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Fully designed nights to get you up off the couch this January
It's my birthday, and I demand you still have some fun this month.
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I want to get a little dressed up, drink a $25 martini and have some fun
Mar 21, 2025
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Grab your summer drink of choice and let's go outside
May 16, 2025
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Let my Halloween-loving heart show you the best spooky events and candlelit cocktail corners
Oct 10, 2025
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Musings on the year's most special corner booths and restaurant memories
Dec 19, 2025
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A three-hour meal can mean something great, or something terrible
The good and bad side of long meals in December. Plus introducing the returning and new columns you can expect from Corner Booth in 2026!
Jan 9
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Musings on the year's most special corner booths and restaurant memories
My favorite writers and creators join me in the corner booth to look back on a year in dining, from serendipitous discoveries around the world to…
Dec 19, 2025
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Fancy feasts and festive frolics
Recounting recent visits to Lei, Koju, Francie and Torrisi, plus sharing my top 13 holiday mini itineraries to do right now.
Dec 12, 2025
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My little black book of 12 Paris mini itineraries
What to see, savor and sip in one of my favorite cities in the world.
Dec 5, 2025
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The same sips and laughs, years and worlds apart
Welcoming London's Seed Library to New York and rediscovering the joys of Spelling Bee.
Nov 14, 2025
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When the dress matches the booth
How I'd get dressed up to visit some of the fanciest new openings of the season.
Nov 7, 2025
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How to have the spookiest Halloween ever
Themed cocktails, haunted circus decor and recommendations for last-minute Halloween plans. Plus, my top 20 favorite scary movies.
Oct 31, 2025
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The literature to read this fall and the libations to pair with each
A roundup of my favorite dark reads and the bars and restaurants that match their mood.
Oct 24, 2025
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The pleasures of lingering until closing time
Celebrating my sister's birthday and losing track of time at Soso's, La Mercerie, The Rhymers' Club and Yellow Rose.
Oct 17, 2025
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Let my Halloween-loving heart show you the best spooky events and candlelit cocktail corners
Welcome to the Corner Booth guide to New York’s best October experiences, pairing haunted happenings with festive bars fit for every kind of witch.
Oct 10, 2025
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Under the spell of I Cavallini & Clemente Bar
Dining out when enchanted by excellence.
Oct 3, 2025
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To live, and not to live, up to the hype
A weekend of caviar and corn dogs in Richmond, plus two three-part itineraries for your next night out in New York.
Sep 26, 2025
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