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Harlem Restaurants Offer Free Ride to Upper West Siders, Other Manhattan Diners

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Drive to dinner in style, courtesy of a group of Harlem restaurants that’s trying to lure diners uptown.
As reported by NBC-4, three Harlem dining destinations—Pancho Gringo, Covo Trattoria and the Hudson River Cafe—will send a car service to your apartment if you and your date (or spouse, or partner or just a friend!) [...]

Upper West Side: Halloween Events On Tap at Natural History Museum Saturday

What’s the best thing about Halloween. Is it the candy? Of course! But there are also all those cute little kids decked out in their Halloween costumes. Today, the Museum of Natural History previewed its Halloween daytime activities for kids—and cuteness abounded. (See more photos below)
On Saturday Oct. 31 from 2pm to 5 pm, cartoon [...]

Upper West Side: Michael’s to Offer Cake Decorating Classes

It isn’t exactly the French Culinary Institute, but for $27, you can learn the essentials of cake decorating at Michael’s new store on Columbus Avenue between 97th and 98th streets.
The craft super-store will be offering beginner cake decorating classes starting Nov. 2. (See schedule below.) More advanced classes are on tap for December, says store [...]

Halloween Recipe: A Rum and Pecan Spice Cake Adults Will Crave

A couple of weeks ago, I was in New Orleans at a food writers conference. We were treated to many incredible New Orleans food delights, but one of the most scrumptious was Louisiana Chef John Folse’s Rum and Pecan Spice Cake.
Trust me, there is nothing like this in New York, anywhere. Rich, moist, and impossibly [...]

Upper West Side: Michael’s to Host Martha Stewart for Book Signing Tomorrow

Martha Stewart will be signing signing copies of two of her books tomorrow, Oct. 26, at the new Upper West Side Michael’s. The domestic diva will be signing copies of Martha Stewart ’s Dinner at Home and Martha Stewart ’s Encyclopedia of Crafts. Michael’s is located on Columbus Ave. between 97th and 98th streets.

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Harlem Restaurants Offer Free Ride to Upper West Siders, Other Manhattan Diners

Upper West Side: Halloween Events On Tap at Natural History Museum Saturday

Upper West Side: Michael’s to Offer Cake Decorating Classes

Halloween Recipe: A Rum and Pecan Spice Cake Adults Will Crave

Upper West Side: Michael’s to Host Martha Stewart for Book Signing Tomorrow

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