Where to Eat Near the American Museum of Natural History
We recently broadcasted from the American Museum of Natural History on 77th Street and Central Park West. The new exhibit Traveling the Silk Road: Ancient Pathway to the Modern World is a dazzling a trip through ancient times. ...
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Cash is King -Where to Donate to Help Haiti
With George Clooney’s “Hope for Haiti Now” telethon raising unprecedented amounts of money, making a donation is on everyone’s mind. ...
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Katz's a New York Treasure
Most New York neighborhoods are beyond recognition even for New Yorkers who have lived here for a long time. Old buildings are replaced by modern “yuppie” dorms and high-rises are everywhere....
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Comfort Foods
When it gets cold outside, we think of warm satisfying comfort foods like hearty pot pies, robust soups, and lobsters. We found two great places with delicious warm lobster foods to keep us toasty.
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Weight Watchers -Got it Right
Every Wednesday we talk about food and all the good things in life. When people describe their holidays, yes they talk about family, but they are really specific about what they ate. In recent days we have had on the show various nutritionists, diet gurus, and exercise authorities. ...
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Delicious Turkey Stuffing/Dressing for the Holidays
My friend Connie, from California is a great cook. She used to be in the pasta sauce business. I always go to her when I’m looking for recipes. I’m not giving up my Ritz cracker stuffing for the holidays, but Connie’s stuffing/dressing is a close second – and it is so easy....
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Where to Dine Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in Manhattan
Lots of people love to come into Manhattan on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to visit the wonderful churches, to see the tree, or to see the department store windows. ....
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Everyone Loves A Bargain
Who doesn’t love a bargain? I’m very particular about my bargains. My motto “buy cheap get cheap” still rings true. So when I read in the New York Times the article: “Secret’s Out: Sample Sales Move Online” by Claire Cain Miller and Jenna Wortham, I was interested....
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Turning Negativity into Positive Action
I wish all of you could share a Canyon Ranch experience. I arrived yesterday along with many others for a weekend to renew and relax. In just a day and a half many of our listeners claim they feel really good. Is it the beautiful air, the delicious food, the simple breathing techniques that can lower your blood pressure and heart rates in just a matter of minutes or the fact we are out of our regular daily routine?
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My Thanksgiving Weekend
After a long and hectic Thanksgiving weekend everyone and everything is gone. I know how lucky we are to have this huge noisy family gather from all over acting as if they see each other everyday. They came from Dubai, California, Cincinnati, Florida, Washington DC, New Jersey, and Manhattan. ...
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Thanksgiving Thoughts
The geese on Sagg Pond on the East End of Long Island are particularly quiet this year. They don’t want to be mistaken for turkeys. The wild turkey population is out of control and the hunters have been given permission to go out and shoot their own holiday dinner.Some other things seem different this Thanksgiving....
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Where to find a Turkey for the Holiday
Last minute turkey choices to make Thanksgiving easy Here is the list…..
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Thanksgiving to Go 2009
Thanksgiving to Go 2009 Here are some great places to get foods to go for the Thanksgiving holiday ....
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Andre Agassi and Aggressive Parenting
On Wednesday, tennis Andre Agassi is due to be a guest on the show. His new autobiography OPEN may give aggressive parents cause for concern. ...
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Magic at Feinstein's
On Sunday evening I went to Feinstein’s at The Loews Regency at 540 Park Avenue (at 61st Street), one of the top cabarets in New York City. Amanda Greene, daughter of the late Adolph Green and Phyllis Green, performed with a stellar cast, her own original music and an array of show tunes. They have good line-up through the end of the year including Barbara Cook and Michael Feinstien in a gala New Year’s Eve performance.What I didn’t know, is that on Sunday night at...
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21 Secrets
Just finished broadcasting from the 21 Club. What a treat, wish I could do my show from a restaurant like the 21 Club all the time. Actually, I always thought it would be fun to live in a hotel too. The 21 Club just bubbles over with the feel of New York, but you would be surprised...
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Chelsea Art Tour - Come Along
What are you doing on Thursday, November 5th? Come join us for a great opportunity to visit the leading galleries in Chelsea, Manhattan’s favorite art district, accompanied by a well-regarded art historian. WOR, along with Dux Beds,are sponsoring this event....
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Eat and be Merry!
We just had to tell you. We found a new code for half price tickets for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular Show. ... and some great place to eat in the area ......
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Hotels on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Route
Our emails are already filled with questions about this years Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. This year the parade route is changing its course. The parade route will start at 77th Street and Central Park West and ultimately end up on 6th Avenue. See map of the new Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Route. This means that many of the hotels on Broadway will no longer be suitable for parade viewing and a new set of hotels will have views of the parade. Here are some...
