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LIZ HEATHER

May 1, 2023

April Activities 2023

by Liz Heather in Best of NYC, Food, Ideas, Links, Movies, Personal, Products, Recipes, Television


Central Park, April 2023

Spring is in full force and I couldn’t be happier about it. It usually feels like the shortest season since summer arrives obnoxiously early, but this year it’s been magical. Chilly nights, sweaters instead of winter coats, tons of rain, birds chirping their asses off, there’s nothing better. Here’s what happened in April!

Baby Dog in Central Park

Baby Dog in Central Park, again

  • The best tweets of April can be found over here.

  • I visited a tulip farm in New Jersey and had the greatest meatballs from the Your Sister’s Balls food truck.

Holland Ridge Farms with Diana in New Jersey

  • I toured the gorgeous Kings Theatre in Brooklyn.

The lobby of Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, New York

Mirrors + me = BFF

  • I went to the Museum of Failure with my friend Casey in Industry City.

  • I helped review some Last Crumb cookies on my friend Paul’s TikTok.

  • I made one of my favourite steak recipes for the first time (steak Diane) and it was really, really good. I didn’t really ignite it properly since that’s the part that scares me the most, but there were partial flames so I’m counting this as a success.

Steak Diane ingredients

  • Notice: you’re using your potato peeler wrong.

  • The Alison Roman chocolate chip shortbread cookies are fast becoming a staple in our home.

Chocolate chip shortbread cookies

  • I physically cannot stop making this asparagus soup (the cream is optional), it’s so good. Best to double up the recipe if you’re making it for more than two people.

  • When will I learn that fancy coffee shops simply don’t do it for me? I went to Ten Thousand Coffee and it was fine, but definitely overrated. One day we’ll all revolt against coffee costing over $5 and I vow to lead the revolution.

  • Speaking of coffee, have I already mentioned the incredible hazelnut beans we order from San Francisco Bay Coffee? Best beans I’ve ever used for iced coffee at home, by far. All you need is a french press, a small spice grinder and beans. The fact that we’re not all making iced coffee at home each day is mind boggling.

  • Some things I watched:

    • Surviving R. Kelly (the newest season): Nathan and I watched two episodes and then abandoned it. It’s so hard to watch and really makes you wonder, “Why the hell am I watching this if it makes me feel this way?”

    • Dave (newest season): Words can’t express how much I love this show. Every episode is better than the last.

    • Succession: Okay, yes I already complained about this show. But the thing is - I haven’t hate-watched a new show in a really long time, so I think that’s why I keep going with it. The dialogue is objectively bad and I think the real appeal of the show is the fact that you can’t binge it all at once, we’re all so desperate for the days of cable and once-a-week viewing. And small side note: Adrian Brody is not a good actor, so of course he had to appear in an episode.

    • The Intern: What is wrong with me? Why was this on my list of movies to watch? It was so bad, but IT LOOKED BAD. Hated Anne Hathaway’s character. There was ZERO chemistry between her and De Niro. And it’s a mind-numbingly boring script. Christ.

    • Who Done It: The Clue Documentary: Okay, if you even kind of liked the movie Clue (1985), then you really have to watch this. It’s fan-made, but it’s so good. I didn’t know that so many playwrights attempted to write it, I had no idea that Carrie Fisher was supposed to be Miss Scarlett but couldn’t because of her drug problem?? Absolutely adored Jonathan Lynn. And loved all of Michael McKean’s anecdotes.

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary

  • How many beach blankets does one person need? And why is this Target one so damn perfect?

  • I’ve made so much green garlic butter, I’m considering starting a butter stand outside my building.

Green garlic from the Union Square Greenmarket, NYC

  • This month in good-but-nothing-special restaurants I’ve tried: Hawksmoor (flashy and beautiful inside, but no real substance) and Pete’s Tavern (space is great, food is fine and service was attentive but odd).

  • That being said, I also ate at some wonderful places! Saint George Bistro in Hastings had great escargot even if the service wasn’t great, Figlia in Astoria was as good as everyone says it is so I’ll definitely return, Sunken Harbor Club was beautiful and had great drinks and it felt like you weren’t in NYC but in a good way, Amelie Wine Bar was perfect and had $13 wine flights with stellar service, and finally Satis Bistro in Jersey City which was so lovely (the duck croquettes, my god, I’ll dream about those until I return).

Outside Saint George Bistro in Hastings, New York with Diana & Crystal

Amelie Wine Bar with Jessie, West Village

  • I got a facial at Glow Bar and I really don’t see the big deal with facials. This sounds psychotic, but maybe my face doesn’t… need… facials…?

  • My brother Gary sent me this Happy & Polly stamp of Baby Dog’s face and I can’t get over it. It’s horrifyingly perfect.

  • I went to a sample sale for Rent The Runway put on by 260 and it was depressing as hell, it was all so disorganized and chaotic. Think that might be the last sample sale for me.

