About Dana Buckmir

What started in 2010 as just notes on a cocktail napkin, Dana's writing has grown into 70 feature articles, and counting. Specializing in anything delicious in life, she reviews: restaurants, hotels, spas, concerts, local events, fitness and interesting products hitting the market. Before you go out, check in with Dana.

Divina Modern Italian

Located in the heart of downtown Stamford, Divina Modern Italian merges classic and innovative style to create palate pleasing dishes from homemade pasta, fresh seafood, and brick oven pizza to house specialties like tuna [...]

2024-07-02T21:32:00+00:00July 2nd, 2024|Restaurants|Comments Off on Divina Modern Italian

Conrad New York Downtown

We got engaged! What better way to celebrate a special event than a night at the Conrad?! The Conrad New York Downtown has a total of 463 rooms, all of which are suites. Located in lower Manhattan, this 5-star luxury hotel is in close [...]

2023-11-22T14:27:27+00:00November 22nd, 2023|Hotels|Comments Off on Conrad New York Downtown

Wine on the Water Benefit for the Bigelow Center

Thursday was a beautiful night on Penfield Beach in Fairfield, CT for The Friends of the Bigelow Center for Senior Activities' “Wine on the Water”, an extraordinary Wine Tasting event. It was an evening of elegance and relaxation at the Jacky Durrell Pavilion overlooking [...]

2023-09-24T15:18:08+00:00September 24th, 2023|Interviews|Comments Off on Wine on the Water Benefit for the Bigelow Center

Arthur & Sons NYC

Last fall at New York City Wine & Food Festival, I met Chef Joe Isidori, owner of Arthur & Sons. Always the showman, Isidori was holding a sign that read "Ballz" yelling to the crowd that his [...]

2023-07-03T21:15:59+00:00July 3rd, 2023|Restaurants|Comments Off on Arthur & Sons NYC
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