My New York Dish

New York City through the eyes of a Kiwi expat

Berlin in our ‘Backyard’

Summer sparked a desire to start running (something I’ve barely bothered with in 10 years). On day one of this new regime I stopped for a stretch and discovered that a piece of the Berlin Wall...

Aug 2, 2012 Like

My New York Dish

Oh Ye Abandoned Blog Hath Thee Any Acquaintances Left?

I’ve abandoned my blog so badly in recent months that I’m surprised it hasn’t up and left me! Attempts to rectify this situation can and shall be made – who’s with me?!

Jul 19, 2012 Like

My New York Dish

Freaky Deaky

I wish I’d seen this in the moment…although I suspect it would have freaked me right out!

Mar 5, 2012 Like

My New York Dish

SF Kicks

Stencil art seen on pavement in SoMa, during a recent trip to San Francisco…

Feb 28, 2012 Like

My New York Dish

Getting Vituperative…Guil ty!

I’m fairly certain I’ve used this here blog of mine to rant about the appalling state of American coffee. Thankfully, espresso bars, houses and cafes are opening all over the city and Antipodeans...

Feb 28, 2012 Like

My New York Dish

New Zealand Wine Day 2012 – Virtual Tasting

We’re on the count down to this event at work – should be a lot of fun!

Jan 22, 2012 Like

My New York Dish

Out of Doors Art: San Francisco Street Fish

Are they trying to get out or get back in?

Jan 22, 2012 Like

My New York Dish

S’bin So Long

Has my absence made your heart grow fonder? Feel free to lie to me 4 months ago I started a full-time job. A coincidence that MNYD has been all but abandoned in the past 4 months? No. It has been...

Jan 21, 2012 Like

My New York Dish

Dinner Parties At Last

Next week we’ll be hosting our first proper dinner party. Until now, we’ve only really hosted a few meals around our coffee table while our dining table has lain dormant. Having people over for...

Oct 1, 2011 Like

My New York Dish

Manhattan Storage and their Cheeky Billboards

Maybe its my marketing side but I always appreciate a good advertising campaign. Manhattan Storage have a great series of very cheeky billboards and posters up around the city at the moment. Here...

Sep 8, 2011 Like

My New York Dish

Feeling Crabby?

One of our favourite discoveries this summer was Blue Crab Night at The Hideaway. Any chance we get we take our friends to this cool, darkened retreat from the heat in Tribeca for a carnivorous...

Sep 4, 2011 Like

My New York Dish

We have guests coming to stay next week. Guests that stayed here almost a year ago to the day. Somewhere over the weekend it occurred to me that almost nothing about our apartment has changed since...

Sep 1, 2011 Like

My New York Dish

Wardrobe Wednesday

Still trying to decide whether I can pull off a jumpsuit or not… Black and Gold by teresaq featuring a jersey jumpsuit

Aug 31, 2011 Like

My New York Dish

Angry Irene

Hurricane Irene came and went this past weekend and turned out to be a much smaller event for NYC than initially expected. Being in downtown Manhattan, our apartment building is located in Zone A –...

Aug 30, 2011 Like

My New York Dish

Thou Shalt Floss

Ever since moving to America and visiting the dentist for the first time in ten years and learning that I needed four fillings including two HUGE ones between my rear molars because I dont floss...

Aug 23, 2011 Like

My New York Dish

Out of Doors Art: Golden UFO

I love the way this spaceship almost disappears into the steel of the door. So much so that we nearly missed it while meandering through the streets of TriBeCa once lazy sunday.

Aug 19, 2011 Like

My New York Dish

Wardrobe Wednesday

Thanks to Dooce I’m having endless amounts of fun playing with Polyvore and cannot resist sharing… Crazy for Colour by teresaq featuring high heels

Aug 17, 2011 Like

My New York Dish

Out of Doors Art: High Eyes

High eyes up in the sky – a set of gorgeous wheat pastes by French Artist JR (the same artist with the piece at Houston and Bowery) Notice the rocket shapes on the drainpipe – nice touch. Wish that...

Aug 12, 2011 Like

My New York Dish

Undercity – Watch out for the third rail!

If you’re a history nerd, an architecture nerd, fascinated in any way by illegal things or into fringe dwelling, then you’ll love this captivating video about urban explorer Steve Duncan and his...

