My best advice to you: Get your Thanksgiving carving knives sharpened this weekend! I always plan to do it early, and yet there I am, every year, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, racing with my butter-knife dull blades to see Margery Cohen of Samurai Sharpening Service at Chelsea Market. Margery sets
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There are a ton of wonderful activities and events going on at the markets. Visit the markets of New York City for bake sale and rummage sale fund raisers, local farms, fish mongers, pumpins, and a whole lot more. And the Annual Steampunk Fashion Show and Exhibition finally here, so
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Looking for the perfect thing to do on a cool fall weekend? Visiting New York and want to see something really special? In addition to the amazing weekend markets, including the Brooklyn Flea, the Brooklyn Indie Market, the Hell’s Kitchen Flea, all the Greenmarkets and so many more, I highly
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I write a monthly column for The Three Tomatoes, and this month’s piece is about the wonderful fashion designers who sell their unique clothing at the markets every weekend. The article features five designers: Roxi Suger of Angelrox Designs – St. Anthony’s Market Nina Valenti of Nature vs. Future –
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Just look at this amazing work. HeartFelt 4 Kids creates heirloom-quality handmade children’s clothing, as well as teddy bears, pillows, backpacks, and more. As if that weren’t enough, designer Nadine Johnson uses natural fiber wool and eco-friendly bamboo felt in beautiful colors and patterns. This yellow cape, seen at the
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