If you’re hooked on your thrice-a-week Daily Dose column like a carb-fiend is on bagels, you’re about to get a bakery’s worth of bread, so get that stomach ready to digest… This oughta hold you over for the weekend: We love Freebies Calling all vegetarians, animal lovers and freebie fans! A favorite celebrity bath line, <... >

I always wanted one of those fictional boyfriends (meaning I don’t believe they exist) who loved to give me a foot rub at the end of a long, hard day. In my wild imagination, this was the same Mr.Perfect who would routinely send me flowers on my birthday, for Valentines Day and some days, just <... >

I went to my cousin David’s wedding this weekend and was invited to join the boys for an informal Bachelor party before the main event. Ten guys, a big bottle of Makers Mark, a deck of cards, poker chips and me. Did I feel out of place? Not at all. There were no strippers in <... >

Girls – Ever feel like you’re spread a little too thin, with your 9-5 job, commitment to your gym workouts, cleaning the apartment, paying the bills, picking up the dry cleaning, going on your latest blind date, etc!? And this is before a husband and kids enter the picture! I often find that at the <... >

When Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles tie the knot on Saturday, April 9th, you can toast the royal couple with a glass of the Queen Mother’s favorite cocktail (or tipple) made with Dubonnet and gin on the rocks. Since its introduction in the 19th century by a Frenchman, Joseph Dubonnet, this wine-based aperitif has <... >

From Tandoori Chicken to Henna-painted hands, new favorite book The Namesake and old stand bye movie, Bend It like Beckham, I’ll admit to an affinity for all things India. A visit to The Taj Mahal is on top of my dream vacation list, I’m a closet Bollywood fan and think those colorful Sari’s are as <... >

Of all the five senses, I think I am most scintillated by that of smell. Walking up to my apartment at the end of the day, I can oftentimes identify what the gourmands in unit 3F are cooking for dinner (tonight: rosemary pork chops with wild rice and haricot verts) or what flavor incense my <... >

I’ve always been a sucker for anything natural. Whole Foods Market opens in Union Square, first one in the door. Tossed the Colgate a long time ago in favor of Tom4s of Maine, even tried one of those crystal deodorants once (didn4t work, felt like I was in Woodstock, circa 1969), so you can image <... >

If you’re a bona fide “‘Girl About Town”, as is yours truly, then you treat the divine Henri Bendel, as a temple, a mecca at which you regularly pay homage to the Gods of Fine Shopping. I stopped going to places of conventional worship long ago, but my true religion is my allegiance to all <... >

Swap ‘n’ Shop is no swingers party, nor is it to be confused with a grocery store; it’s the perfect venue to pick up some new merchandise and take it home to see how well it suits your needs…heads up label-loving ladies! The Thorn Tree Project invites you to their fourth annual Bring!Swap!Buy! Sale to <... >

While hopping around the west village last Friday night, in search of the perfect bar and restaurant at which to blow our time and cash, my friend and I instead stumbled upon on the perfect store – a little gem with such an inconspicuous presence, had we not practically fallen into the place, while trying <... >

On one of the most popular lunch-time destination blocks in the city, sits a gastronomically tempting venue boasting the motto “ours is 9 and 1/2 inches long.” No, this isn’t one of those elusive Turkish bathhouses or Chinese massage parlours, you’ve questioned the legitimacy of, but Mandler’s, a veritable sausage restaurant offering the real deal <... >

I had passed by the studio many-a-time, always wondering what type of new-age exercise was being practiced behind the glass doors. With yoga and pilates becoming increasingly popular, surely this could be the next big exercise trend, and as a self-proclaimed fitness trailblazer (and proud owner of many exercise tapes that promised to change my <... >

Ever dreamed of what it would be like to have been born a Trump or a Hilton and have the very best of everything at your fingertips? Whenever I grimace at the thought of the upcoming swim suit season or get exasperated over a pimple that just won’t quit, I often wish I had an <... >

You have three days left before Valentine’s Day! Have you gotten your gift yet? Here’s a gift that I’d like to bestow to many men in Manhattan; the name of a good tailor. Why am I saying this? Today I noticed an overabundance of men who were suffering from V.B.P. (very bad pants), T.W.S. (too <... >

During the winter if you’re daring enough to open your windows; you’ll either be deluged with snow, rain, or a horrible draft. Offices get extra stuffy too. Your nose hurts from smelling stale air, but you can’t very well drag scented candles to work. Leaving anything burning at home when you’re not there is dangerous. <... >

I finally got to watch the Project Runway episode I missed. It was last week’s – Wendy goes ballistic and Robert gets eliminated (sorry Chelsea). I do realize that Robert’s outfit wasn’t perfect, but Wendy’s was the worst design. It was dowdy and looked almost like what they were already wearing. There wasn’t any innovation <... >

Did you have a nice weekend? I met up with a friend at the Wet Bar inside the W on Lex and 39th. It’s dark, cozy and the bartenders are dishy. Check it out the next time you want to catch up with someone. They have the obligatory booths and barstools, but couches, chairs and <... >

I had my first experience with caviar at the age of eight. Mom and I were shopping up and down the Miracle Mile (for non-Long Islandites, it’s a shopping area in Manhasset), we had worked up quite an appetite. Shopping is very hard work. Mom and I looked at each other and decided to get <... >

So you love accessories. When you’re in Bloomies, do you have to fight the urge to grab every bag that tickles your fancy, grab someone else’s charge card, the run out the door screaming in glee? Have you stood at your favorite designer’s shop staring with naked lust at his latest bag? Do you have <... >