It's no secret that I love Kristen Wiig. I just came across her last sketch on SNL (it's insanity that it's been three years since she left the show) that I hadn't re-watched since the first time it aired and I can't get over how sweet it is. Especially the part with Jason Sudeikis.

June 2, 2015

Off The Hook in Astoria

by Liz Heather in Best of NYC, Food, Television

This place has the absolute best grilled oysters I've had in years. Have you had grilled (or baked) oysters before? I usually will recommend them to someone who's never had raw oysters, since it's kind of like the gateway oyster. I know they look gross, but c'mon... grow up. They're fun as hell to eat.

Anyway, this is the place to get them in Astoria. I wish I could tell you how great their other menu items were - but to be honest, nothing quite stood out like these did.

And as a small sidenote, anytime I hear the word oyster I immediately think of the first square below of Joey and how much I laughed at that line. I was young.

May 27, 2015

Letterman's Last Top Ten

by Liz Heather in Links, Television

Honestly, I've never hid my dislike for Letterman. The main reason I'm sharing this?

The Jerry benefit line.
Look at Jim Carrey. Still a babe.
Tina Fey.

May 22, 2015

Springfield Isotopes Hoodie

by Liz Heather in Links, Television

If there are any hardcore Simpsons fans in your life (other than me), I think I've just found them the perfect gift. (I looked for a baseball hat - is it hat or cap? - with the Isotopes logo and that one was surprisingly hard to find. Will keep looking.)

The hoodie's available for under $20, too!

May 18, 2015

The Carnegie Club in NYC

by Liz Heather in Best of NYC, Television

The Carnegie Club is an upscale cigar and cocktail bar in NYC that I recently visited since they were gracious enough to air the Mad Men series finale.

And honestly, this was absolutely the most fitting place in New York City to watch that show end. I had to dry clean the dress I wore that night due to the cigar stink that I brought home with me, but it was totally worth it.

#madmen #thecarnegieclub #nyc

A photo posted by Liz Heather (@lizheather) on May 17, 2015 at 7:23pm PDT

They have their own cigar menu (which doesn't really affect me) and they allow you to smoke these cigars indoors. I may be wrong, but this has to be one of the last few places in this city where that's allowed.

If you know anyone who's into cigars, this is definitely the main place to take him/her to in Manhattan.

May 15, 2015

To Catch A Predator IS RETURNING

by Liz Heather in Television

The last original episode of the best reality show of all-time was filmed in December of 2008 and since then I have waited with bated breath for news of its resurrection.

A Kickstarter emerged for the new show (entitled Hansen vs. Predator), and the team ultimately raised $89,068, which was well above their initial goal. Hansen has stated that the new show will be similar to To Catch A Predator.

"We'll be having decoys come into different areas where predators may exist to conduct our investigations," he said. "That will be similar. We'll set up a house or a public place."
The biggest difference is their partnership with LexisNexis — the company that specializes in legal and business research will allow them to "find out more about a person before they actually show up at the location to be interviewed." He adds, "So, I can envision a scenario where we could show somebody's life—they're a teacher or a doctor—so you have a fuller picture and a better investigation."

I've read that Hansen vs. Predator will be underway before the end of the year and that the team is already meeting with distributors and law enforcement agencies across the country. Hansen also said that while the show will continue to focus on adult predators going after children, they may expand into other types of predators, including financial scammers and other online bad guys.