A Look at Uniqlo's First-Ever Kids Line


Updated 03/23/12 6:44 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Uniqlo For Kids

Japanese clothing line Uniqlo is much loved for its minimalist sensibilities and affordable prices (for those not familiar with the line, think of it as a less-trendy H&M or a cooler Gap), and just this week, it introduced its first-ever kids line. Uniqlo Undercover, a collaboration with designer Jun Takahashi, is only available at the brand's three New York City stores, so check out these 10 Read more

Karl Lagerfeld's Apartment Is Back on the Market


Updated 03/15/12 3:04 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Karl Lagerfeld Apartment Pictures

Last year, designer Karl Lagerfeld listed his 50 Gramercy Park North apartment for $6.5 million, then dropped the price by over $1 million, and finally took it off the market. Now, the three-bedroom apartment, which Lagerfeld purchased in 2006, is back on the market for $5.2 million, according to Curbed. Take a peek at the apartment, which is listed through Douglas Elliman, when you keep Read more

Interior Designer Purvi Padia Chats About New York, Color Theory, and Creating Beautiful Spaces


Updated 03/13/12 1:34 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Purvi Padia Interior Designer Portfolio and Interview

New York-based interior designer Purvi Padia founded her design firm on the idea that luxury and style are available to everyone, and can vary depending on the project or person. Thinking of these concepts as creative works of art, she merges modern and traditional concepts and designs to create beautiful interiors for her clients. Many of Purvi's clients are based in New York, and her designs Read more

Super Bowl Swaps: Healthy Spins on Iconic NYC and Boston Foods


Updated 02/04/12 1:56 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Healthy Versions of Classic Boston and New York Foods

Super Bowl Sunday is days away, and for those of us less interested in the game, there's still one reason to participate: the food. For this Giants-Patriots showdown, we've taken the focus away from the field and onto iconic dishes from each team's hometown. Keep reading to see lightened-up recipes of traditional faves, from Boston cream pie to New York pizza. Read more

Meatball Madness Favorite: Duck Meatballs


Updated 10/11/11 6:23 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Duck Meatballs

I just attended our first event of the New York City Wine & Food Festival, Giada De Laurentiis's Meatball Madness (check out that meatball selection!), and our favorite meatball of the night was — gasp! — not even made from red meat at all. First, a disclaimer: a delayed flight meant that by the time I'd arrived, most of the meatballs were entirely picked over. But of those that were Read more

The NYC Wine & Food Festival Is Back!


Updated 10/11/11 6:23 PM · Posted by YumSugar · 0 comments

2011 New York City Wine & Food Festival on YumSugar

It's the best time of year to be in New York! No, I'm not speaking about the weather (although that's seriously nice, too); I'm referring to the New York City Wine and Food Festival, the long weekend in October each year when food fanatics convene in the big city to watch Food Network talent like Bobby Flay and Alton Brown dish on everything from celebrity cooking gossip to their favorite kitchen Read more

Cary Grant's Tiny House Is Back on the Market


Updated 07/10/11 1:11 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Narrowest House in New York

Want to live in a house whose previous occupants include Cary Grant and Margaret Mead? If you've got $4.3 million to spend, you can! The famed 75 1/2 Bedford St., which at nine-and-a-half feet wide is the narrowest house in New York, is back on the market, for almost double the price it sold for last year. The three-bedroom, two-bath home has been renovated since its sale in 2010, and boasts oak Read more

7 Take-Home Gardening Ideas From The High Line


Updated 05/17/11 3:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Photos of the High Line

The High Line, located on Manhattan's West Side, opened to the public nearly two years ago as an elevated public park. Championed by Friends of the High Line, this former lifted freight line now serves the public as a beautiful park and art space. With over 210 species of perennials, grasses, trees, and shrubs planted in the park, as well as many of the original features of the old freight line, Read more

Get the Look: Diego and Laura Garcia's Luxe Upper East Side Pad


Updated 03/23/11 11:32 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Photos of Diego and Laura Garcia's Apartment

About five years ago or so, I met Diego Garcia, the lead singer of the band Elefant, at some shows in New Orleans. In full rock star style, he was taking tequila shots in his tour bus with an array of pretty young things and walking barefoot in front of the Decatur Street House of Blues; I got the feeling that he couldn't put up this act for much longer. It turns out that the band called it quits Read more

Anthropologie Is Hosting a Bevy of New York Scent Events


Updated 11/07/11 2:51 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Anthropologie Is Hosting Fragrance Workshops in New York

If you're a fragrance lover in Gotham, you'll want to be at the Anthropologie in Rockefeller Center every evening from March 31 to April 1. The store is hosting a series of fragrance workshops run by some of the industry's finest noses. On the 30th, Le Labo will be talking about "The Art of Perfume" from 6-7pm, followed by "Botanical Essences" with Strange Invisible Perfumes from 7-8pm. To find Read more