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Fuel up at the Shake Shack near you

Following the lead of our favorite Belgian chef — Le Pain Quotidienne — Shake Shack is opening in neighborhoods nearer to you,..Enjoy!

Ilili - a sunny meal on a rainy day

Ilili Restaurant, on the west side of Fifth Avenue between 27th and 28th Street offers delicious Mediterranean food, and a lovely setting.

Between 27th & 28th
236 5th Avenue, NY (212) 683-2929

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Holiday Shopping

If Holiday Shopping means a new bottle of olive oil, select spices, and bags full of fall produce, head to Union Square. Running from  14th Street  to 18th Street, between Broadway  and Park Avenue South - Union Square offers the ideal shopping grounds for delicious holiday recipes from Union Square Cafe.

Happy Birthday Dirt Candy

In honor of Dirt Candy’s first birthday (or perhpas also for their inclusion in Michelin 2010)  Dirt Candy’s  appetizers are $5.30 (they served their first customers at 5:30) and all entrees are  $10.29 (they opened their doors on October 29), and free birthday cake through the weekend.

October 29, 2009

Flow at Jivamukti May 29 at 8:00 PM

If only water would FLOW as fluidly as vinyasa at Jivamukti,… FLOW: FOR THE LOVE OF WATER plays tonight, Friday May 29, 8:00pm

This award-winning Documentary On The World Water Crisis by Irena Salina  investigates what experts label the most important  political and environmental issue of the 21st Century - The World Water Crisis. Salina builds a case against the growing privatization of the world?s  water supply with a focus on politics, pollution, human rights, and the emergence of a world water cartel.  Interviews with scientists and activists reveal the rapidly building crisis at the global and human scale.  FLOW introduces  governmental and corporate culprits behind the water grab, and questions “CAN ANYONE REALLY OWN WATER?”  Beyond identifying the problem, FLOW  provides practical solutions to the water crisis.

Admission $10 ~ Jivamukti ~ 841 Broadway ~ 2nd Floor ~ 13th Street.

Earth Day Celebration in NYC

EARTH NIGHT,  Wednesday, April 22nd,  6-10pm, Environment Furniture ~

Green Drinks NYC and Earth Day New York co-host the 2nd Annual “Earth Night” at Environment Furniture.

On the evening of Earth Day, two of New York’s largest environmental groups present a memorable night to celebrate our planet. Open Bar, hors d’oeuvres, DJ Journey, Fashion Show highlighting local retailers - lots of fun and connectivity! Tickets: $20 in advance here ; $30 at the door.

Candle Cafe

Candle Cafe is a healthful place for you and the planet.

Candle Cafe is located at 1307 Third Avenue, at 75th Street. They serve lunch and dinner seven days a week.

Centolire Cafe and Panini

Neighborhood locals and museum-goers will now find a ground floor café and Italian sandwich shop in addition to Centolire’s elegant second floor, sunlit dining room with banquet seating overlooking Madison Avenue at 86th Street.  The café menu features soups, salads, Panini, open-faced sandwiches and sweets, all delicately prepared from seasonal ingredients, all under $10 per entrée.

Centolire Café & Panini is open seven days a week from 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM.

Centolire Café & Panini is located at 1167 Madison Avenue,  85th & 86th Street on New York City’s Upper East Side. Telephone 212.734.7711

This Thanksgiving adopt, don’t eat a turkey.

Since 1986, Farm Sanctuary’s annual Adopt-A-Turkey Project has rescued 1000+ turkeys from the dinner table and given them sanctuary on a bucolic farm in Watkins Glen.
Farm Sanctuary’s Adopt-A-Turkey Project lets you adopt turkeys this Thanksgiving.

1. Sponsor “adopt” a turkey who lives at our Watkins Glen, New York or Orland, California shelter for farm animals. For a one-time $25 adoption fee, you will receive:

A special Adopt-A-Turkey certificate with color photo of and fun details about your new friend
A Farm Sanctuary membership for one year,
A one-year subscription to Sanctuary, a quarterly newsletter.
As a turkey sponsor, you will not only contribute funds for the care of the rescued animals at our sanctuaries, but will also help us educate and advocate for turkeys, and other farm animals, everywhere. Adopt a turkey online or by phone at 1-888-SPONSOR.

El Quinto Pino

This small tapas bar is delightful in every way. Offering a small selection of lovingly chosen wines, perfectly paired to the most delectable tastes, in a calm and quiet atmosphere where you’ll enjoy your company and the company of others.

401 West 24th Street

212.206.6900

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