DailyCandy Archive

Fashion

All Dekked Out

Multiply your shoe supply with lambskin, leather, and satin ankle grazers.

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Screen Gems

If these walls could talk, they’d be mighty pleased.

Kids

Present Yourself

Holiday eureka! You’ve struck hand-forged silver and gold plates from a local designer.

Kids

Twirl Pool

All together, tiny hoofers. The entertainment service brings choreographer-led routines to your bash.

Kids

Revelation Dance Studio

Want your kidlet to have all the right moves? Let owner/choreographer Fenton Fulgham take the lead at this Plano dance studio offering hip-hop, ballet, breakdancing, and jazz classes for twinkle toes ages 3 and up. They also get birthday parties grooving, at your place or theirs.

Fashion

Pillow Talk

When Hollywood-glam neons marry skulls and crosses, it’s bauble bliss. 

Kids

Dream Weaver

Drift off majestically in the boutique’s sewn-to-order sheets, duvet covers, pillowcases, and more.

Kids

Green Scene

A superhero lands you quick, easy ways to better your home — and the planet.

Kids

Shirt Story

The local T-shirt design studio spins cotton and ecospun felt into softly wearable wonders.

Kids

Food for Thought

In her new book, a local mom affectionately tackles the picky eater issue.

Kids

Mail Call

Warm the frostiest of hearts with season’s greetings from a local design biz.

Kids

Frock the Party

Sweet and subdued girly threads are sure to be the life of the party.

Kids

92nd Street Y

The 92nd Street Y offers something for everyone, from holiday celebrations to cool classes for kids to concerts for all ages.

Kids

Space Kiddets

Enter a world of wacky fun at this Flatiron shop for kids of all ages. Find baby basics, funky rain boots, and even stuff for tweens at this unique store full of clothing and accessories. A sister store one block over stocks toys of all kinds.

Kids

The Green Egg

Ecofriendly spot featuring its owners’ hand-stitched felt tees also sells lots of other fun stuff, such as toys, backpacks, and books.

Kids

Estella

The West Village’s best selection of designer clothes for babies, toddlers, and kids up to age 6. Carefully curated brands include Album di Famiglia, Bonbon, and Appaman.

Fashion

Standard Deviation

The Brooklyn indie label is sweet on spring.

Fashion

Standard Finery Spring 2010 Collection

Kids

Breakfast of Champions

He’ll have what you’re having. Or maybe just a stack of free flapjacks.

Kids

Well and Good

Strengthen your family ties at Mar Vista’s new nonprofit community center.

Fashion

Intermix at Bellevue Square Mall

Bellevue Square is a high-end shopping mall on the Eastside. The mall has 180 retail stores, with anchors like Nordstrom, Kate Spade, Splendid, Macy’s, and more.

 

Kids

Monsoon East

 East meets West with an innovative mix of traditional Vietnamese and Pacific Northwest elements. The restaurant has nearly 100 fine wines and a weekend dim sum brunch worth waking up for.

Kids

Well Baby Center

Nonprofit community center in Mar Vista puts family first. Affordable prenatal care, music classes, and parenting groups are just a few of the services on offer.

Fashion

Stealing Beauty

Get your sticky fingers on coveted pieces from Thieves’s current collection.

Kids

Sweet Charity

Spread holiday cheer by donating time or toys.

Food & Drink

Oh, Beehave

Achieve a mellow buzz with honey harvested from your own yard.

Home

Clear the Area

West Lovers welcomes a retail shop that makes you feel at home.

Bloomin' Marvellous

All-natural creams for mom and baby keep rashiness at bay.

Home

Area 25

Home shop with a mix of contemporary and traditional styles from overstuffed club chairs in patterns Mom would love to white lacquered bar carts perf for posh twentysomethings.

Beauty

Do Me a Fava

Even the pretty ones can use a pick-me-up.

Entertainment

Factory Worker

Inside the Moore Building, high-end fashion houses set up artsy micro boutiques.

Food & Drink

Legumes for Days

Home

No Place Like Home

Gussy up your pad with a custom piece from the Somerville artist.

Beauty

Beans Beauty

This bright, vibrant beauty boutique sells everything from clippers and dryers to skin care and makeup. Lines include Leonor Greyl, Dermalogica, and Alterna. Get a trim at the in-house salon.

Photo: Albert Moldvay / Getty Images

Food & Drink

Worth Its Salt

Shake things up with a spicy new seasonings line.

Food & Drink

Taste

A kitchen snob’s dream come true. Quirky gifts, serving pieces, seasonings, and a cupcake counter delight at this colorful culinary boutique.

Food & Drink

Square Deal

Looking for a new late-night, members-only watering hole? Look no further.

Food & Drink

Morton's Club

Members-only club in a grand Mayfair townhouse has two dining rooms and a club room. Perfect for casual business meetings, catching up with friends or after-dinner drinks.

Food & Drink

The Changeling

Drum roll please: Chef Melissa Perello is back. Better make your reservation.

Food & Drink

Frances

It’s never too late to make a change. Witness former fine-dining wunderkind Melissa Perello’s comfy, cozy neighborhood restaurant, Frances, which serves up California fare without a hint of pretense.

Photo: Vanessa Yap-Einbund / Courtesy of Frances

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Gong with the Wind

Confucius say rearrange your furniture, not Cousin Rudy’s face.

Food & Drink

For Goodness Bake

Sugar, sugar, come on down and get your fix at Bake.

Food & Drink

Bake

Owned by Peninsula- and Ritz-Carlton-trained pastry chefs, Bake promises a quality sugar fix. Local ingredients make breaking your diet easier to swallow.

Photo: Courtesy of Bake

Food & Drink

It's My Pierogi-tive

Now here’s what you should do with those leftover mashed potatoes.

Home

Down in the Dump

Give your garbage a purpose before the neighbors start talking trash.

Entertainment

Play It Again, Ma'am

Fast-forward through travel mishaps with some sympathetic music.

Home

Everything Is Illuminated

Not your mama’s lighting shop.

Home

Arteriors Too

The place is packed with Arteriors Home’s overflow of lamps, shades, and small home furnishings. Prices are wholesale (and sometimes below) — s0 don’t pout if there’s a little nick or scratch.

Beauty

Ohhh, That Smell

Artists and designers make you smell better than the rest.

Entertainment

Waddle, Waddle

Stuffed like a bird on Turkey Day? Shake a tail feather with these up-tempo beats.