Are you ready for the cold weather? After several long weeks of being on the road, I finally got back to NYC completely cold and ready for warmer weather. As a coffee lover, the phrase, “but first coffee,” has never rang more true.  The first thing I do is to drag my feet to my […]

“But first coffee” has been a mantra of mine since freshman year of college and that’s with good reason. The nice morning jolt I get from my first sip always gets my day started.  As a lover of Lavazza coffee’s Perfetto, it takes a lot for me to switch to something new.  Enter Kilimanjaro and […]

Summer is officially in full swing as June quickly breezes past.  How you choose to stay cool matters.  For me, ensuring I have healthy snacks that won’t set me back on my fitness goals in important.  For all coffee lovers out there, I have a super simple recipe that will cool you down when the […]

Yay! I am a Lavazza Passionista again, which means you get to look forward to fun coffee recipes and ideas from yours truly using my favorite coffee brand, Lavazza.  If you follow me on Twitter, you would have noticed our Academy Award recap Twitter Chat this morning at 11am that ended up trending. Lavazza gave […]

I’m a sucker for cozy fall nights, when I get home, pour myself a glass of wine and cook dinner.  These nights in Manhattan are rare, but when I get the opportunity for a night in, I make sure to savor them with a three course meal I cook myself.  If you follow my #DressandDine, […]

Happy National Coffee Day Glamazons! That’s right, today we celebrate that oh so important beverage most of us need each morning in order to function.  We’re putting the “But first…COFFEE” phrase to good use.  As a Lavazza Coffee, Italy’s favorite coffee, brand ambassador, I am always within arms reach of a delicious blend and though […]

Ice cream on summer’s day is a given but instead of going for the boring toppings available everyday, why not make this dessert a bit more special with homemade toppings. One of my favorite ways to spruce up my vanilla ice cream is with coffee. In just 30 minutes, you’ll have a delicious recipe so […]

A girl cannot survive on blogging alone! For me, I start the day by reaching for my phone to check my social media accounts, but not before making myself a smooth, hot cup of coffee, usually brewed on my Keurig.  So when Lavazza, an Italian coffee brand I recently got introduced to asked me to […]