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Le Cuteness: @ChibiJewels
Perfect for summer… or everyday in my case 🙂
I’m all about cute and affordable jewellery, so when I heard about and saw some of Chibi Jewelspieces, I couldn’t help but want to share it with you all 🙂 “Chibi Jewels is a New York jewelry studio whose whimsical collection of handmade jewelry takes inspiration from the traditions, colors, patterns, and symbols of cultures from around the world.” I was happy to find that a lot of the pieces are friendly on the pockets, with a price point that ranges from $15-$140, which is perfect for those of us that are yet to achieve “baller” status. ha ha
quite possibly one of the cutest rings ever
more rings!
I have a pair of earrings just like this, and can’t help but think it’s meant to be…? This necklace should be mine.
In Japanese, chibi means small, but is only used as a term of endearment between those that are close… awwww
Hope you had a lovely weekend 🙂
♥Bella♥
More Chibi goodness here!
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Short but Sweet-New Spring Guest Blogger :) @Cindylru
Hey guys! Just wanted to formally introduce myself, I’m Cindy! 🙂 I’m a new summer guest blogger and couldn’t be more excited to start!
A few short but sweet things about me:
-Born and raised in Connecticut, high school in RI and college in Boston! Needless to say, I’m a New England girl at heart.
-Colombian background 🙂
-Things I love: pink, bows, sunflowers, goldfish, wheat thins, j.crew, NYC, Boston, London, photography, trying new food, SHOES, summer/spring, skiing, penguins, pinkberry, reading, baths, H&M, Forever21, and traveling. <–could never get enough of that
–Warning: I am a hopeless romantic<–so you will be seeing a lot of that 🙂
-Dreams: retire/live in Tuscany, Italy
 Follow me on Twitter @Cindylru
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So Many Ways to Play @beneful
I was a Columbus Circle getting off the C train and I saw the coolest interactive ads for Purina Beneful!
You can follow the giant dog posters to an interactive wall that takes your picture that sends to your phone.If you are looking for a place to ‘play’ use the tracker on http://www.beneful.com/Map
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Creatures of Light Nature’s Bioluminescence @AMNH
Have you ever captured a glowing firefly? On a warm summer evening, a firefly’s light seems rare and magical. Yet the tree of life is spangled with organisms that blink, glow, flash, and glitter. Welcome to the world of bioluminescence—the generation of light by living things.
The Creatures of Light is now at the museum! I had a great time check out the exhibits. You have to see it for yourself! A perfect date event or family time 🙂 Eighty percent of all known bioluminescent groups inhabit the world’s oceans. At certain depths, nearly all organisms glow. On land, things are quite different. There are bioluminescent fungi and insects, but no flowering plants, birds, reptiles, amphibians, or mammals that glow.Here are some of my favorites.
Fluorescent compounds may help corals survive, but the role they play is not yet well understood. Researchers are still studying these animals to find out more, but have suggested a few intriguing possibilities:Fluorescent molecules may serve as a sunscreen, protecting corals and the dinoflagellates that live inside them by filtering out harmful ultraviolet rays.
Injured corals often form colorful patches. These colorful spots are also areas where the coral is making fluorescent molecules that act as antioxidants, capturing toxic oxygen radicals that threaten to damage cells.
Corals glow by absorbing and re-emitting light from the Sun. We can’t detect their fluorescence in bright sunlight, but it’s possible that some animals can. Many corals glow around the mouth and tentacles, and might use their light to attract prey. -
@VillageVoice’s @ChoiceEats = Delicious
On Tuesday night I attended Village Voice’s sixth annual “Choice Eats” event.
Just picture this…you walk into the 69th Armory, a huge, historic armory built in the early 1900s, filled with 83 restaurants from the five boroughs, serving tastings of their most delicious dishes. Let’s not forget the craft beer, spirits and wine companies, serving up cocktails and pours to accompany the eats. If you’re even the slightest bit of a foodie, you’d think you died and went to heaven–so imagine how it was for me (definitely, absolutely a foodie)!