Aug 9, 2011 Like

My New York Dish

Plus Pool

There isn’t really any other word to describe this project other than GENIUS! A huge swimming pool located in the Hudson River that uses filtered river water! I couldn’t believe this when I saw it...

Aug 8, 2011 Like

My New York Dish

Portable Water Fountains

On a stupidly hot day recently we came across this thoughtful and awesome innovation by NYC Water. What a fantastic way to help New Yorkers stay hydrated… I’m just hoping that hydrant water is...

Aug 5, 2011 Like

My New York Dish

New York City Portrait

This beautiful time lapse portrait of New York by Max Moos is just incredible. I particularly love watching the clouds roll in during the beginning of the film. I’d love to do something like this...

Aug 1, 2011 Like

My New York Dish

Icky Sticky Hot and Sweaty

Up until a week ago summer had been perfect here in New York – warm and breezy with beautiful clear skies and no legitimate need for the air-con all day. I had just begun to believe that I’d be...

Jul 24, 2011 Like

My New York Dish

Out of Doors Art: Wall Face

Remember this photo… The Wall of Tag near Bowery and Houston has been redone, and I like this piece even better….

Jul 22, 2011 Like

My New York Dish

Out of Doors Art: Joaquin Phoenix?

My guess is that this is a stencil of Joaquin Phoenix – do you agree? I found this near a subway entrance on Houston Street in Soho. The thing I most want to know is why would an artist create a...

Jul 18, 2011 Like

My New York Dish

Famous New Zealanders

So in response to question 3 of my Common Questions post the other day… Yes there are a number of famous New Zealanders whom you would (or should) have heard of…. Film/Screen Sir Peter Jackson...

Jul 15, 2011 Like

My New York Dish

Common Questions

Some of the most common questions I get asked by Americans about our homeland… Is the New Zealand accent actually different to the Australian Accent? How long does it take to fly to New Zealand?...

Jul 13, 2011 Like

My New York Dish

The Hobbit

The Hobbit commenced production in New Zealand back in March this year and my Inner Nerd is VERY VERY excited about this! In fact, I’m so excited that I’m even going to try to read The Hobbit...

Jul 11, 2011 Like

My New York Dish

Happy Forth! (4 days late)

I’m not sure why I insist on trying to get photos of fireworks. I can’t hold still enough to save my life! Nevertheless, here are my two (out of 80) somewhat successful shots of the Macy’s Forth of...

Jul 8, 2011 Like

My New York Dish

Project Runway Season 9 Premiere

Its not every day you wake up and see Project Runway outside your window… Right before wrapping Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum lined up with the models – who were wearing stilts and might just be drag...

Jun 24, 2011 Like

Welcome to Bloglovin'

Follow your favorite blogs and discover new ones. Learn more »

Select country

My New York Dish

Berlin in our ‘Backyard’

Oh Ye Abandoned Blog Hath Thee Any Acquaintances Left?

Freaky Deaky

SF Kicks

Getting Vituperative…Guil ty!

New Zealand Wine Day 2012 – Virtual Tasting

Out of Doors Art: San Francisco Street Fish

S’bin So Long

Dinner Parties At Last

Manhattan Storage and their Cheeky Billboards

Feeling Crabby?

Home Office

Wardrobe Wednesday

Angry Irene

Thou Shalt Floss

Out of Doors Art: Golden UFO

Wardrobe Wednesday

Out of Doors Art: High Eyes

Undercity – Watch out for the third rail!

Plus Pool

Portable Water Fountains

New York City Portrait

Icky Sticky Hot and Sweaty

Out of Doors Art: Wall Face

Out of Doors Art: Joaquin Phoenix?

Famous New Zealanders

Common Questions

The Hobbit

Happy Forth! (4 days late)

Project Runway Season 9 Premiere

Salinka

+ 35 more followers

Emm in London emminlondon.com

fly far miyan-overseas.blogspot...

blushing ambition blushingambition.blogsp...

travelogue... with love! traveloguewithlove.blog...

kakhusets kakhusets.se

How To Travel For Free (or... travelforfreebook.wordp...

The Londoner thelondoner.me

I Heart Paris unlockparis.blogspot.com

Vickys resedagbok vickysresedagbok.blogg.se

In Love with San Diego inlovewithsandiego.blog...

AMANDA FALK amandafalk.se

Utbytesstudent 2011/2012 MINNESOTA carolinasamuelsson.blog...

Sign up to follow My New York Dish

Select your language