January 14th, 2010
Fans of Georgia O’Keeffe should head to the Whitney Museum this weekend for the last few days of her Abstraction exhibit. View more than 130 paintings, drawings, watercolors, and sculptures by one of the most famous female painters of the twentieth century, as well as selected examples from Alfred Stieglitz’s famous photographic portrait series of an often naked O’Keeffe.
Address: 945 Madison Avenue
Price:
$15, $10 students and seniors, free for members and children under 12
Reservations
Nearby Subway Stops:
6 at 77th St.
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December 14th, 2009
You’re a thinker…a foodie with an insatiable appetite for knowledge as well as great cuisine. The Upper East Side is full of history and even more stocked with some of the best restaurants in the City. If you wonder about the history of some of New York’s oldest and most distinct restaurants, submit a question to former New York Times Dining section writer William Grimes. From 1999 to 2003, Grimes was the Times’s restaurant critic and he is also the author of the recently released “Appetite City: A Culinary History of New York.”
William Grimes will answer your culinary questions starting Wednesday, so get your questions ready.
Submit a New York restaurant history question to William Grimes
Tags: best restaurants, culinary history, culinary questions, dining near Hotel Wales, foodie, history of new york, new york foodies, new york restaurant, new york restaurant history, new york times, restaurant critic, Upper East Side, william grimes
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November 16th, 2009
Head to the Met starting November 24 to see the famed Met Christmas tree. The Metropolitan Museum of Art continues its tradition of gorgeous tree-trimming with the annual presentation of its Christmas tree, a favorite of New Yorkers and visitors from around the world. A vivid eighteenth-century Neapolitan Nativity scene—embellished with a profuse array of diminutive, lifelike attendant figures and silk-robed angels hovering above—will adorn the candlelit spruce. Recorded music and lighting ceremonies will add to the enjoyment of the holiday display.
If you have never experienced the annual Met tree lighting ceremony, it is a moving and beautiful experience for even the most cynical holiday scrooge. The last time I saw the tree, it was an unplanned visit where I was just wandering the Met and happened upon it. Between the soft music playing, the incredibly life-like ornaments and the sheer “hugeness” of that tree – I found myself staring.
Our Upper East Side hotel is just steps from the Met, making a trip to all the great spots on Museum Mile an easy journey – even when it gets super cold.
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October 27th, 2009
Looking for a great place to eat in the UES? Hotel Wales has a few favorites.
Top Upper East Side NYC Restaurants include:
- Atlantic Grill, known for its fresh seafood and quiet setting
- Cafe Boulud, a beige-on-beige bistro
- Cafe Sabarsky, which has live piano every evening from 6-9pm
- Coco Pazzo, offering Italian cuisine and delicious lasagne
- Cafe Greco, offering Mediterranean cuisine
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July 15th, 2009
The VMAs will return to New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on September 13th for the first time since 2006, with last year’s controversial host Russell Brand once again serving as the MTV Video Music Awards emcee. The British personality is best known for his stellar performance in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, but was considered a huge flop at last year’s VMAs. I guess we will all see what happens this year.
First-timers set to perform at the 2009 VMA’s are British alterno-band Muse, and country-pop tart Taylor Swift. This year’s VMA’s are a bit more interesting – as this show marks the 14th year they have taken place in the Big Apple.
This year’s VMA’s hit the television on September 13. Be sure to watch all the red carpet action – always a hoot.
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