Each of the restaurants was hand-picked by Robert Sietsema, food critic for Village Voice.
If you missed this year’s event, there’s always next year. But be sure you buy your tickets early because it sold out completely this year, and I’m sure it will be the same for next year. Also, keep an eye on Village Voice’s calendar of events. They have various festivals throughout the year, like the Brooklyn Pour Craft Beer Festival I attended in October, and the upcoming Choice Streets food truck tasting event in April.
And the winner is…
Allswell:Â Gentleman’s Relish with roasted garlic and anchovy spread on housemade sourdough and topped with soft boiled eggThis was my absolute favorite dish in the entire event.
My tasting glass
The event was sold out!
 Juliette: Cured Arctic Char & Maine Diver Scallop Shooters
From top left: Red Hook Lobster Pound~Shrimp Rolls, O Lavrador~Carne de Porco a Alentejana (pork tenderloin with clam and potatoes), Pataniscas de  Bacalhau com Molho Verde (codfish fritters with Portuguese vinaigrette sauce), Smorgas Chef~72 hour house cured aquavit gravlaks with creamy dill cucumbers and mustard sauce.The lox from Smorgas Chef were unbelievable!
Red Hook Lobster Pound’s mascot!
From left: Fay Da Baker~pork bun and honey bubble teaBest pork bun ever!
Whole Foods had bags for everyone!
Dirt Candy: Tomato chipotle cotton candy
Mama’s Food Shop~Slow Roasted Pork Shoulder with Roasted VegetablesSuch a simple description, but this had to one of the juiciest, most flavorful roasted pork dishes I have ever tasted!
Vandaag~Gravlax Smorrebrod
Surprised to see the neighborhood spot! I can’t even count how much Peppa’s Jerk Chicken I’ve had since moving to Brooklyn!
Enjoying!
Smuttynose~Let’s say I had the random and bizarre impulse to jump over the table to grab a beer or something–I would definitely NOT do it with this guy standing there!!
Yummy cocktails by Bulldog Gin
Goat Town: Goat Face Sangwich
Gazela: makes delicious sangria
Northern Spy Food Co~Savory Buttermilk Pannacotta with roasted carrots, almonds and licorice
Sottocasa:Â Tiramisu
Doughnut Plant: P&J doughnutsOne of my local favorites! Even though I was sooooo full, I managed to make room for this and it couldn’t have been better!
This guy is so smart. While everyone else juggled their plate, glass, and event brochure, he was super smooth with his items laid out on a lavish platter, er, green tray!
Blue Point: Craft beer
Svedka, anyone?
Ditch Plains: hot dogs covered with mac ‘n cheeseDelicious…don’t judge me!
Until next time!!
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I’m Going to @VillageVoice’s @ChoiceEats Tasting Event!
I love Fridays and I love weekends, but I really wouldn’t mind if it all just flew by and I was plopped down right in the middle of Tuesday. Why, you ask? Because Tuesday, March 13 is the Village Voice’s sixth annual “Choice Eats” event, which I am attending!
If you haven’t heard of “Choice Eats,” it’s a foodie’s ultimate paradise: a tasting event featuring 83 handpicked restaurants from all five boroughs, along with complimentary craft beer pairings, wine and liquor beverages.
In addition to tastings, guests will enjoy DJ sets by Andy Rourke of The Smiths, the legendary alt-rock band that materialized from the British indie music scene in the 1980s, and guest chef-celebrity, Ty-lor Boring, of Bravo’s hit show, Top Chef Texas. Ty-lor will host a demo for all VIP ticket-holders during the VIP hour from 5:30 – 6:30 PM.
VIP tickets have sold out, but a limited number of General Admission tickets are still available at choiceeats.villagevoice.com for $50 each. A complete list of participating restaurants and sponsors is also available on the event website.
Here are the deets on the event:
WHEN: Tuesday, March 13 from 6:30pm-9:30pm with a VIP-only preview from 5:30pm-6:30pm
WHERE: 69th Armory on Lexington Avenue @ 26th Street, NYCTweet me if you come to the event…@OAAinNYC!
