Local Guide: My Favorite Food Spots in New York
1. Gyu-Kaku (Multiple Locations) Yelp Rating: 4 Stars Website: http://www.gyu-kaku.com/ It is a Japanese barbecue restaurant. I have tried a few Korean barbeque places, Gyu-Kaku is the best Asian barbecue. For anyone not familiar with the concept, you sit at a table with a grill in the middle. The servers will bring raw meat to your table and you cook your meat on the grill. If you have a large party, the Meat Lover combo for 6...
Foster the People
Here’s the thing: here are issues, and there are Issues. Every film, at least those with a conventional narrative, is going to have an issue at its core. Characters need conflict and crisis to butt up against, they need problems to solve and hurtles to overcome and yes, issues to deal with. That’s par for the course. Some films, however, find their characters dealing with capital-I Issues, big, heavy socially-, culturally-, or even...
Local Guide: Best Lunch Spots in New York
For better or worse, I am known as the guy for food recommendations at work. While my mom tells me it is a bad thing as it means I eat too much, I like to believe that people trust my great tastes. Below are my most favorite spots to eat lunch in New York. Go to Spot 1. Sophie’s Cuban Cuisine (Multiple Locations) Yelp Rating: 3 ½ Stars Website: http://www.sophiescuban.com/ Without a doubt, Sophie’s is on the top of my list....
Ameriwoman
Are women settling in their relationships in order to achieve the Ameriwoman dream of having it all? A high rising professional career, 2 kids, sous chef with a cooking show on the side and actually reading 50 shades of boring for book club in order to get that damned diamond whether we have to scratch, claw, and bleed ourselves crazy? I recently read an article about a women in NYC on the DailyMail.UK (a reputable...
Pumpkin Spice Everything
Summer is almost over. Which means beautiful fall weather right? Wrong. Well not completely wrong. But somewhat wrong as foliage and crisp air has competition for what signifies the arrival of fall. Somehow over the past few years a drink concoction so unholy has taking everyone by storm. It’s hard to say where the craze began. But I know one thing. I want it stop. IT’S NOT EVEN GOOD. Does it even taste like pumpkin....
Hitchhikers Guide: San Diego
I have been in San Diego for the past week. It has been one of my favorite vacations. In general, Southern California has great weather. San Diego has the best weather. For most days in the year, it is between 70 to 80 degrees and sunny all year round. As there is only 9 inches of rain per year, you will rarely encounter rain or bad weather. At worst, there will be some clouds. In addition, it is very close to the Mexican border. As...