As someone who comes from a culinary background… err my mother was a chef so I always had good food at the table let’s say that, I continue to be amazed by the level of talent that is in the modern world of cooking today. I recently found out about this wonderful, handsome and talented storyteller, cook and author in the D.C. area by the name of Jonathan Bardzik who just released his second cookbook called “Seasons To Taste”, which is a fantastic and illustrious book about how you can take the best farm and vegetable ingredients and make delicious meals out of them. I recently sat down with Jonathan to discuss his dive into the culinary world, inspirations that got him there, favorite dishes from his new cookbook and where he sees his hopeful future going. Take a look. [Read more…] about Get to Know “Seasons to Taste” Author Jonathan Bardzik
Come Relax in the Living Room at W New York- Times Square
In the midst of the holiday season and all of its craziness, it is good to get away for a bit and relax. Can you believe that in the craziest part of New York City, Times Square, that there is something smack dab in the middle of it that allows you to do that and then some? Well look no further than The Living Room, located right inside W New York- Times Square on 47th and Broadway. [Read more…] about Come Relax in the Living Room at W New York- Times Square
Hooked on Corren: An Interview with Stage & Screen Star Donald Corren
Donald Corren is one of the fortunate few. As a perpetually employed actor, he has graced the Broadway stage, making his 1983 debut in Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song Trilogy. He earned praise from critics who declared his leading performance as Arnold Beckoff “brilliant” and “breathtaking”, and went on to assume the role in the National tour. In 2005, he returned to the Great White Way alongside Judy Kaye in Souvenir. The intimate show about eccentric personality Florence Foster Jenkins was short lived at New York’s Lyceum theatre, but found extended life in theaters all across the country. [Read more…] about Hooked on Corren: An Interview with Stage & Screen Star Donald Corren
Bröd Kitchen Opens Delicious New Location on W. 4th Street
Sequels sometimes can be a good thing, except if its Legally Blonde 2. Save yourself time and NEVER SEE THAT MOVIE! On the other hand, when you have a concept that is so uniquely delicious, you have to see if it will work a second time around and that is what you get with the amazing Bröd Kitchen, who just opened up its doors on W. 4th Street on top of their fantastic original location on 2nd Avenue in the Upper East Side. [Read more…] about Bröd Kitchen Opens Delicious New Location on W. 4th Street
121 Fulton Street Promises Way More Than Just Its Address
With all of the restaurants that I have reviewed for Manhattan Digest, 121 Fulton Street happens to be the first one where the name of the restaurant is synonymous with its actual address in New York City. The location, located in lower Manhattan right off the 2 and 3 trains, is 4,500 square feet of absolute bliss with four different key functionalities located insider for people to really enjoy. [Read more…] about 121 Fulton Street Promises Way More Than Just Its Address
NJ Symphony Brings Cheer to the Masses with a Holiday Classic
The movie may have been Home Alone, but the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) was anything but a solitary place on Saturday evening, Dec. 5th. A well attended crowd was treated to a live orchestrated version of the John Hughes classic featuring the original composition by screen legend John Williams. The night proved to be a holiday crowd pleaser for couples and families alike. [Read more…] about NJ Symphony Brings Cheer to the Masses with a Holiday Classic
Watch A Live Orchestrated Screening of Home Alone with the NJSO
Gen X-ers are going to feel like Methuselah after they read this next line: The beloved Christmas favorite from your youth, Home Alone turns 25 this year. Doesn’t it seem like yesterday when you begged your parents to drive you to the Cineplex in the minivan to see John Hughes’ story about an 8 year old who singlehandedly defends his home turf over Christmas? [Read more…] about Watch A Live Orchestrated Screening of Home Alone with the NJSO
George Takei Kicks Off “Coffee With Goldstar” Series
Everyone’s most wonderful time of the year has arrived! No. Not Christmas necessarily. I’m referring to that sacred period between Thanksgiving and year-end, when employees all around the world are spending company time surfing the internet for holiday bargains, posting unwanted junk in the sale section of Craigslist, updating their resumes, searching for new jobs, and plotting their 2016 escape plan from current hellish workplace environments. Just me?
On Thursday, December 3rd at 3 PM ET, you’ll want to take a break from all of your exhausting, non-work related web surfing and point your browser here. Why? Because Goldstar, the leading ticketing commerce outlet that has provided deep discounts to great events for over 6 million people is proud to announce their first “Coffee With Goldstar” series. [Read more…] about George Takei Kicks Off “Coffee With Goldstar” Series
Theater Review: Misery
Would someone please give Laurie Metcalf a Tony Award? Not necessarily for her current Broadway performance (more on that later), but for her gracious ability to contrast what is quite possibly one of the worst performances being delivered on Broadway in recent memory. I’m speaking of Bruce Willis, the usually charismatic personality from the Die Hard movie franchise and television’s Moonlighting. Personally, Willis has always been a benign actor. While likable enough, I honestly never put that much thought into his work (and I’m sure after this review, he won’t be thinking much of mine either). So I was unable to make a distinction on his depth as a performer, at least until I saw him in his Broadway debut. As the “star”-and I use that term incredibly loosely-of William Goldman’s stage adaptation of Stephen King’s Misery–Willis is displaying such an immense talent for non-acting that one must wonder if audiences are watching a cardboard cut-out. [Read more…] about Theater Review: Misery
Theater Review: Dada Woof, Papa Hot
We’ve come a long way from The Boys In the Band. This isn’t to speak poorly of Mart Crowley’s 1968 portrayal of gay life, but it was not without a heaping dose of self-loathing and shame. As gay drama progressed into the seventies and eighties, the focus centered upon the politics of HIV and AIDS- diseases that are no longer a death sentence but still play prominent roles in the lives of many. So as I watched Peter Parnell’s play Dada Woof, Papa Hot, I couldn’t help but ponder a few questions: Has the homosexual fight for equality subconsciously forced us back to expected normative behavior? Has the conversation of AIDS become obsolete? Are we really this privileged? None of this is meant as opprobrium against Parnell’s story, but is intended as more of a rhetorical dialogue . [Read more…] about Theater Review: Dada Woof, Papa Hot