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{Things I Love} :: August 2017
Hey guys! Can you believe Summer is almost halfway over (or more??) Time really does fly when you’re having fun, doesn’t it! Summer is...
Kristen Hess
Aug 11, 20176 min read
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{Things I Love} :: Summer 2016
My {Things I Love} list is back for Summer 2016 with some fun and interesting objets de desir, places, people, books, recipes,...
Kristen Hess
Aug 11, 20164 min read
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Top 10 {Things I Love} :: Winter 2015
My Top 10 {Things I Love} list is back for Winter 2015 with some fun and interesting objets de desir, places, people, books, food and...
Kristen Hess
Dec 30, 20154 min read
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Top 10 {Things I Love} Summer 2015
My Top 10 {Things I Love} list is back for Summer with some fun and interesting things/places/foods/drinks that I’m currently crushing on...
Kristen Hess
Jul 14, 20156 min read
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Top Ten {Things I Love} :: Spring 2014
Here are a few of my favorite things I am crushing on – some new and notable, and others just downright awesome and worthy of a shout out...
Kristen Hess
May 27, 20148 min read
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Top Ten {Things I Love} :: Winter 2013
Here are a few of my current objects of obsession…food, wine, cooking tools and gadgets, restaurants, ingredients, props, styling and...
Kristen Hess
Feb 12, 20144 min read
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New Article in Downtown Magazine Summer Issue :: Top Seafood and Outdoor Dining Hotspots in NYC
Downtown Magazine Summer Issue Summer is here and what better way to spend it than dining out on a rooftop, in a garden or an outside...
Kristen Hess
Aug 7, 20132 min read
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Blue Hill New York – a well deserved James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurant
Blue Hill NY I had the recent opportunity to have an intimate conversation with Trevor Kunk, Chef de Cuisine of Blue Hill New York about...
Kristen Hess
Jun 4, 20135 min read
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Top Ten {Things I Love} :: Spring 2013
1. Sun Noodle Ramen Lab, Teterboro, NJ I recently went on a cool roadtrip with some friends over to Teterboro, NJ to go on a private...
Kristen Hess
Apr 7, 201310 min read
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Beyond Sushi NYC: An Artful Approach to Vegan Sushi
Chef Guy Vaknin On a recent visit to BeyondSushi, a Japanese Vegan Sushi restaurant in the East Village in NYC, I had the opportunity to...
Kristen Hess
Jan 13, 20133 min read
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A trendy downtown gem in Nolita: Ken & Cook
Ken and Cook There’s a great new place in Nolita I recently went to – Ken and Cook, a contemporary American cafe and restaurant founded...
Kristen Hess
Jan 7, 20132 min read
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Good Irish Food for a Good Cause: Good Food Ireland makes a U.S. Debut with Authentic Irish Food Pro
Good Food Ireland, the first-ever, all industry network driving food tourism in Ireland, kicks off its international debut in the U.S.....
Kristen Hess
Nov 13, 20124 min read
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Fresh, Local Greenmarket Menu at Gotham Bar & Grill NYC
Gotham Bar and Grill, NYC I had the opportunity to attend a fantastic event for a menu tasting at Gotham Bar and Grill in NYC with...
Kristen Hess
Jun 13, 20121 min read
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Top 10 {Things I Love} :: June 2012
Big Green Egg 1. Big Green Egg Smoker/Grill On a recent trip to Atlanta over Memorial Day weekend I discovered this awesome Big Green...
Kristen Hess
Jun 10, 20126 min read
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Live from the Taste of Queens :: Fab Food Finds
Taste of Queens 2012 On May 1st I attended the annual Taste of Queens – a massive, lively food-filled event celebrating the food and...
Kristen Hess
May 14, 20122 min read
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Top 10 {Things I Love} :: May 2012
Beecher's Handmade Cheese 1. Beecher’s Handmade Cheese I stumbled upon this handmade cheese-making mecca a few weeks ago while on a...
Kristen Hess
May 9, 201211 min read
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Top 10 {Things I Love} :: April 2012
taproom 307 1. Taproom 307, NYC I happened to stumble upon this place on my way home one night, lured in by its moody lighting and...
Kristen Hess
Apr 8, 20126 min read
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Bubbly and Bacon :: Barmarche, Nolita
Barmarche, Nolita Last week I was looking for a fun place to go for happy hour with some friends, particularly one with some food and...
Kristen Hess
Mar 6, 20122 min read
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Top 10 {Things I Love} :: March 2012
Anthropologie Home 1. Anthropologie Home I don’t know about you, but I am completely obsessed with Anthropologie. Everything in that...
Kristen Hess
Mar 2, 20126 min read
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Top 10 (Things I Love) :: 2011 / Happy New Year!
Well the end of 2011 is finally here. WOW. What a crazy, awesome, long year it’s been! I started my food blog last year around the...
Kristen Hess
Dec 31, 20112 min read
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