  • I visited the exterior of Alder Manor since I was in the area and it’s so beautiful from the outside, I can’t imagine how gorgeous the interior must be.

Alder Manor in Yonkers, New York

  • Dying over the entire Adidas x Farm Rio collaboration (thanks Marla for telling me about it!).

  • Speaking of my friend Marla, she mentioned how she gives her young sons a small amount of money for birthday gifts for people in their lives and then each kid comes up with an idea based on what that person enjoys and buys the gift. And honestly, what a perfect idea. Gift giving is a skill and absolutely should be taught to young kids (especially boys) since it’s such an important part of living. Love this so, so much. Every parent should be doing this.

  • I am so in love with the rhubarb and strawberry soda from Trader Joe’s that I think I might finally be ready to try rhubarb for real.

Rhubarb and strawberry soda from Trader Joe’s

  • I’d never heard about the children’s book In The Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak but it was mentioned in that performance about Philip Glass I saw last month, so I bought the book and it’s incredible.

  • And finally, behold my new favourite photo of Baby Dog.

Hahahahah this expression! She’s so sick of my shit I love it.

Things I’m looking forward to this month: I’m going to do a post about my recent visit to the abandoned City Hall subway station, I’m definitely going to go see the new fashion exhibit that opens at The Met, I know that H&M is shit now but I’m gonna have to take a look at this Mugler collab in person, I kinda need to eat these duck fries in Toronto and I absolutely need to track down these Lichtenstein stamps ASAP.

If you’ve got any interest in reading last month’s roundup, you can see what went down in March over here.

She brought her boyfriend (Walrus) beside her to get some sun

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August 13, 2014

Edison's Ghost Machine Book Launch Party

by Liz Heather in Best of NYC, Events


Edison's Ghost Machine, available on Amazon

Edison's Ghost Machine, available on Amazon

Edison's Ghost Machine, available on Amazon

Edison's Ghost Machine, available on Amazon

Saturday, October 4th, 2014
8:30PM - 10:30PM

Two Moon Art House & Cafe 
315 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215

RSVP to jenniferverafaylor@gmail.com

The beautiful and talented Jennifer Faylor is celebrating her first full-length book of poetry and the launch of her upcoming book tour. There will be champagne, cake, a cash bar and a short moonlit reading of poems from the book. If you're in New York City and not coming to this? Lose my number. It's gonna be a great night. You can find her upcoming tour dates below. 

Tour Dates

Monday, October 6, 2014
Boulder, Colorado
Boulder Writing Studio
777 Pearl St., Boulder, CO 80302
Time TBD
Reading and Cocktail Hour  
 
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Boulder, Colorado
Innisfree Bookstore
1203 13th Street - Suite A 
Boulder, CO 80302
6:00-8:30 PM
Featured Reading followed by Open Mic
 
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Santa Monica, California
Voice in the Well, Warszawa Attic
1414 Lincoln Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90401
7:30 PM
Featured Reading
 
Friday, October 10, 2014
Oakland, California
Storks in the Crow's Nest 
Stork Club
2330 Telegraph Ave.
Oakland, CA 94612
6:30-8:30 PM
Featured Reading 
 
Saturday, October 11, 2014
San Francisco, California
Filipino American Jazz Festival
Manila Town Heritage Foundation
868 Kearny Street
San Francisco, CA 94108
Time TBD
Featured Reading 
 
Monday, October 13, 2014
Portland, Oregon
Show and Tell Gallery
Three Friends Coffeehouse
201 SE 12th Avenue
Portland, OR 97214
7 PM
Featured Reading followed by Open Mic 
 
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Portland, Oregon
Independent Publishing Resource Center
1001 SE Division St.
Portland, OR 97202
7 PM
Featured Reading  
 
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Everett, Washington
Everett Poetry Night - Experiencing Spoken Word
Cafe Zippy
2811 Wetmore Ave.
Everett, WA 98201
7 PM
Mini Feature followed by Open Mic 
 
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Bellingham, Washington
Village Books
1200 11th St.
Bellingham, WA 98225
4:00-6:00 PM
Reading, Q&A and Book Signing 

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May 26, 2014

Someone Is Hiding Cash For You To Find in San Francisco

by Liz Heather in Links


Hidden Cash is the Twitter handle of an anonymous person who is leaving stashes of cash in public places in the San Francisco Bay Area. The person said they had made “millions of dollars” in the San Francisco real estate market and he/she is looking for a way to give back. The person says they intend to stash cash once or twice a week and have no plans to stop. His/her explanation?

"There is nothing commercial behind this. It is a social experiment. I’ve made millions of dollars the last few years, more than I ever imagined, and yet many friends of mine, and people who work for me, cannot afford to buy a modest home in the Bay Area. This has caused me quite a bit of reflection. I am determined to give away some of the money I make, and in addition to charity, to do it in fun, creative ways like this. "

TAGS: cash, San Francisco, Liz Heather, money, hidden cash