A friend in New York recently submitted this photo of a pink store fronted Korean gift store called Valentine. The store, located in Flushing (surprise, surprise),sells cutesy Korean gifts and loads of Hello Kitty goods. I personally haven’t been, but I believe it — just look at the window! See something familiar? More »

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A New York-based user recently submitted these pictures of super cute dessert from a Chinese bakery in Flushing. From what I remember of Flushing when I was there earlier this year, there are a lot of bakeries with cute desserts. These pictures definitely are reminding me of New York: More »

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I can’t even begin to tell you how much I love New York City. Words cannot express my love for New York City, so all I have to offer is this picture of a cute poodle wearing jeans strapped to a burly biker dudette. Nowhere else could this picture been taken. Sadly, I am not in New York. More »

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And finally, ‘Spotted in New York’ pics that I actually took myself. If you can remember, last month I was in New York City to cover fashion week for OMGHaute. As hectic as fashion week was, I managed some time to myself to check out other boroughs of New York City. Originally in Flushing to have dinner, I happened upon a Chinese bakery that had a lot of cute cakes, cupcakes and pretty much anything that adds to my ever-expanding belly. More »

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Seems somebunny in New York is a chocolate lover. A user submitted these super cute mini chocolate cups from Li-Lac Chocolates. Again I ask, why can’t California, namely the sad location in Orange County that I live in, have chocolate shops that sell cute chocolate goods with mini bunnies, flowers, carrots and Easter eggs on them? It’s not like people here don’t like chocolate. More »

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You know how it’s typical of me to feature delicious user-submitted dessert pictures from New York City followed by me wishing I was in New York City? This time around, things are different. I’m actually in New York City this week to cover fashion week on behalf of our latest sister fashion site, OMGHaute. With confidence I can say that the previous pictures never did any justice to what’s here and that, man — there’s a lot of great dessert to eat! More »

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The Empire Hotel in New York City is best known for being Chuck Bass’ investment property on Gossip Girl. Naturally, like any hotel should, The Empire has recently milked the attention received from Gossip Girl fans by including Gossip Girl cocktails on their drink menu. Gossip Girl cocktails include the “S,” the “B,” XOXO and the I’m Chuck Bass cocktail. Luckily for you, you don’t have to travel all the way to New York to make a Gossip Girl cocktail. More »

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The first time I had a slice ofJunior’s cheesecake, it was love at first bite — with good reason! Junior’s claims to be home of New York’s best cheesecake. Personally, I haven’t tried every cheesecake to judge if it’s the best cheesecake in New York, but that first bite was enough to end any pursuits to find the best cheesecake in New York. It was as if my tastebuds found their long lost cheesecake soulmate. We want the same for you. For Valentine’s Day, and in the spirit of falling in love with Mixr, one lucky person will win a Heart Cheesecake courtesy of Junior’s! More »

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One can only characterize the cute, delicious foods of 2009 with one saying, and one saying alone: “Cute enough to not eat.” Given all the cute foods that existed this year, how could you eat? The list that makes up the Top 10 Cutest Foods of 2009 begs not to be eaten, just adored. More »

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Of all beauty parlors I have ever set foot in or seen pictures of, Michael Angelo’s Wonderland Beauty Parlor in New York City really sets itself apart as being literally, a wonderland. Looking at these submitted photos, you kind of wonder if you’re looking at somewhere Alice in Wonderland would go to get her hair did or basically anywhere out of a fairytale story. According to Yelp.com it’s thisclose to getting 5 stars from just 21 reviews. If you’re familiar with Yelp, you’ll know that it is pretty epic. More »

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Given these past weeks of blogging all the most interesting, cute-spiring things found in New York, I realized that I had to see this all for myself. That and, I was invited to the Mixr Christmas party in New York, so I kind of had to go. Being also a genius, I left my camera behind during my stay this weekend and could only rely on a colleague’s camera phone. I guess you can say I’m more in love with New York than I was before? It only takes a gingerbread house in Times Square and Bergdorf Goodman window displays to affirm this. More »

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I’m a firm believer in that for all things in life, bigger is usually…better. It’s okay to let your imaginations run wild for just a little bit. When your imagination is all settled, here’s something to consider: Such is not the case with toys! The smaller a toy is, the cuter! Especially if it’s any one of these toys that were spotted in New York City’s Toy Tokyo store. More »

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Like every other person, I love chocolate with every ounce of my being. Chocolate when it’s packaged ever-so-cutely for the holidays? It’s all over. As in, Max Brenner, I don’t know who you are because I live in Southern California, but you can pretty much own my soul now. That’s how bad I have it for these chocolates in these pictures that were submitted to me. More »

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And yet another reason has been made known to me why New York City is so much cooler than where I live now. Apparently, retailers spend tons of money on store displays and it’s quite the big deal there. In Southern California, window displays are more of an afterthought. This is largely because walking is deemed a highly offensive crime. Well, not really — people spend more time in their cars than anything else. Thus, the window displays of most stores in Southern California aren’t as decadently cute as the one pictured. More »

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By now I’m sure a lot of people are thinking that I’m from New York. That’s hardly the case. I’m actually in Southern California — land of the aspiring actresses and models, where it’s never cold when it’s winter or hot when it’s summer and people use their own cars as a means of transportation. And the subway steps are uninspiring. Believe it or not, California has subway systems. They’re not nearly as exciting or cute as they are in New York. Take the picture of the subway steps recently submitted to me above. More »

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From the city that brought you the heart-shaped puddle, comes these cute animal cupcakes spotted in Grand Central Station. As with every edible item that gets submitted to me, I have to ask, “REALLY, BAKERY, REALLY? Do you expect people to eat that when it’s so cute? That’s almost some form of animal cruelty! Sigh. More »

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So the alcoholic version of the Manhattan cocktail may be popularized on HBO’s Sex in the City or maybe…Manhattan (I don’t know, just a guess.), but I actually happen to find it the most foul tasting cocktail, ever. I have nothing against whiskey either — the Manhattan cocktail just leaves me a bad taste. What shouldn’t leave a bad taste, is the nonalcoholic version of the classic Manhattan cocktail. More »

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So, I’m kind of a big deal and people know me. In fact, the kind folks at Louis Vuitton have warmly extended me their Spring/Summer 2010 fashion show invitation to yours truly. I don’t mean to brag or anything, but I’ll be sitting in the front row. Are you jealous? Don’t be. You can join me. More »

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Because this Thursday, April 2, 2009 is Topshop USA’s big debut! No this is NOT an April Fool’s joke, Topshop is finally opening up in NYC right down on Broadway and Broome!! Seriously, if you’re into fashion then you should definitely schedule a visit to their opening. But be warned you’re probably gonna have to deal with hordes of stylish chicas all tryna get their hands on the latest and flyest looks from across the pond. More »

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My mom ordered these work out DVDs by Flirty Girl and I’m gonna give them a shot. They’re geared towards women, so I’m expecting sexy yet fun workout-moves that target the bootie, and belly and arms.  They’ve got actual fitness clubs in Toronto and Chicago that cover everything from jumpstyle dancing to cardio boxing, but none in The City just yet; so DVDs yay! More »

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