Posts by Sora Vernikoff

The East Side Settlement. Our Commitment to Education Works (courtesy eastsidehouse.org)
NYC NonProfits
Sora Vernikoff

The Winter Show: Supporting The East Side House Settlement

NEW YORK, NY – The Winter Show: Supporting The East Side House Settlement, which has served people in need for 130 years. Philanthropic lawyer Everett Wheeler founded the organization in 1891 on the Upper East Side House. Wheeler and a small group of volunteers “settled” in the neighborhood and crafted a mission to serve the community through education.

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Rossini's Italian Restaurant (photo from rossinisrestaurant.com)
New York Dining
Sora Vernikoff

New Year’s Eve at Rossini’s Italian Restaurant

Celebrating New Year’s Eve at Rossini’s Italian Restaurant is a special pairing since it’s my birthday. So, I get to celebrate two fun evenings in one. I wound up in Rossini’s Italian Restaurant at 108 East 38th Street this New Year’s Eve. I enjoyed the experience!

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Amali Mediterranean Restaurant. (photo from AmaliNYC.com)
New York Dining
Sora Vernikoff

Amali Mediterranean Restaurant

My recent venture to Amali Mediterranean Restaurant reminded me that dining out in New York City is always enjoyable. That is especially so if you enjoy the food and are delighted with the entire “restaurant” experience.

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Indoor seating at Franchia Vegan Café (photo from franchia.com)
New York Dining
Sora Vernikoff

Franchia Vegan Café with Heated Outdoor Dining

I met my girlfriend at the Franchia Vegan Cafe with heated outdoor dining at 35th Street and Park Avenue in Manhattan’s Murray Hill neighborhood. OK, it was so cold out, but you got to love that there were adjustable heating pads on each chair! The restaurant is billed as “a multi-level space with a mix of modern simplicity and traditional Korean decor set off by heavy dark wood grating…a beautiful and unique space for a relaxing dining experience.”

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An interior view of Chumley's NYC. (photo from ChumleysNewYork.com)
New York Dining
Sora Vernikoff

Chumley’s NYC

Chumley’s NYC was a prohibition restaurant and speakeasy near The Cherry Lane Theatre in Manhattan’s West Village frequented by illustrious writers like Ernest Hemingway.

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Lokal Mediterranean Kitchen, New York City. (photo from lokal83.com)
New York Dining
Sora Vernikoff

Lokal Mediterranean Restaurant

Lokal Mediterranean Kitchen was an all-around nice, comfortable dining experience with fresh, well prepared dishes and a sunny kind of casual ambiance.

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Cathédrale Restaurant. (Photo from moxyeastvillage.com:cathedrale)
New York Dining
Sora Vernikoff

Cathédrale French Restaurant

I loved the spaciousness of Cathédrale French restaurant with its delicious Mediterranean cuisine that painted a picture of the coastal cuisine of Southern France, with brushstrokes of Italy, Spain, and Greece.

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Nice Matin in New York's Upper West Side. (photo from nicematin.com)
Dining
Sora Vernikoff

Ooh La La Nice Matin

My choice of the salmon at Nice Matin was one of the finest I’ve ever had. The combination of the salmon on the lentils with shaved raw Brussels sprouts cooked in lemon vinaigrette was off-the-charts amazing. Fabulous!

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