Huntress Home Mid-Century Homeware at the Brooklyn Flea Indoors Last weekend marked the beginning of the winter season for the Brooklyn Flea and Smorgasburg. The Flea’s latest new home is Industry City in Sunset Park. I’ll admit it sounded remote to me, coming from Lower Manhattan. I’d been to Industry City before for a Brooklyn Fashion Week event, and I remember it being a bit of a hike. But for some reason, maybe traveling during the day instead of at night, this time it wa

Tiny Coyote Tomatoes Pack a Wallop of Flavor Pale yellow coyote tomatoes are not much bigger than a large blueberry, but they are little flavor bombs! Pop a single, tiny tomato in your mouth, and KAPOW! You’ll see what I mean. You can put them in salads or just pop them into your mouth. These ones are from Eckerton Hill Farm at the Union Square Greenmarket.  Just keep your eye out for them in markets throughout the city and the week. One small container packs a lot of flavor!

Last weekend was the grand opening of Shwick Market in Bushwick, Brooklyn. I will be posting photos shortly, but I thought I’d start by highlighting Got Cake, a sweet, delicious and innovative new food company founded by Shana Lawson. Read all about making your own push pop with tiny cakes, lots of frostings and unlimited toppings here. And keep your eye out for my latest segment on NY1 about life’s luxuries at the markets of NYC! Weekend Market Picks Saturday, October 25, 20

Lunacy Design is known for their sweet retro and nostalgic prints and their yummy organic cotton fabrics. This robot tee is printed with non-toxic but glittery ink onto an organic cotton tee shirt. The shirts come in childrens and adult sizes. The designs include owls, rocket ships and birds. You have to see them in real life to appreciate the great design elements. And you have to see them on real kids to appreciate just how awesome they are. Lunacy Design will be at Crafts

Yukiko and the TESAGE Collection will be at the Independent Designer Pop Shop in Chelsea Market through Monday, July 2nd. Visit www.TESAGE.com to see the bags online, and follow TESAGE on Facebook for upcoming events! If you’re in New York for the weekend because you’re visiting or because you are beach homeless, come with me to these fabulous market events: Saturday, June 30, 2012 Chelsea Triangle French Market: I am THRILLED to have this new food market open in the Meatpack

Amy’s Bread became 20 years old this past week!  It warms my heart to celebrate this major milestone, which Baker, Entrpreneur and Author Amy Scherber and her team accomplished by following their passion, working incredibly hard, and making absolutely delicious breads, pastries, baked goods and sandwiches for New Yorkers and our visitors.  The number of Amy’s warm baguettes that James and I have eaten straight out of her ovens in Chelsea Market could circle the earth at least

[nggallery id=133] I have admired the work of textile jewelry designer Paz Sintes for a long time. I ran into her recently Bedford Barrow Commerce Village Craft Fair recently, and she had many new designs to show me. She makes absolutely divine necklaces, bracelets and earrings out of the finest textiles and handmade laces from Europe. You have to admire the details of each silk, cotton and metallic thread, and every tiny stitch in these pieces. Paz also designed her own uniq

We went to visit Mad. Sq. Eats this afternoon to get some more macarons for the weekend from Macaron Parlour. Lo and behold, Macaron Parlour Co-Founder Christina Ha handed us this miraculous gem – an Ice Cream Macaron! This one is filled with lemon ice cream with blueberry jam swirls, and it is absolutely delicious. In fact, it tastes just like summer. Madison Square Eats features great artisanal food vendors, and it is open in Worth Square (just north of the Flatiron Buildin