Author Archive for Heidi Leder
Heidi Leder, an eternal tourist at heart, delights in exploring new places, shops and restaurants in the greater NYC area. She tracks her family’s travel and adventures from coast-to-coast at Coast to Coast Mom, and contributes to New Jersey Moms Blog and Techlicious.
An NYC Mom’s Guide to Sanity in Stilettos
Laura Bennett may be best known publicly as the sophisticated clothing designer and finalist on season three of Project Runway in 2006. While NYC parents tend to share the Type-A gene in one area or another, Laura Bennett wins the gold. Take, for example, that we all earn the ”parent” designation by having one child. Laura has six. Gold star. Many [...]
Pizza That’s Good For You And The Planet
Looking at the straws and cups made from corn (entirely recyclable and compostable), the natural pebble flooring, and minimalist white décor flooded with natural light, it can be easy to wonder if the unassuming new pizza place in Wyckoff, NJ is more about eco-style over substance: it’s not. Open since December 2009, The Flatz Company [...]
NYC Department Store Holiday Window Tour
The night before Thanksgiving, while y’all may have been on a plane, prepping for a feast, or in line for a pre-parade glimpse of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day balloons, I was getting re-acquainted with an old friend: the holiday windows at our fabulous NYC department stores. It’s the only time my hubby doesn’t cringe when I say I’m heading [...]
Celebrating Dinner With A View At Mount Fuji
When we’re celebrating a family event or in the mood for something different, one place on our short list is Mount Fuji in Hillburn, NY. A hibachi restaurant with a view (Oh, what a view!), it is a special experience from the second you see the sign and gigantic imperial red gate (Torii) to head up the spiraling [...]
At Yankee Stadium for the World Series
The air as you approached Yankee Stadium was electric Wednesday night. Game one of the World Series – only four wins away from what would be the perfect ending to an amazing inaugural season in the brand new Yankee stadium. Concrete jungle where dreams are made of . . . The crowd was awash in navy blue and white, [...]
Fall Family Fun at Terhune Orchards
If you’re looking for some family-friendly fall fun, look no further than Terhune Orchards in Princeton, NJ. Snaking through the tree-lined back roads near the esteemed university, you’ll feel fall envelope you as you drive past the colorful falling leaves. Then as you choose your parking lot on Cold Soil Road (deciding between the apple-picking [...]
Still Time To Head Out To The Ball Game at Citi Field
From the moment the train whooshes to a stop at Mets-Willets Point on a game day, you can sense the excitement in the air. Even as autumn begins, the crowd still rushes from the LIRR and subway, up the steps to see what remains of the Mets inaugural season in the new Citi Field. I [...]
Apple Picking at Demarest Farms in Hillsdale, NJ
Labor Day ceremoniously marks the end of summer and beginning of the fall season for us, although the calendar doesn’t note the official start of autumn until September 22nd. When the screechy hum of the cicadas fills the air, the winds rustle the changing leaves on the trees, and the skies turn cloudy all day, [...]
La Dolce Divas Bakery: Butter, Sugar and Old School Recipes
I knew the first time I entered La Dolce Divas Bakery in downtown Englewood, NJ a year ago that I was in trouble. I threw caution to the wind as I gazed at the scrumptious cakes enclosed in glass domes along the counter, teasing me to try a slice of their moist, decadent goodness. I [...]