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Discount ticket codes for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular
‘Tis the season! After one of our listeners called asking us for discount codes for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular® Show - we did a little research. We found a code for a $49 flat fee ticket -no surcharges (a huge savings all other offers we found have an $11.00 service fee per ticket) for selected non-peak orchestra/ 1st Mezzanine seating, available if purchased before October 18th on the Radio City Music Hall’s official website. To take...
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Weekend Adventures
Over the weekend, daughter Liz and I decided that we would take a road trip to the charming community of Rhinebeck New York. They are famous for their antique and craft fairs, sheep shearing contests and the like. Lizzy’s navigator lady was a little off her game, her GSP voice sent us through...
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Sardi's Secrets
My famous Sardi’s show is always on the first Wednesday of most months (generally not in January and the summer) and sells out fast. Many disappointed listeners call and email the show asking how and when they can buy tickets. Here is the secret. ...
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A Moral Affair
One of our listeners, Carolyn, called in today stating that the morals in our country are going down the tube. We should point out that men in power having affairs are nothing new. I can’t speak for the Neanderthals, but Jefferson was no slouch. ...
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Having A Small Wedding- Joan's Picks
I am always asked about venues to have weddings. Sue, a listener, who is dealing with a second wedding, wants a small elegant place that will accommodate 30 people and money is not an issue. My choices ...
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Joan's Favorite Theater District Restaurants
Theater season is officially starting next week and the emails are coming in fast and furious inquiring as to where to eat. Here is a list of some of my favorites. .....
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Holiday Thoughts
With Friday night marking the beginning of the Jewish High Holy Days, it made me think how the holidays, whether religious or secular, bring a gamut of emotion to the table. If you are a part of a solid family, special occasions can be a joyous reminder of those who came before and a link to the future....
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Vacation Project
Vacations I’m taking a few days off next week and the prospect makes me a little nervous. I’m one of those people who are bad at leisure. Even though it sounds tempting to sit on my porch, look at my beautiful garden, read a book, etc,etc, etc. I’m simply not good at that. I have to have a project. Maybe I’ll make pesto from all the basil in my garden and put it in the freezer for the months to come. Or maybe...
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Recession, Recession, Where's the Recession?
Went to Saks Fifth Avenuearmed with a very substantial holiday gift card. My mission was to buy a really nice new leather wallet. In Saks’ there isn’t a central place to buy leather goods. You must shop the individual designers that are scattered all over the main floor. Believe it or not, I couldn’t find a wallet from any of the designers for under $350...
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An Eating and Drinking Adventure
How much fun it was to drive thru those little towns on the North Fork, surrounded by vineyard after vineyard, farm stands, and simple little Main Streets with none of the feeding frenzy of the Hamptons. You could spend a day or spend a weekend enjoying wine, delicious food,and stony bay beaches....
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Dinner with the Governor
What do you do when the Governor of the state of New York comes for dinner? Governor Paterson, was going to be in the Hamptons for an event last weekend. And a bunch of us decided that we would get together for a very informal social Friday night dinner. The only problem was I working all week and did not have the time to shop or cook. Did I mention that the dinner was at my house. What to do ?....
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4th of July Entertaining Tips
The 4th of July is almost here and summer parties are coming up soon. I love it when the family gathers. However, as all of you know, the holidays bring constant feeding, cleaning, and laundering I recently received a tip from local chef Jane Ridolfi which could be a winner. It was for Gourmet Kitchen a food place
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Friendship and the Lake Placid Lodge
I forgot how breathtakingly beautiful the Adirondack Mountain Range is- comparable to Lake Como in Switzerland. Eight of us who have been hiking and vacationing together for the past 20 odd years gathered at the spectacular Lake Placid Lodge to celebrate a birthday. Some of our friendships go back to our college days and we communicate without even talking, know each other strengths and weaknesses, and are non- judgmental of each other. What better place to be all together...
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Sadie's Birthday- Cake Recipe included
My husband insisted that I give Sadie, the dog, a 14th birthday party inviting her favorite dog friend Bentley, a very hungry Springer Spaniel, and his human parents. The big hit for the humans at the party lunch was the birthday cake, a simple raspberry buttermilk cake adopted from this month’s (June 2009) Gourmet ....
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Food Finds
Jane Stern and Michael Stern authored "500 Things To Eat Before It's Too Late and the Very Best Places To Eat Them”. The book takes you State by State and gives you the best of everything -from barbeque to boots. For example at Jimmy Buff’s in West Orange, New Jersey you can find fabulous Italian hot dogs. If it’s pastrami you are hankering for, the Stern’s send you to New York’s Katz’s Deli, on the Lower East Side, and Barney...
