PASTEL RITA Take a stroll through the Mile End and you’ll pass by large open windows enticing you with bright mix of colorful walls — inside you’ll find Pastel Rita. Their motto? “Come chill, change the world, or both!” If that’s not inviting, then I don’t know what is. Owned by couple Gabriel Malenfant and…
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A WEEKEND IN MONTRÉAL Parks, historic neighborhoods, museums, and restaurants—the appeal of Montréal lies in the feeling you’ve transported yourself directly to Europe. No matter how you end up spending your time in this quaint Canadian city, one thing is certain: you’re going to fall in love with it’s amazing food, cobblestone streets and the people.…
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The Hudson Valley is on the top of my destinations whenever I have a free weekend. The combination of water, mountains and a cool art scene are enough to make my heart explode. That’s where Dia:Beacon comes in. I distinctly remember the first time I walked into Dia:Beacon. It is an unassuming space from the…
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Houston is the fourth largest city in the US and one of the most underrated ones in my opinion. I lived there for a period of time and it is a city that captured my heart in so many ways. I believe that I’ll get back there when the time is right! So, want to live…
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If you’ve never been to the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia YOU. ARE. MISSING. OUT! Take a quintessential main street, add historic cobblestones, great restaurants and adorable shops and you have perfection. The Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting House is located on Mermaid Lane, walkable from the main drag of town. It is a space for those of…
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Kimpton Hotel Palomar DC is located in the Dupont area of Washington, DC. It’s the area that I have stayed in the most whenever visiting DC because it’s super accessible to really great restaurants and the majority of the museums. Kimpton Hotel Palomar 2121 P Street NW Washington, DC 20037 (202) 448-1800 hotelpalomar-dc.com
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Founded in 1905, the Hotel Grand Union is now known as HGU NEW YORK; a boutique hotel located off of Madison Ave that is the perfect blend of old New York meets new New York. A few years ago the property underwent $18 million worth of renovations to become the hip and fun hotel today. It…
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PITTSBURGH I’ve always had a secret love affair with Pittsburgh, mostly because I was dying to go to college there at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). I was coming from the middle of nowhere and was completely taken with the urban campus and how it seemed like a huge melting pot. I did not end up…
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The Artful Epicure 