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Using Technology to Discover Food and Drink in New York City

Posted in New York, Technology and Its Uses on March 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »

I meant to share this a long time ago – a recent request from a friend reminded me of our New York City food map. Before sharing the map, here’s a little background: Dana and I were planning a trip to Manhattan and Brooklyn.   We had 8 days to explore the city and planned to [...]

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Grocery Shopping on Vacation: Meat Market & Deli, Brooklyn, New York

Posted in New York on May 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »

One of my most favourite holiday activities is to shop for groceries. I rarely buy anything but love to visit food and wine stores that people would call their local. Dana and I also adore checking out different packaging, unique foods, traditions and relish the chance to have a peak inside the daily lives of [...]

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Brooklyn BBQ – Fette Sau, Brooklyn, New York

Posted in New York on May 8, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Dana arranged a night of surprise for me while we were in Brooklyn. She had done a tonne of research and happened to find 4 things that I would love within a block of one another. In order they were: The Roebling Tea Room – amazing cocktails including many that were garnished with house-made preserves [...]

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Union Square Farmers Market – New York City

Posted in New York on May 7, 2010 | 4 Comments »

On our visit to New York we committed to waking up earlier than normal one morning and made our way to the Union Square Greenmarket Farmers Market. It was fascinating to see that, while New York is so relatively close, how far ahead their seasons are.  Our markets are 3-4 weeks behind the abundance they [...]

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The Highline – Manhattan, New York City

Posted in New York on May 6, 2010 | 4 Comments »

Imagine converting a former urban railway line into a hiking trail and botanical garden and you`ll have an idea of what the High Line is in New York City. The High Line is a massive walkway that hovers over the streets of New York.   The area was originally a series of train tracks that cut [...]

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Now that’s a beer store – Bierkraft (Brooklyn, New York)

Posted in New York on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

At the risk of sounding redundant, I must again state that the U.S. is kicking Canada’s butt when it comes to beer culture.  Part of the reason is their sheer size (with almost 10 times the population there are simply more consumers) and they have many legislative and importing liberties than we do (Ontario, in [...]

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Chelsea Market – New York City

Posted in New York, tagged , on April 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »

We had an amazing trip to New York City last week.  8 days where we walked 12-18 hours per day and ate and drank our way Brooklyn and Manhattan. It`s going to take restraint NOT to fill the blog with photos for the next month but we will certainly share some of the amazing food [...]

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Using Technology (including GoogleMaps) to Explore New York City (Restaurants, food and drink)

Posted in New York on April 17, 2010 | 3 Comments »

We`ll be getting on a plane in the next 24 hours to head to Brooklyn and Manhattan for 8 days. Excitement is not the word for how I`m feeling. Dana and I have been preparing for weeks.  We`re trying to avoid a lot of the typical tourist items and want to experience all that we [...]

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No sleep till Brooklyn (or Manhattan) – looking for New York food ideas

Posted in New York on March 10, 2010 | 4 Comments »

Dana and I have booked our trip to New York and we’re most excited.  4 days in Brooklyn followed by 4 days in Manhattan.  Friends are meeting us for the last half of the trip (Manhattan) – we’ve all been discussing this trip for a few years (since we journeyed to Chicago). Dana has been [...]

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