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September 2015

NY Spring/Summer Minutes: A Recap of Food, Events, & Things

Events, Fashion, Food, Lifestyle, New York Minutes, NYC Eats By September 16, 2015 No Comments

Can you believe that summer is indeed almost over? Labor Day was two weekends past; the Fall Equinox is on the 23rd. And after that, it’ll be officially autumn. Time to switch out my beloved single-layer summer clothes for the building blocks of cold weather upon us…well, hopefully not for at least another few months. (I couldn’t even bring myself…

Jaguar, Newcastle, American Greetings & HBO: Spotlight on Award-Winning Ad Campaigns

Career, Lifestyle, New York Minutes By September 13, 2015 No Comments

In the category of I-need-to-write-this-down-now-while-it’s-fresh (and also afraid that if I don’t, I’ll get busy and this post will simply be backburnered, like the one I had written from the Town & Country Philanthropy Summit, yet to be posted, sigh), here are my notes from Thursday’s ANA Advertising & Marketing Conference @Citi that featured award-winning ad campaigns from brands ranging from consumer…

Cheese Platter Friday

Food, New York Minutes By September 4, 2015 2 Comments

For two Fridays in a row now, I’ve taken to building these mini-cheese platters to snack on at work. Whole Foods is just an avenue down: Last week I picked up a pretty straightforward white cheddar (Red Spruce, pictured above) and yesterday, the guy at the cheese counter talked me into buying this amazing, delightful cheese called Chas Challerhocker (all…