Where in the city is there a restaurant that’s unpretentious yet cool, with really good drinks and decent food that’s not ridiculously pricey? The answer that we Magpies all came up with is Barrio Chino, a (tiny!) hidden gem located at 253 Broome Street near Orchard. We happened upon this Mexican restaurant last summer and we’ve been back on a regular basis. [...]
We Magpies are definitely creatures of habit. When we like a restaurant for its certain signature dishes, we always have to order them every time we go. Jane, located downtown at 100 West Houston Street (between Thompson Pl. and Laguardia), is one of those exceptions to the rule. It is true that every time we dine there we [...]
Summer is here, and so is the incredible selection of sunscreens to protect you from those dangerous suntans. But just because too much sun is bad for your skin, too little color still makes you look washed out when wearing all the pretty, light-colored tees. So what’s a politically and dermatologically correct girl do when she wants to look [...]
It’s such a simple concept, really; extend the length of your legs by camouflaging it! Match the color of your pumps (the higher, the better!) to your skin tone, and instantly create a longer, leaner, sexier look! No more starving yourself on plain lettuce, and spending countless of hours at the gym doing leg lifts. This trick gives you that slim, [...]
Just when we thought the U.S. was heading home because we needed a win against Algeria to advance (and it was scoreless up until the very end, and we were running out of time)….Landon Donovan scored!!! This was not only fitting to win this very exciting match, because the U.S. outplayed Algeria (even getting a goal taken away by a terrible offside call) and fought [...]
There isn’t much to say about Flex Mussels except that it’s got to be one of the most fun places to dine on the Upper East Side – and one of the best places in the city to get mussels! It’s located on 82nd Street between 3rd and Lex. Some refer to the area as [...]
As dessert lovers, we here at Harriet Magpie feel compelled to share with you one of the best-kept secrets in the world of NYC desserts. Since we’re chocolate lovers, we were a little hesitant to try the sticky toffee pudding on a recent trip to Schiller’s on the Lower East Side. But thank goodness we [...]
World Cup Fever is spreading, and with all the hype and excitement, even the crew at Harriet Magpie has gotten the World Cup bug! (it’s hard not to, with the sounds of buzzing bees emanating from the stadiums!) So, where in the world is it possible to watch the United States try to advance (out of [...]
Ten Bells is a great place to go if you like unpretentious wine bars and terrific food. We happened upon it while waiting to get into the restaurant next door,which had zero room at its bar for people waiting for tables. The hostess told us that there was an hour wait, but next door was a [...]
If you told us Magpies that our new fave makeup color this summer would be green, we would have died laughing! But now, we must confess, green seems to be our new go-to color when we want a little sparkle and oomph in our look without looking like we’ve joined a circus! Since green is a neutralizing color to [...]
The must-have pants this summer have got to be cargo pants, in a variety of fabulous fabrics. They’re not only fashionably cool, but also crazy comfortable! These pants immediately add a military look when worn with your summer tanks, cropped tees, and boyfriend blazers. Celebrities and designers alike have joined on the military bandwagon, its revival first featured on the Balmain Spring/Summer 2010 runway (pictured [...]
We Magpies have been known to splurge on hair and beauty treatments from time to time – but nothing beats a great deal. That’s why we wanted to tell you about a great website we found called Lifebooker.com, where you can get great discounts at salons and spas throughout NYC all year long! You simply [...]
We’ve walked by Gramercy’s Inoteca several times since it opened and it’s always crowded. Well, maybe that’s a bit of an understatement, because Inoteca is always packed! We’re talking lots of people spilling out onto the corner of 24th and 3rd – waiting to get inside. So recently, we had the chance to finally check this place out [...]
We Magpies are forever searching for that perfect mascara. When we came upon this “miracle” product – Revlon’s Fabulash Luscious Grow Mascara in of all places…Duane Reade (hmm…maybe we should’ve thought twice about it…), and it promised to not only make our lashes lush and healthy, but also grow them, we thought OMG!, this is one product [...]
We Magpies have had dinner at Almond, a classic Parisian bistro in Bridgehampton, and really liked it. So when we were looking for a restaurant for brunch that could accommodate a large party, somewhere that would be trendy, yet casual, one Magpie suggested Almond NYC, located at 12 East 22nd Street between Broadway and Park Avenue South in the [...]
High-tops are making a big comeback this summer! Everyone from Rihanna to Agyness Deyn has been spotted in the shoes, and the trend is hot for the hot weather ahead! Personally, we still wear the pair of black converse high tops from four years ago – which is a definite fashion faux-pas! Because the summer trend for [...]
Sometimes we Magpies come across a secret makeup product that is sooo good that we have to share it with our loyal readers. Our newest fave is so subtle that only you and your drugstore will know for sure – it’s L’Oréal’s Studio Secrets Professional MAGIC! Perfecting Base. It was developed by L’Oréal Paris International Creative Director James [...]
Harriet Magpie is back with the who-what-where heads up on sample sales around town this week. Though we would like to feature only those sales that are worthwhile, it’s hard for us to check them all out to help you avoid those warehouses filled with last year’s duds. However, since some sales do turn out successful, and we are not ones to prejudge [...]
Good Enough To Eat, a cute, homey-looking restaurant (down to the white picket fence on the outside of their dining establishment) is located on the Upper West Side at 83rd and Amsterdam. We’ve wanted to go there for a while because it’s been written up quite a lot on foodie blogs that we follow. Since we weren’t in the [...]
We Magpies just got back from seeing the new Sex and the City 2 movie – and we’re sorry to say…this movie is NOT worth your money. As longtime fans of the series, we feel like we just got taken advantage of by Sarah Jessica Parker and the entire franchise – because aside from the one-liners [...]
