Evelyn Kanter’s NYC Guidebook | Outdoor enthusiasts rejoice — REI opens its first New York City store in Soho tomorrow, Friday, December 2nd, with grand opening specials through the weekend. The first 200 people through the door each day receive a free CamelBak water bottle and an REI gift card worth up to $100, and the next $1,000 [...] Outdoor enthusiasts rejoice — REI opens its first New York City store in Soho on Friday, December 2nd. And it’s a whopper — nearly 40,000 square feet on three levels offering top brand outdoor gear and clothing for camping, climbing, cycling, fitness, hiking, paddling, skiing, snowboarding and more. The new location is in [...] Austria arrives in Soho for two weeks, via the Taste of Austria pop-up store in Soho. From October 5th to 19th, the Openhouse Gallery is being turned into a true Viennese coffeehouse as the Sacher Cafe. All you foodaholics and chocoholics already are familiar with the world-famous Sacher torte, that yummy rich chocolate [...] Charismatic rapper Sean Falyon gives a special FREE live performance of cuts from his album “Be Everywhere” tonight at the Apple Store Soho. Falyon has become a rap sensation through old-fashioned networking, focus, and hustle. A former T-shirt artist, he got his designs onto the backs of various musicians, and often found himself in [...] Join famous NYC chef David Chang of Momofuku Noodle Bar, Momofuku Ssam Bar and Momofuku Ko at the Apple Store in Soho on Thursday, June 8th. He’s demonstrating his new Lucky Peach iPad app and quarterly food journal. Everything you wanted to know about food, for FREE, at 7:30 p.m. Apple Soho is at [...] posted by Evelyn Kanter We don’t know whether Pete Hamill writes his newspaper articles, magazine articles, or books on an iMac, MacBook or iPad, but we do know he’s talking about writing and his hometown New York City at the Apple Store in Soho on Monday, May 23rd at 5 p.m. It’s one of [...] Many restaurants raise their Sunday brunch prices for Mother’s Day. One that does not is Petite Abielle, a charming, family-friendly Belgian restaurant with four Manhattan locations. Treat Mom, Grammie and the kids to delicious Belgian waffles with whipped cream for just $7, or a hefty nine ounce burger with Belgian fries for $13.50. There’s [...] The Tribeca Film Festival is a next door neighbor of the Apple Store Soho location, which is being a good neighbor by hosting free festival related events all week. Here’s part of the schedule — you can find everything on the Apple Store Soho webesite, including a link to make a reservation, to be [...] NYC Weekend Guide: Once a year, the Peggy Spina Tap Company stages a special weekend of tap dancing performances to a live jazz quartet. This year, the weekend is Friday, March 4th, and Saturday, March 5th, with performances at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. both evenings. And this year, it will be a special [...] Take an additional 10% off already discounted items at the Winter sale at the MoMA Design Store. The list includes beautiful art and design books and posters, handmade scarves and other accessories, and handmade toys including timeless and sturdy wooden trucks. Holiday items including cards and candles are half off or more, as are [...] Fashionista alert — lots of designer sample sales this week in New York City, in time to stock up for less for yourself or for holiday gift giving. Here are six top designer sample sales this week, Monday to Saturday this week, November 15-20. Lauren Moffatt dresses, tops and coats up to 70% [...] NYC Free and Frugal $1.99 app from iTunes store It may be the best $1.99 bargain on the planet. NYC Free and Frugal is the newest app for the iPhone, iPad and iTouch, just pubished and avialable for download on the iTunes store. NYC Free and Frugal information on more than 100 cheap [...] | |