A Taste of Greece in Montreal

Milos. A world renowned restaurant, having locations in Montreal, Athens, New York City, Miami and Las Vegas. I'm writing about this restaurant on a bit of a personal level also, due to the fact that the owners and founders of all three of these locations are my neighbors. My neighbors who live in Town of Mount Royal, have two children; one living in TMR also and the other living in Athens, a private yacht in Greece and many properties in both New York and Athens. They live the life everyone wants. This is due to the success of their restaurants. They serve upscale Mediterranean cuisine, all imported directly from Greece. Every week, the Milos truck stops in front of my house to deliver food products directly off the plane from Greece so that my neighbors are able to have these in their home to eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner. They are some of the nicest people I know in fact. The Milos restaurants are definitely restaurants you need to check out if you want an exquisite meal.The go beyond what is "good" at a restaurant with extremely nice touches in every meal.

Also, they recently opened another restaurant, about a block away from Milos, called Cava.From what I hear, it's also very successful, so successful that it's extremely difficult to get a reservation.

A few years ago, they opened "Le Petit Milos", a charcuterie where all the products they used at their restaurant, were available for purchase. I even remember going to the grand opening where food was readily available for us.

Acqua For Life

Once in a while, we hear about amazing things that people are doing to help the world become a better place. It's even more incredible when the people doing these amazing things have a lot of money and are aware of the problems people around the world face. They use their money to help, which I find is incredible. Recently, I was watching TV and came across a commercial for a program called Acqua For Life.It was spearheaded by fashion designer Giorgio Armani. The way it works is that at the beginning of March 2011, every bottle of Giorgio Armani fragrance sold will be used to provide water for under privileged communities in Ghana. In Mr. Armani's own words, “Water is such a simple word, but like all simple words it has a profound significance because where there is safe water, there is life, energy, wellbeing, a serene encounter with nature and a marvelous sense of freshness,” said Giorgio Armani.

Check out the serene TV spit here :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi44EtbFjd4

And the website here for more info: http://www.acquaforlife.org/home

Style Icon of The Year

At the Royal Wedding, everyone was awaiting Kate Middleton and her dress. For the months leading up to the wedding, everyone was asking the same questions. What would her dress look like? Who was designing the dress? No one ever expect this but, there was a new lady that would come and steal the show. Her name is Pippa Middleton, also known as Kate's sister. Her dress choices were showstoppers, that for days after would be talked about all around the world.Many people even called her the new style icon. Dress after dress, she continued to impress. Her timeless white dress worn at Westminster Abbey for the ceremony was designed by local London designer Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen. Later that day, she changed in a form-fitting dress by another London designer Alice Temperley that was sure to catch eyes everywhere.Check the pictures out above. Which one do you like better? Make sure to keep an eye out for her next style choices, because I'm sure she'll be back with a ton more perfect fashion choices.

The Best Of Miley

It's no secret that I adore Miley Cyrus. If I had her closet, I would be the happiest girl in the world. The dresses she picks for every single red carpet she goes to are incredible. I end up liking every single one of them. So today, I decided to write on "The Best Of", a collection of all of my favorite red carpet moments of her. The dresses that I die for. Her choice of gowns are always classy and timeless and she surprises us every time.

Royal Wedding Exclusive

So I know it's a little late, but myself, and the rest of the world got a little caught up with the death of Osama Bin Laden so I was never able to provide commentary on the Royal Wedding. The first comment I would like to make was that the fashion that day was AMAZING. Every single guest in the Westminster Abbey that day was dressed to impress. I woke up at 3:30 am that day and was refresh by all the tasteful attire these people were wearing. It only made me want to update my own wardrobe. All I have to say is that Kate, now known as Catherine's dresses throughout the day were GORGEOUS. And when I say gorgeous, I mean GORGEOUS. The minute I layed my eyes upon her wedding dress, I was speechless. Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen made a gown that will go down in history. It is a timeless piece that everyone in the world wants to get their hands on. Just wow. But I was EVEN MORE amazed by the dress that she changed into at the Queen's party for the newly married couple. Once again, Kate appeared in a Sarah Burton creation that was TO DIE FOR. I want it!

My question to you is : Which dress did you perfer? Her timeless, yet elegant wedding dress or her classy and gorgeous after-wedding dress?

Sweet 701.

Alright, so today I'll let you all in on one of my secret places that you'll most likely find me a few nights per month.

Located in Old Montreal, Suite 701 is a restaurant lounge in the Places D'Armes hotel and one of Old Montreal premier party destinations. THE best if you ask me. The service is impeccable, the food is amazing and the drinks are tasty. It's not as well known as Med or Primadonna, which is why sometimes I like it better.It's more low key (although really not that low-key), although still considered one of Montreal's hotspots. Equipped with different colored lights, this place is FULL on weekends and extremely hard to get a reservation at. It is housed in a room with huge ceilings,a pink bar and an incredible DJ. This is not to be confused with a supperclub. There's no dancefloor at Suite 701. Just tables and a bar. It's got an extensive wine and cocktail list, with a glass of Moet & Chandon and a Raspberry Mojito on it. It has a great menu full of yummy first courses such as an upscale poutine, with homemade fries, sauce, cheese and steak along with a lobster bolognese! They also have bigger plates to share, like their seafood platter with crab legs, shrimp, oysters and muscles. Everytime I go, I have the crab cakes. I know it doesn't sound like a meal, but it to me it. Three crabs cakes and a crab leg is sufficient for me. The best part of the Suite 701 experience are the waiters. They're extremely helpful, polite and know their stuff, in case you may have any questions. This is definitely some place you NEED to go if you're looking for a fun environment with some good food!

The NEW Jersey Shore. Louis V included.

Luxury cars. Beautiful people.Huge homes. 5 star hotels.No, you're not in Los Angeles.

Last summer,my family and I made our annual summer trip to New York City. We visit this wonderful city on every occasion we get throughout the year, but every summer it's a must. We love it. But last summer,we wanted a beach vacation too.We were already going on a trip to Boston and New York and needed some time in the sun and sand, but didn't want to travel far for it. My mom did a little bit of research and found a small beach town in the Jersey Shore. We had gone to typical beach towns like Cape Cod and Virginia Beach and we didn't want the tackiness of that anymore. The town we found was Long Branch. Long Branch is located just an hour from New York City and really is anything but your typical beach town. It's a town full of stylish, fashion-conscious people with money. As one of the hotel people had said," A place for only the rich to vacation." And the hotel clerk was rich.After doing some research, I found that back in the day, some of Hollywood's most famous stars had vacationed there. It has boutique 5-star hotels, designer shops and some pretty trendy restaurants, with, NO souvenir shops in sight! This is a beach town you must visit if you want to truly relax and get some excellent special treatment anywhere you go. Drive down the main boulevard and you'll find some GIGANTIC mansions. The Real Housewives of New Jersey much?