Favorite Finds Guide to NYC: First Edition

-Check out Serious Eats.  It offers sorting by neighborhood.  If you are a local or a visitor, what better way to find a vetted spot near where you’ll be at mealtime today?

-Grub Street is the Newyorkmag.com food blog.  If you already know about it, here is a reminder to visit it again for up to date interviews and advice.  If you are new to this blog, be warned that you’ll soon be hungry.

-You know to use Urbanspoon or Yelp to check out a restaurant before making a reservation on Open Table, right?  Just in case, we include them in our first food resource list for your use.

-This Buzzfeed post, called “60 Things You Probably Didn’t Know about New York City” calls to mind the city’s storied history and fascinating cultural condition.  Here are 60 things to talk about at dinner (we suggest choosing one or two).

-If you need more details and fewer facts to get a conversation started, try reading this 10-point Listverse post about New York City.  The list points out how unique an experience looking up at city buildings and walking through Central Park  can be in New York on just the right days.

-Women can cut their style blog following teeth at Refinery29, which claims millions of readers as theirs, including two in the Vatican and one in North Korea, and was also featured in an online article by FastCompany on March 19, 2014.

-Men, read Valet.  It’s a blog with truly helpful information including tips on how to buy a good suit and get the most wear out of it, and how to know if you are getting the right haircut.  If credentials help persuade you to peruse, this is a good blog to start with, as Complex.com ranks them as one of "The 25 Best Men's Style Blogs."