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Nachos…Casa Blanca Style!

Fall brings football…which brings tons of flavor, and in my casa it brings fan food. Oh, yes. My personal favorite munch to serve during the touchdowns + interceptions? That would be nachos…but trust me, nacho regular plate is served in Casa Blanca. Ole! Casa Blanca Nachos Recipe When my good friend, Matt, came over to [...]

Inspired From The Master of the Craft

From the moment I met my good friend, Francois Payard, three years ago at a foodie Harvard Club event, it has been an incredible ride of all things filled with culinary fun to spontaneity at its finest! But between him throwing me into his Soho bakery oven to us recently filming a top secret Payard [...]

Southern Roots In City Lights

When you bring a Southerner to NYC, it’s almost like a box of chocolates…you never know what you’re going to get! And being a Southerner, I can totally say that with my teased bouffant held high, y’all. But when you bring the craftsmanship, the heritage, and the fine talent of a Southerner to the city, [...]

Truffleinas Awed By Godiva

Pardon for just now posting on this fine Wednesday, but between catching the sniffles bug + not having any internet or cable {thanks Time Warner!} this week, the B+H chica has been flat out of the loop! So when I was brainstorming what to post once I finally had my hands on a working laptop, [...]

It’s All About The Mini Things In Life

At recent W Magazine party during fashion week, I noticed the majority of the attendees were not only all about the over-sized Baked by Melissa gumball machine in the room, but were raving about how delicious these little bagel balls filled with cream cheese were…And yes, I’m talking about the models to designers to editors [...]

The Hip Way To Drink While You Think

Astor Wines & Spirits? That’s a go-to for any savvy winemaker to wine drinkers galore! But above the vine of this deluxe spirits mothership, there’s a place I’ve loved to go eat + drink + think for years. Hola! Located above its Lafayette Street shop, Astor Center is a state-of-the-art culinary facility that attracts all [...]

The Little Black Dress Of The Kitchen

After hearing the oohs and aahs coming from coworkers biting into these new mini munchies of heaven in NYC, it was a must I followed the trend and tried my first {and current favorite!} cookie. Hola! And although I was a tad health conscious about what I was inhaling, I was reassured that even if [...]

Falling Into Football This Fall

My favorite time of the year {aka football season!} has finally arrived, so when I was brainstorming what would be the most fabulous way to celebrate the new season it was a must to throw an NFL Kickoff Party. In candlelight, of course! Hola. invitation i sent out…and yes, im the game day official. hola. [...]

Casa Cooking At Its Finest

Since I’m usually the head player in the kitchen, I was totally excited when a friend in a group uptown we like to call the “UES tribe” offered to make the whole crew homemade pasta on Monday night. Hola! But obviously I wasn’t just going to sit around and not enjoy the true gems being [...]

Husk: Housing True Tastes Of The South

“If it doesn’t come from the South, it’s not coming through the door,” says James Beard Award-winning Chef Sean Brock. Brock, who recently opened Husk in May, has instantly made this place the hardest restaurant to get into in Nashville, Tn. After being a huge hit in Charleston, Husk Nashville is its sister restaurant and [...]

Sugarfina: A Sweet Tooth Heaven

There’s always something to celebrate. Whether it’s a new job, new casa, new baby…you name it! But honestly, with a ton of exciting life events coming up, there’s only so many times I can send flowers + a chic card {boredom to the max much?} Hola. Luckily, I recently went to a dinner where my [...]

Stamping Up A Merci + Gracias

After being overwhelmed with Birthday love yesterday, it’s a total must I get going on all of my merci + gracias notes…asap! But this Southern chica can’t just send out those generic little thank you cards showing my mucho appreciation to the ones I love. So I pranced right on over to my mothership, Paper [...]