Website of the Day: My Open Bar


Updated 07/14/08 10:38 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 5 comments

Myopenbar: Your Guide to Free Food and Booze

Sometimes the best things in life are free, right? Well if you ever find yourself thirsty and short on cash, I advise heading on over to My Open Bar, a site dedicated to listing venues that offer free food and/or booze. Each listing is submitted by readers and offers a short description plus a rating, so you know exactly what you're getting yourself into before you go. My Open Bar currently only Read more

Tracy Anderson's Weight-Loss Tips For Brides-to-Be


Updated 05/21/12 3:58 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Tracy Anderson's Wedding Weight-Loss Tips

It seems like Tracy Anderson has trained half of Hollywood, and one of her biggest fans, Nicole Richie, even enlisted her to help her get in shape for her 2010 wedding. "Nicole worked out six days a week, she learned dance aerobics, she did her muscular structure work, and she did it in such a healthy beautiful way," Tracy says of her client's devoted wedding prep. If you want to look like a Read more

HBO's Girls Tackles Abortion


Updated 04/30/12 12:06 AM · Posted by · 5 comments

Girls TV Show on Abortion

Last night was the second episode of Lena Dunham's new HBO show Girls, and the entire plot of the episode — fittingly titled "Vagina Panic" — centered around Jessa's impending abortion. Jessa dropped the bomb at the end of the Girls premiere that she was back in New York because she was pregnant, so it was a bold move to start off the second episode with Hannah announcing matter-of-factly Read more

As Madewell's Epic Road Trip Begins, Creative Director Shares Her Wardrobe Must Haves


Updated 04/13/12 1:48 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Madewell Head Designer Kin Ying Lee

Madewell launched a massive road trip yesterday, using a vintage Airstream as a kind of nomadic pop-up shop to bring its awesome (we can personally vouch for this) denim to cities and college campuses from Boston to Seattle. We stopped by the Airstream yesterday morning to share coffee, donuts, and Spring shopping tips with Kin Ying Lee, the ever hospitable and eternally cool creative director of Read more

La Sandwicherie: A Hidden Gem in Miami Beach


Updated 03/14/12 11:41 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

La Sandwicherie in South Beach Florida

We may have enjoyed foie gras ravioli and stone crab waffles during our weekend in Miami, but it was some of the simple fare at La Sandwicherie that impressed us the most. This place first entered my radar when I passed it on an early morning run. I was drawn to the approachable nature of the open-air stand and the reasonable prices (fresh-pressed vegetable juice for $5 and change? Sign me up!). Read more

Do You Drink or Eat Items From the Minibar?


Updated 03/05/12 9:44 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Eating Items From the Minibar

It seems that Jennifer Lawrence, who plays Katniss in The Hunger Games, defines adulthood and fame as being able to indulge in items from the minibar. Lawrence tells Glamour: "Just recently I started letting myself eat things from the minibar. When we were kids, we would never open the minibar. A $6 Snickers bar? But the other day I was in a hotel and I was staring at a Snickers bar, and I Read more

Jennifer Lawrence Talks Hunger Games, Strikes Gorgeous Poses For Glamour


Updated 02/29/12 2:51 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Jennifer Lawrence Pictures on Glamour April 2012

Jennifer Lawrence covers Glamour's new April 2012 edition, decked out in a top by Elie Tahari, Lucky jeans, and a Jennifer Meyer bracelet. She tops the magazine's list of the hottest actresses of 2012, a ranking that also includes starlets like Emma Stone, Rooney Mara, and Adele. Jennifer has begun her mega press tour on behalf of The Hunger Games, which is out in the US on March 23. She opened Read more

15 Fun Things to Buy For Under $5


Updated 02/29/12 4:47 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Cheap Fun Things to Buy

We're thrilled to present this smart Wise Bread story here on Savvy! You know what's fun? Pampering. Eating. Learning. Drinking. Socializing. Helping People. Basically — lots of things. And while there is a lot of free fun to be had out there, it's not unreasonable to buy yourself a little bit enjoyment on occasion (as long as you're spending consciously). With that in mind, here are 15 fun, Read more

The Office, "Trivia": Best Lines of The Night


Updated 01/13/12 5:30 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

The Office Recap "Trivia"

In this week's episode of The Office, Oscar attends a trivia night contest in Philadelphia. Naturally, Andy decides that the whole office should get involved in the fun. Everyone shows up without telling Oscar and realizes instantly that they're at a gay bar. Their worries blow over pretty quickly and the office splits up into three teams: the "good timers," the "back-ups," and the "A-team." My Read more

In Praise of Zapp's Voodoo Chips


Updated 03/02/12 10:16 AM · Posted by · 6 comments

Zapp's Voodoo Chips

From Cheerwine soda to Del's Lemonade, I'm a sucker for regional food products. For years now, I've been hearing about Zapp's Chips, the famous kettle-style chips that hail from Louisiana — and for years, they've eluded me. That is, until yesterday, when I happened upon them at the bodega below our office. I stopped in to buy a pre-workout energy bar. There, amongst a sea of sallow yellow Read more