Free Stuff at Long Island Restaurants

Hi All,

Who doesn't like to get free stuff while you're at a restaurant.  Getting 'comped' like that makes you feel like a special guest - and the food or the drink or whatever you are getting for free - is usually extra good.  Because, well, its free!

Forthwith - a link from the Long Island Press from October 2017.  The article is titled, 'The A List: Free Stuff Restaurants Will Give You Just Because It's Your Birthday'. 

As is the case in life...there is a section in the article titled 'Fine Print'.  Which basically explains that the various restaurant(s) might require you to sign up for email or become a member of the restaurants 'club'.  (Which might entitle you to more free goodies in the future...)

As if that isn't enough; click on this link for an article titled, 'Free Things To Do With Your Kids on Long Island' published in September 2017 by TripSavvy.com.

The article has a nice list of interesting and obscure - but family friendly - things to do on Long Island with kids!!!

Enjoy the links and the free stuff that Long Island has to offer!

Regards,
Stu 

New Year's Eve 2015

Hi All,

The end of the year is coming!  And that means New Year's Eve celebrations are everywhere - so start celebrating!  This blog post will be a veritable, 'all things New Years' Eve' post...

Hosting a New Years' Eve party is a time-honored way to celebrate the new year...click on these three links to learn more on how to host that party!  And have fun - and stay sane - doing it.

Ehow has an interesting article titled 'Hosting a New Years Eve Party.'  AOL - yes, AOL - has an article called, 'Host Handbook: New Year's Eve Party'.

Well, very few New Year's Eve parties have no Champagne....yum.  Click on these few links to learn a bit about picking the right Champagne for NYE (New Year's Eve).

IntoWine is a fun website that discusses wine and accompanying drinks...the linked article talks about New Year's Eve Champagne Recommendations and Ideas.  Click on this link for some videos on how to choose sparkling wines....

Click on this link to learn even more about how to choose the best Champagne for your NYE party.

Readers can click on this link to learn about how to pair food with various types of Champagne - link from Food and Wine.com.  And readers can click on this link - from Delish - to learn about Champagne cocktails.

If you aren't having a party at your house, click on these links to find out where the great NYE parties are on Long Island. About.com has an article titled, 'New Year's Eve on Long Island'.  Short, sweet and to the point!  Go About.com/Travel!  Not to be outdone, Newsday has an entry as well for things to do on Long Island on NYE.  Click this link to read the article.

Finally, the Long Island Press has an entry as well - click here for the article 'Long Island New Year's Eve 2014'.

Okay...one last link...click here to go to Balldrop - which celebrates New Years Eve 2015 in New York/Times Square!  

Enjoy the links - and here's to a happy and healthy new year!  Happy 2015!

Regards,
Stu

Best Of Long Island Press Winners - 2012!

Hi All,

It's official - the votes have been tallied, counted once, twice and probably even thrice. The winners are in - I repeat, the winners are in.

What am I talking about you ask? The 2012 edition of the Best of LI Press winners.

A total of 362 categories were polled (79 new ones!) and over 1.2 million total votes were cast. That - as the LI Press website proclaims - was about 50% more votes cast than in 2011.

The Long Island Press says that the survey was so big they had to put the BOLI (best of Long Island) in 3 separate issues.

Part I features winners in the following categories: Automotive, Education, Health-Wellness-Beauty, Home and Garden, Pets, Services and Shopping.

Part II features winners in the following categories: Food and Drink, Sports and Activities, Restaurants, Nightlife and Spirits, Art and Entertainment, and Clothing

Part III features winners in the following categories: Best of the Best Winners which spotlights the top 20 vote-getters in the whole contest and Best of LI Weddings.

And just to show you that the survey is remarkably thorough and comprehensive, I'm going to list the categories in the Education section. Categories were: arts schools, catholic schools, college president, college sports program, high school spirit, learning center business, Long Island College or University, nursery school, school principal, teacher, and trade school.

Now that is quite a comprehensive list!
Enjoy the links - hope they help you finding the best of whatever it is that you are looking for!

Regards,
Stu