Bonjour + Hola

B+H Top Weekend Pick: Sir Kensington’s Homemade

Friday, April 27, 2012

Everyone knows that down South we always cover everything in ketchup…from meatloaf all the way to hash browns and fried shrimp! Honestly, I even prefer to dip my steak into some ketchup as well…hola! My flavaa has always been Heinz, but during a trip ’round Eataly last week, I came across a new kind of [...]

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Brunchin’ Hola Style

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Buttermilk pancakes with scrambled cheese eggs and a side of sausage? Yep, that’s my idea of a traditional kind of brunch! But when I heard that my new favorite Spanish haunt, Tertulia, had reinvented the way New York does brunch a la “tapas style”, I decided to hola on over! And this ain’t no yolk, [...]

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Depreciated Yet Appreciated

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

I always have the best time when my parents come to visit! Why? Catching up {sans iChat!}, dining out at fun restaurants, catching a broadway show {fyi…run don’t walk to see Phillip Seymour Hoffman in Death of a Salesman} and of course, shopping ’bout town! But when my momma suggested we go check out this [...]

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A Sugary Soirée Of Comfort

Monday, April 23, 2012

It’s official! Last week, Madison Ave got even sweeter. Literally! Neuhaus, known as a luxury Belgian “Créateur Chocolatier” worldwide, opened its new NYC flagship doors, and all sorts of bonbons to biscuits were sold into the health conscious hands of NYC! Hola! Founded by Jean Neuhaus in 1857, Neuhaus chocolates are still created in Vlezenbeek, Belgium [...]

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B+H Top Weekend Pick-Nic!

Friday, April 20, 2012

Long gone are the days of frolicking through Southern fields…but, oh wait…I believe Central Park will do! With the sunshine peaking, it’s time for Hola to head on up there for a weekend picnic! Our chic picks to snag before the outing?: -Create the menu the day before! Thinking light and fruity? Or salty and [...]

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Cookin’ Up A Culinary Salon

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

After salivating, craving and going gaga over everything Boston-based Dan Whalen creates on his blog, The Food In My Beard, I decided to contact him and ask when he would be visiting NYC so we could officially cook together! Spontaneous as can be, I thought…Why not? Our friendship grew after his first visit a few months [...]

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Hats to Snaps

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

We all know and look up to Bill Cunningham to be the fashion god behind the camera. The one who appreciates all women who have style {no matter what the size!} and the one who immediately finds beauty in a fashion piece that the regular fashionista may overlook. Bill Cunningham’s taste is impeccable, which is [...]

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Under the Sea…With H2O Plus!

Monday, April 16, 2012

With summer around the corner, I’m always on the hunt for products that are oil-free and make my skin feel clean and fresh. So when H2O Plus sent me an invite for an amazing event at Megu Midtown to celebrate their company rebranding after twenty one years, I thought…Hola! Surrounded by all things fabulous and [...]

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Oh Happy Day!

Friday, April 13, 2012

Out of all the places we dined and the classes we cycled, I have to admit my favorite part of my LA trip was helping to prep for and attending Troy’s swanky Easter Birthday Brunch! Troy had envisioned with precision the “look” he wanted for his big day, and it was so much fun to see [...]

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Scootin’ & Juicin’

Thursday, April 12, 2012

The sad day finally came…it was time for me to fly back on Easter Sunday to the hustle and bustle of NYC! And although I was tempted to intentionally miss my flight, I knew that me not flyin’ would not “fly” with my parentals! But, there was one place that I couldn’t pass up before [...]

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Candles Lit Up. Candles Blown Out!

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Did you really think we ended the night with fro-yo with Troy’s birthday brunch celebration the next morning? Um…hello! What are friends for? You can’t leave them hanging when there is much to be done before the big day! After we munched on our “yo”, we headed back to their sleek casa to adorn eggs [...]

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Hikin’, Aussiein’, Fro-Yoin’!

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

I woke up the next morning in my totally girlie hotel suite {“hola” got bumped up when I checked in with all smiles!} bright-eyed and fancy free looking over the beautiful Hollywood hills! The Mondrian was the most convenient hotel for me to stay in to be close to my boys, and thanks to Jetsetter [...]

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