s friend recommended the place and told him three things: 1. order the mojitos, 2. the corn is delicious, and 3. they don’t take reservations. Joe and Ariel were on time and for some [...]

Cupcake Cagematch Results: The Best Most Flavorful Cupcakes in New York!

Well, it’s been quite a week of cupcake posts. If you’re just joining now, here are my previous posts regarding the best vanilla cupcake in New York (Sweet Revenge), the best chocolate cupcake (Billy’s Bakery), Best Vanilla Cupcakes in NYC
Best Chocolate Cupcakes in NYC
Best Red Velvet Cupcakes in NYC
Best Wildcard Cupcakes in NYC
Moistest and [...]

Gracenotes NYC’s Cupcake Cagematch: The Sweetest Battle EVER

On August 1st, David and I hosted the first (and probably only) cupcake cagematch. What is a cupcake cagematch, do you ask? Well, it’s a cupcake competition – a serious event of pitting bakery against bakery to find the best vanilla, chocolate, red velvet, and wildcard cupcake in New York. Do you [...]


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