New York

Things to do in Chelsea NYC

May 16, 2019 by Carol Perehudoff 2 Comments

Here’s an insiders’ guide to the best things to do in Chelsea NYC and its surroundings with the top attractions, restaurants and galleries.

New York luxury hotels review

April 1, 2016 by Carol Perehudoff 4 Comments

Check out this review of four New York luxury hotels in top Manhattan locations.

Mr Jones bar, Dominick Hotel NYC: cocktails anyone?

March 25, 2016 by Carol Perehudoff 13 Comments

Visiting New York City? Checking out Soho? Experience the evolution of the cocktail revolution at Mr Jones bar in the Dominick Hotel, NYC Well, the Trump Hotel Soho is gone from Manhattan and rebranded as the Dominick Hotel. What remains are the cocktails. Am I not supposed to be doing this? One of the bartenders at […]

Luxury New York hotels, The Plaza blog review

November 11, 2015 by Carol Perehudoff 5 Comments

Want to splurge on a 5-star hotel in Manhattan, but finding it hard to decide which one? Maybe this will help: Luxury New York hotels, The Plaza blog review A Plaza blog review I wanted to be Zelda Fitzgerald, splashing around in the Pulitzer Fountain outside The Plaza hotel while waving a bottle of champagne. Instead, on […]

Review: The Pierre hotel New York

October 29, 2015 by Carol Perehudoff 21 Comments

Searching for a New York luxury hotel? I splashed out and went 5-star, so here’s my review: The Pierre hotel It may sound French and be the USA flagship of the luxury Indian Taj hotel brand, but The Pierre hotel is quintessential New York. No, wait. Let me clarify. The Pierre is quintessential insider New […]

How to attend an art opening in Chelsea, New York

October 23, 2013 by Carol Perehudoff 10 Comments

You will be forgiven for confusing an art opening in New York’s gallery district of Chelsea with a nightclub. When I whipped down to Manhattan for two days to attend the opening of an exhibition of paintings by my late father, William Perehudoff at BERRY CAMPBELL gallery, I entered a strange and wild scene made […]

My introduction to the Peace Memorial: John Lennon – 30th anniversary of his death

December 8, 2010 by Carol Perehudoff Leave a Comment

Thirty years ago today was that horrid day when John Lennon was shot and killed outside his home at the Dakota, the iconic building overlooking Central Park. No doubt a multitude of fans are gathering at Strawberry Fields, a 2.5 acre memorial in the park. The peace memorial was inaugurated on what would have been […]