by Sarah Strong | Apr 26, 2019 | Bars, Dining, Featured
Just in time for summer soirees, Empower Cocktails, a NYC-based beverage company focusing on women’s empowerment, has a new, pre-mixed cocktail to help you plan the perfect poolside bash. The distilled beverage industry continuously targets men, but Empower had...
by Sarah Strong | Apr 25, 2019 | Dining, Featured, Indulgence
Your Weekly Indulgence highlights the most luxurious dishes New York has to offer. Use the hashtag #ywidowntown and tag us @downtownmagnyc on Instagram to let us know how you’re indulging! Nordic Cuisine is a trend that doesn’t seem to be going...
by Sarah Strong | Apr 23, 2019 | Bars, Dining, Featured
Sure you want your drink to taste good, but wouldn’t it be great if it looked fabulous as well? These six drinks are sure to be showstoppers, and you’ll have all eyes on you when they arrive at your table! 1. Smoked Boulevardier at Brooklyn Chop House Head...
by Sarah Strong | Apr 23, 2019 | Bars, Dining, Featured
The spiked seltzer trend is in full swing, but so many varieties taste like your grandfather’s pocket hard candy or even cough medicine. Enter Willie’s Superbrew. Willie’s believes you should drink real ingredients like fruits and spices instead of...
by Sarah Strong | Apr 19, 2019 | Bars, Dining, Featured, Lifestyle, Living
Monkey 47, a cult-favorite ultra-premium gin from Germany’s Black Forest will launch, The Wild Monkey, its first pop up in New York City. The SoHo space, conveniently located adjacent to film events in TriBeCa and opening just in time for gin season (it’s a...
by Sarah Strong | Apr 19, 2019 | Chefs, Dining, Featured, Miami
Chef Mia Castro is a force to be reckoned with. She grew up in Puerto Rico, where she learned in the kitchen from her grandma and cooked with ingredients they harvested herself, before going on to train at the Culinary Institute of America and apprenticing for big...