Il Buco has always been written up as a great go-to restaurant in NYC. Located on Bond Street near Lafayette Street, it is a favorite of critics and foodies alike. So we were all on board when a Magpie suggested we check it out. We arrived at about 8:30 on a Saturday night, and the place was [...]
The crew at Harriet Magpie was a bit skeptical when we heard about Zumba. It’s a Latin dance-like fitness program started several years ago by this very charming aerobics instructor, who, having left his regular exercise music at home, conducted his normal class with the only CD he had in his car – Latin salsa and merengue! His [...]
We can’t count how many times a Magpie complains about her aching feet. When you live in the city, walking is your life (next to cabs) – so when your feet conk out, so does your wallet. That’s why it was really fun to see that many people (from downtown hipsters to celebrity hipsters, i.e. Michelle Williams, Kirsten [...]
We Magpies were looking for a cool place for dinner that was trendy (without trying to be) with good food and wine to impress some of our West Coast friends. When one Magpie suggested Uva, on Second Avenue between 77th and 78th Streets, we all agreed it would be the perfect place! As you enter Uva, [...]
We’ve always wanted to try the all natural Peoples Pops after reading about them last year. But since they weren’t available anywhere but Brooklyn, we kind of gave up trying. However, there’s nothing better than a fresh, fruity delicious ice pop when it’s ninety degrees out – so, one Magpie convinced another Magpie, who convinced another Magpie [...]
It’s the perfect way to add a touch of biker chic to any feminine look – it can also totally glam up a pair of jeans and black top. Yes, we’re talking about studs. Many designers featured leggings, tops and bottoms embellished with studs in their spring-summer line. Well, now for the fall, many shoe designers have continued the trend, so you will [...]
The crew at Harriet Magpie is forever looking for that magic mascara that will lengthen and volumize our lashes without the clumping and hassle. We’ve tried every mascara on the market – and we seem to always go back to Dior as the gold standard for mascaras. So it’s not surprising that we were willing to shell [...]
1. Pinkberry: Pinkberry has added a new flavor – watermelon! Through July 31, every day from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Pinkberry celebrates “Happy Hour” with half price yogurts! 2. Red Mango – Red Mango is launching their line of smoothies, complete with 22 flavors. On 7/20/10 from 11:00 am to 3:00pm, they’re offering them [...]
If you’re a hot dog purist, rest easy. At Crif Dogs, located at 113 St.Marks Place (between 1st Ave. and Ave. A) you can get your hot dogs any way you like them. But you can also get them in ways that you probably didn’t think you’d like them…and like them even better! The crew at Harriet Magpie have [...]
We at Harriet Magpie usually love those brunch combo dishes that have the he-man names. Unfortunately, they all have those he-man names…and you feel a little funny ordering them! And quite frankly, even though we’re usually able to knock off one of those delicious sounding platters, it behooves us to say the name to order them! [...]
You’ve got to hand it to Mac. Just when you think that there couldn’t possibly be another new lip color, great nail product, or hip promotion left to do…they come up with this! Alice+ Olivia ( which is definitely one of our top fave fashion companies out there) and its creator, Stacy Bendet, teamed up with Mac to create a [...]
OMG! Are you like the crew at Harriet Magpie – with a closet full of dresses and absolutely nothing to wear? Well, now that the weather’s nice and everyone is out and about, either in the city, Fire Island, or a share in the Hamptons – there’s one thing that every girl can use…a really cute dress!! [...]
Blink and you’ll miss Bohemian, a hidden Japanese gem on Great Jones Street near Bowery. There’s no name on the outside of the restaurant, and you can’t see it from the street – it’s tucked away behind a butcher shop. You also can’t just go – you have to know someone in order to get a [...]
Kevin MacDonald and Ridley Scott are doing a social documentary about the world and are asking for anyone or rather everyone, who has a decent camera to film their day on July 24, 2010 and post it on the Life in a Day channel on YouTube (youtube.com/lifeinaday) between July 24 and July 31. They then plan [...]
Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you know by now how damaging the sun can be for your skin. We are very aware of it too, but whether we’re very consistent about applying sunscreen every day, well, that’s another story. Even the sunblocks that claim they’re light and won’t clog our pores, are still too heavy [...]
At Midtown steakhouse Quality Meats, you don’t need to wait for your birthday to indulge in cake. For the summer season, the bar in the front of the restaurant has been transformed into an ice-cream station serving “Quality Cakes” — individual ice-cream cakes in a cup ($8) and available to go with a spoon. Flavors [...]
Have you been looking for that elusive, solid colored (red, white or blue) all-American bikini and have had little to no luck finding it? Thanks to Old Navy and moi (collectively speaking for the crew at Harriet Magpie) we’ve found the perfect holiday bikini for under twenty bucks (top $8, bottom $8!)! And what’s really great about these bathing suits [...]
