Last week we celebrated with Wine Enthusiast for the 2012 Toast of the Town.  The event spanned the entirety of the Hammerstein Ballroom, filling the venue with rows upon rows of delicious wines and plates of food and desserts.  We had a great time celebrating last year and thought that it couldn’t be beat – but with over 500 wines and spirits to try, along with 35 of the top restaurants in NYC, it was with great over-indulgences that we enjoyed the evening once again! For the first hour of the event, VIP members were allowed early... [Read More]

The Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University is a major center for biomedical research and medical education. The National Women’s Division of the College is dedicated to transforming human health through cutting-edge medical research and education. Proceeds from the Luncheon will benefit the Women’s Division initiative to support research in women’s health and cancers. The Luncheon, held at the Plaza Hotel and hosted by Willie Geist (the emcee of MSNBC’s WAY TOO EARLY), treated attendees to a great healthy (except for... [Read More]

Three-Course Prix-Fixe Menu Available Every Sunday for $35 at Asellina All Bottles of Wine Half-Off Busy New Yorkers can slow down and take a load off every Sunday night at Asellina with the launch of Chef Marco Porceddu’s weekly “Sunday Supper” for just $35 per person. The award-winning chef has created an inventive three-course menu to select from each week that sits alongside Asellina’s regular menu. What’s more, guests can take advantage of Asellina’s “Wine Down Sundays” where the restaurant will take 50% off any bottle of... [Read More]

      As if partying on the highest roofdeck lounge in New York City isn’t enough, the crew at Sky Room Times Square has taken their food and beverage menu to a whole new level to satisfy the most discriminating post-work crowd. Any given night of the week you can hit up literally hundreds of bars for your happy hour experience, but you seemingly always have to give up something because very few places offer the trifecta of amazing views, copacetic drinks, and appetizers fit for a foodie. Enter Sky Room.     Take... [Read More]

The Sumeria Group is known for hosting fantastic events catered towards young professionals wanting to have a great time – all towards a great cause.  This Cinco de Mayo, Sumeria Group is teaming up with Strive for College to host another epic party at the Roseland Ballroom. Dressed to the nines, a ton of young professionals came out to hear DJ Cassidy spin at the event for what was sure to be an epic dance party. Though the event wasn’t officially a Cinco de Mayo themed party, some guests brought their own sombreros while others donned... [Read More]

May 18, 20129:00 pm Rhinestone Follies & Coup De Grace Presents: A Benefit for Burlesque Hall of Fame Friday, May 18, 2012 Triad Theatre – 158 West 72nd St., New York, NY 9PM $20 online/$25 at the door The shining stars of burlesque have come together to raise funds for the Burlesque Hall of Fame – a nonprofit organization and the ONLY burlesque museum on the planet. Every June, hundreds of burlesque performers converge upon Las Vegas for the annual Burlesque Hall of Fame weekend, including the living legends of burlesque –... [Read More]

      Love. It’s complicated. Anyone who has ever been loved, or loved another will most certainly agree. Terrance Nance, the director of “An Oversimplification Of Her Beauty” which I screened at the SFIFF2012, creates a film that reminds me of an organic blooming onion. Traveling through the layers of the heart, peeling back the dizziness of lust, catapulting you into the cauldron of desire and of heartache, and ultimately; obsessively exploring the self-reflection that grows and spreads like wildfire as Terrance falls in... [Read More]

Have we got the cure for your Monday blues:  Brighten your week’s outlook with some musical hilarity brought to you by The Lunatic. For fans of Jon Lajoie and The Lonely Island, The Lunatic is an edgy comedy hip hop group hailing from Brooklyn that pushes boundaries to the max. Fair warning:  Although it has offended many, it is sure to entertain those who don’t take life too seriously. Their top rated fan songs include “I’m Crazy,” “Too Expensive,” and “Sensitive Guy at the Strip Club.” Preview... [Read More]

Reality-Based Gastronomic Opinions SPECIAL REPORT     Queens Taste 2012 Caesars Club, Citi Field Queens, NY http://www.queensny.org/qedc/   Neighborhood: Queens Date: May 4, 2012, 6-9pm In terms of culinary destinations, our oft forgotten borough across the East River is many times overshadowed by the gastronomic fanfare in Manhattan and Brooklyn, which only makes more interesting the Queens Taste 2012 event recently put on by the Queen Economic Development Corporation (QEDC).  What could be more attractive to the Queens-curious... [Read More]

The 2012 Bamboozle Festival Friday, May 18th – Sunday, May 20th There are rare occasions in which New Yorkers are willing to travel to New Jersey, and this happens to be one such occasion. This year is the 10th annual Bamboozle Festival, coming to Asbury Park, NJ Friday, May 18th through Sunday the 20th!  Headliners include Bon Jovi, Blink 182 and Foo Fighters, and other awesome notables are Incubus, Skrillex, Mac Miller, All American Rejects, Jimmy Eat World, Less Than Jake, Motion City Sountrack, Boys Like Girls, The Story So Far, Anti-Flag,... [Read More]

    Love to write?  Enjoy going to exciting events and meeting new people?? We’re looking for energetic, enthusiastic, and sociable freelance writers!  We’ll send you to events to cover, or you can write features on restaurants, bars, shops, festivals – anything about NYC that you love. Submit a brief, informal cover letter on what you most like to write about and why, along with your resume and a short writing sample (can be anything, fiction or non-fiction, essay, Yelp review, etc). Email to: info@sociallysuperlative.com... [Read More]

In my five years of living in New York, never have I ordered anything but a slice at one of the city’s countless pizza joints, often during a quick lunch escape from the office. Though the Italian specialties tantalize with garlic aromas from underneath the glass casing, it never crossed my mind to order anything but a no-fuss pepperoni, tried-and-true mushroom, or, when I’m feeling extra indulgent, a white pizza loaded with creamy ricotta. And then I went to Justino’s Pizzeria. The recently opened Murray Hill location is the fourth for... [Read More]