City Gal On The Go
In addition to being a center for culture and history, Harlem is home to some of the best restaurants in New York City. While soul food reigns supreme, Harlem’s bakeries should not be overlooked. No matter what fancies your sweet tooth, you can find it at a Harlem bakery. Best Rugelach – Lee Lee’s Baked
There’s no shortage of fantastic sushi restaurants in New York. But, as good as they are, they will never compare to the fresh sushi and seafood in Japan. Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo is the largest wholesale fish and seafood market in the world. Food porn everywhere. Inner Market This is where dealers purchase fish directly
The Maeklong Railway Market is a peculiar Thai market located about 70 kilometers outside Bangkok (scroll down for directions from Bangkok). The 2 hour trip from Bangkok is a bit dodgy, but totally worth it. Some background: The market was in existence prior to the railway, and when the Thai government decided to build a
How do you describe Sleep No More? Officially speaking, it’s an “indoor promenade performance” or an interactive play. Unofficially, it’s a cross between Eyes Wide Shut and a haunted house. Punchdrunk took over a warehouse in Chelsea and recreated the abandoned McKittrick Hotel, where silent scenes from Shakespeare’s MacBeth are acted out in broken sequence.
Sensoji is a Buddhist temple located in the Asakusa section of Tokyo. When you pass through the Kaminarimon, or Thunder Gate, you will be on Nakamise Dori, a short street lined with many shops selling souvenirs such as kimonos and fans, as well as food. When you reach the end of Nakamise Dori, you will
For those of you who aren’t familiar with Pad Thai, it’s a traditional Thai dish consisting of stir fried rice noodles with egg, sauce and vegetables, meat or seafood. Crushed peanuts, lime and chives are often used as a garnish. In addition to traditional Pad Thai, fried noodles of all sorts are common in Thai
It took me a while to process my first day in Bangkok. I had arrived from Tokyo very late the night before and took a taxi from BKK to my hostel off Silom Road. It was dark, raining, and the driver didn’t speak a lick of English. All of the street signs were in Thai.
You remember Shutter Island, the movie with Leonardo DiCaprio – the psychiatric facility located on an island in Boston Harbor, the scary lighthouse where human experiments allegedly took place – you get the idea. Roosevelt Island’s history isn’t much different. Roosevelt Island was known as Welfare Island until 1973, and was formerly home to hospitals,
Greetings from Phuket! I decided to make a quick stop in Phuket Town to check out the night market (sometimes called the weekend market), open every weekend from late afternoon into the evening just outside Phuket Town. I’m pretty sure if I don’t get sick from eating massive quantities of street food last night, I’m
Exit the Harajuku Station on the Yamanote Line in Tokyo and you will face the entrance to Takeshita Dori, the famous shopping street where young Japanese flock. Each day, the street is filled with young people dressed in Harajuku street style, which encompasses multiple styles including punk, babydoll and goth. The shops on Takeshita cater
One of the best things about living in New York is finding art in unexpected places. Bond Street is a cobblestone street in NoHo that dons patterned sidewalks (pictured below) and is itself a work of art. After dining at Il Buco recently, I noticed something I previously had not. On the exterior of 24 Bond,
Earlier this month, I took the tram to Roosevelt Island. Why? I suppose living in Sutton Place and walking by it so often finally sparked my curiosity. I’m a sucker for a good view, and one day I just couldn’t help myself. I was surprised to find out that it only cost $2.50, the same