Only Good Stuff Inside the Better Booze Festival How does a Saturday afternoon filled with craft beer, wine and spirits sound to you? The second annual Better Booze festival is right around the corner, splashing down at Webster Hall in the East Village on...
Upper East Side Lunch Spots Despite a hectic season so far, for those with allergies, warm weather has finally found itself to NYC which means it's time to start venturing out come lunch time! So, if you happen to be either working on...
Behind the Kitchen with the Chef of Rockin Raw Creating delicious and creative meals out of raw food seems like an impossible task, but for Tere Fox, the co-owner and chef at Rockin Raw, it seems to come naturally. Rockin Raw is a true family affair as...
Shake Shack Returns To Madison Square Park Finally, finally, finally Shake Shack in Madison Square Park is back. As the number one Shake Shack fan, at least in the Eat Up New York Office, I dragged everyone out on their second open day to get some...
6 Types of People We See On Our Daily LIRR Morning Commute "Ladies and Gentleman there are currently 20-30 minute eastbound delays due to earlier signal problems at Jamaica." Oh how we have all heard this in the morning and slowly start to accept hearing this more...
Cookie Time at Levain Bakery Upper West Side Levain Bakery, a tiny shop below street level on West 74th St. and Amsterdam Avenue, is home to incredibly fresh baguettes, rolls, and muffins. Everything is baked on-site fresh every day from the finest...
What are Vegan and Paleo Diets all About? There’s been a lot of talk recently about both Vegan and Paleo diets. Is one better than the other? What are the pros and cons of each? Is it all a bunch of crap? I’m here to bring you my findings on both...
Grilled Chicken Paillard with Grilled Pineapple Salad Recipe When Julie and I went to the taping of The Chew they made two grilled dishes that both looked delicious and easy! I decided to cook for my mom and test out one of these recipes. The original recipe for...
Lunch at Grey Bar and Restaurant on West 26th Street Lunch can be complicated in the city. You may have all intentions of running out to grab something to eat only to find yourself waiting in line, for forty five minutes, for a salad. I really thought I had...
Delivering Real Food to your Door: Kitchen Therapy NYC At last week’s BodyLocal Networking Luncheon I attended, they served some delicious plant-based, gluten free food. I was so impressed with the complex and interesting flavors, and the colorful variety of...
Checking out Hudson Eats at Brookfield Place One of the latest additions to the trendy food court scene is Hudson Eats, located inside Brookfield Place in Battery Park City. Bordered by the Hudson River and nestled among big name retail shops and...
Father’s Day Gifts Ideas for “That Dad” We all have "That Dad" that is known for something. The dad who keep his favorite beer in the basement fridge, the dad who swears he should have pursued a career as a BBQ Pitmaster, the dad who swears he can...