My dad once sent me an adorable email in Chinglish. “I had a self-inflicted super Super Bowl night,” Dad proudly told me. “After the game, I had a yammy self-made dinner.” For many of us who grew up in the U.S. with Asian parents, we are perhaps more fluent in “Chinese English” than any French [...]
The New York Culinary Experience, put on by the French Culinary Institute and New York Magazine, is a foodie’s dream, offering attendees the chance to cook alongside many of the top chefs in the culinary world. While previously held in the fall, the NYCE is skipping 2011 and rotating to springtime, with the next one [...]
“Man, I hope Spider-Man doesn’t fall on us,” I thought as I looked up at the aerial equipment lining the Foxwoods Theater. Most likely I wasn’t the only one in the audience feeling a little nervous; until recently, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark had been known as one hot mess. Broadway’s most expensive production ever [...]
I’m usually suspicious when a musical talks straight to the audience. It can cheapen a narrative, and it jolts us out of the escapism that theater often provides. So when the stars of Catch Me If You Can, arguably this season’s hottest movie-to-stage offering on Broadway, shared early on that they would tell their tale [...]
Fans of rock ‘n’ roll will find themselves in good company at NYC Dueling Pianos. Located at the Ha! Comedy Club in Times Square, the high-octane, interactive show features two talented pianists (along with a saxophonist and drummer) who take requests from the audience and lead drinking crowds into uninhibited group karaoke. Expect a lot of [...]
Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and if you’re happily in a relationship, you might be thinking, “Great!” If you’re not, maybe it’s more like “Greeaaat.”  Leave it to Miss Abigail to build a little consensus on love. Her off-Broadway gem, Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating, and Marriage, shows that love may be elusive, [...]
Chef Todd English hosted Thrillist’s “Bacon & the Blues” event at this year’s NY Wine & Food Festival, and the first thing to keep in mind when attending this annual event is to throw away any preconceived notions of the word “bacon.” Most people are accustomed to crispy, fatty, sometimes – sadly – soggy strips [...]
After the lull of summer and the slow ramp-up of September, October brings a wealth of awesome events to New York City, and one of my personal favorites is the New York City Wine & Food Festival, which combines star power and gastronomic creativity to create a foodie paradise. Given that the Food Network is a [...]
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