Visiting New York? Here’s an insiders’ guide to the best things to do in Chelsea NYC and its surroundings, with suggestions on where to go and what to do from two top New York gallery owners, Christine Berry and Martha Campbell. Exploring Chelsea and Hudson Yards “Okay, show me the big shawarma.” “The […]
New York luxury hotels blog review
Visiting NYC? Picking a hotel out of the thousands takes a dizzying leap of faith. To help you out, here’s a New York luxury hotels blog review – 4 hotels, 3 locations, price estimates … and a few fragrant flowers Comparing 5-star New York hotels Trying to choose a hotel in New York City is about […]
Mr Jones bar, Dominick Hotel NYC: cocktails anyone?
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
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
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
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
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 […]
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