Monthly Archives: November 2013

The weekend is here!

Happy Friday, my darling readers! What do you have planned for the next couple of days off? I am so pumped for the weekend. I can’t wait to kick back, relax, and brainstorm ideas for the next NYWICI Young Professionals’ book club. We just finished Top of the Morning by Brian Stelter, so if you… Read more »

Julie Taymor’s ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’

It’s rare that I get to walk to see a play in Brooklyn, especially one as exceptional as Julie Taymor’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The inaugural production at the new Polonsky Shakespeare Center, this Shakespeare classic reaches new heights under Taymor’s lead. I’ll admit: I enjoy seeing Shakespeare in New York (especially in Central Park), but… Read more »

Rachel Khoo is back

I’ve talked about Rachel Khoo before: Ever since the New York Times’ first wrote about her, I’ve been following her work, and her ‘Little Paris Kitchen’ in France. Fresh off the success of her first book, she’s released a second, called My Little French Kitchen. In it, Rachel goes on a tour of the French… Read more »

Christmas caroling

‘Tis the season for holiday music. Well, almost! This may sound crazy, but I’ve been listening to Christmas tunes since October (!!). In the fall, I joined a holiday singing group with a few co-workers of mine. It’s perfect: There are about 25 of us, and we practice once a week for an hour at… Read more »

French-inspired tea towels

I discovered these tea towels while searching around Artsy Modern, and thought they were a hoot! It would be so fun to cook in the kitchen with these instead of the boring, plaid towels I currently have. Although, I will say, I’d be scared to spill on these—they’re too cute! (Images via Artsy Modern)