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Where to Eat Near Dyker Heights

Heading to Dyker Heights to see the lights? Here are a few options for where to eat. Around Dyker Heights and Bay Ridge, there are tons of Italian options. You can also head up to Carroll Gardens for more of a variety and do some shopping while you’re there.  • • • • • Dyker Hts […]

Tips to Get Out a Red Wine Stain

Go ahead, have the red wine even though you are wearing your favorite white sweater and your kids are running amuck. But, make sure you have this product on hand: Wine Away Stain Remover. It is truly amazing and is only $6. I once had a guest spill a glass of red wine all over […]

How to Keep the Kids Busy on Thanksgiving

Here are a few ways to keep the kids busy so you can sit and enjoy your meal?  1. Get them ready to dress the part. Have tables ready with construction paper, glue and scissors and let the kids make fun pilgrim or turkey hats. Or buy kits that are ready to go on Native […]

Thanksgiving To-Do List: 15 Things to Do Now!

Every year, I make a list of what I can get done in the days before Thanksgiving. If you wrote out notes to yourself like we suggested last year, pull that out and add to it. If not, try making notes as you go this year. You’ll thank yourself later! Also check out Our Complete Thanksgiving Dinner Menu: from Cocktails to Dessert  • […]

Thanksgiving Place Cards…You Can Buy Not Make.

Our Tips staff has everything you need for a perfect Thanksgiving Dinner: from the menu to the small details that make the day special. In case you want to get creative and make your place cards but know yourself well enough to know you’ll never get to it, here are a few of our favorites that will arrive in time! […]

How to Personalize Guests’ Glasses at Your Next Party.

Over the years, I’ve used many different wine glass labels to differentiate whose glass is whose. The fun little suctions always seem to fall off and go missing. The rings that go around the stem are often time-consuming in a busy moment. Plus, most of my wineglasses are now stemless to avoid spills. I discovered these […]

14 Tips for Being a Good Guest

Spending Thanksgiving with friends or relatives? Here are a few things to remember…so they invite you back. Arrive when you say you will arrive. Don’t show up earlier.  Bring a gift to say “thank you” when you arrive. Remember that your hostess is not a tour guide or babysitter. If you want to see the […]

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