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Fat Americans
We talk health, we join gyms, we buy exercise videos, and yet just 8% of Americans meet 5 healthy lifestyle benchmarks like exercising, eating right, and not smoking. According to a recent study from the University of South Carolina obesity is up from 28% to 38% and the people who eat five servings of fruits and vegetables daily dropped over the years from 42% to 26%. I’m one of them. I dream of lifting weights, but I only pick them up twice a week.
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Attend Sample Sales From Home
God bless The New York Times. They led me to ONE KINGS LANE a top draw online sample sale web site. The site focuses on housewares and home furnishing with discounts, typically 50-70% off retail Here is how it works: buyers for ONE KINGS LANE: go directly to top home decor brands and secure the best prices on merchandise typically found at sample sales such as overstocks, discontinued, etc....
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Family Reunion
I haven’t seen my New Jersey shore cousins for a long time. So I invited Nancy and her husband, Doctor Marty, to spend what turned out to be a wet cloudy weekend. Nancy, the best cook in the family.
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My Diet
Last night I watched the TV Show, The Biggest Loser, and could not tear myself away from the spectacle of people losing hundred’s of pounds on television. Actually, the show made me hungry ....
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The Needs of Powerful Men
Why do powerful men have a need to take anything they want- especially women and sometimes drugs. The problem is if they are a well-known celebrity, they inevitably get caught. Like A –Rod, Sen. John Edwards or Silvio Burlusconi, the Prime Minster of Italy, whose wife is filing for divorce because he attended a glamorous blonde's 18th birthday party and gave her a diamond-and-gold necklace. Then it becomes about what they did and whom they...
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A Saturday Night Salon Party
I went to a “salon” -where everyone who is invited performs or brings something they created. Painters brought paintings, potters brought pots, a guy with food aspirations made margaritas using a unique recipe...find out the secret ingredient.
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White House Adventures
A quick Amtrak Acela train rides and you’re in Washington D.C.- before you know it. No matter how many times one visits Washington, it is a still a thrill to be in a city where...
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Botox Mystery
Sitting in a Broadway theater the other night I noticed an incredibly well dressed woman sitting in front of me...then I saw her face...it was like intravenous Botox
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I Love You, Son
What would you do if your child even grown up child was in a play, getting an award , having a piano or dance recital? You would go, buy lots of tickets, tell everyone RIGHT.
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Stay Positive One Cupcake at a Time
Psychologist, Sociologist, motivational speakers are urging depressed Americans to stay positive! Happiness is the mantra.
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Celebrate St. Patrick's Day Anyday
Most of us who live in the city try to avoid the pubs on St Patrick’s Day, but if you never gone, it is an interesting sociologic experience.
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Oscar Looks for Less
Many of us thought that the clothes worn by the stars on the red carpet on Oscar night were classics. If you had to buy them from the designers each of them would be thousands of dollars. We found a secret resource!
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Mom's Corned Beef & Cabbage Recipe
We featured a recipe for Corned Beef & Cabbage as the “Recipe of the Week” courtesy of Jimmy Neary, proprietor of Neary’s Restaurant today. Well I have a twist on that recipe which was my mom’s.
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Is There Help for the Uninsured?
With so many people now working for themselves I am always asked "where to find health insurance." Believe it or not there is help out there...
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Where or where has all our money gone?
I can’t believe that the stock market closed below 7,000 the other day. Where or where has all our money gone?
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Baseball fans; a Hard Rock Cafe is coming to Yankee Stadium and the Mets - no slouches there - have invited, Danny Meyer, of Union Square fame, to the taco menu and taqueria. Remember when...
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Obama Made Me Oversleep
I went to bed too early last night. The 10 o’clock news must have put me to sleep and I woke up at 2:30am. I turned on the radio, I read, I went into the kitchen...
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Love Must Be in the Air
I looked up at the TV screen in our studio and caught a glimpse of the soap opera –All My Children. Love must in the air because...
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My Night With The Dogs
I was very excited last night at the fabled Westminster Dog Show when I met “Yes” the glorious black standard poodle that went on to win the Non-sporting group. Yes, is very much a girl of our time, she was conceived by In Vitro.
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Dinner with Caroline
As I was having my dinner, chicken parmesan with broccoli (recipe from The Today Show diet guru Joy Bauer) I heard the news that Caroline Kennedy...
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Younger Thinner Me!
Dr. Braverman has a new book out Younger (thinner) You Diet. He attributes weight loss, good health and reverse aging to your brain chemistry. Mine must be bad...
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THE ANTI-RESOLUTION
What I will not be doing this year!
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A few of my favorite things- Cupcakes & hair extensions
One of my up New Years resolutions is not to pretend I am giving up sweets. In fact today a lifetime supply of stuffed cupcakes ...
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RUN AWAY FOR NEW YEARS EVE
Where can you run away to for New Years Eve?
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