During these difficult times, when many of us find ourselves preoccupied with children’s daily schedules, working from home, and worrying about future plans, it is easy to forget to make time for ourselves and for our partners. The 百花视频 team has put together a list of suggestions to help adults unwind and indulge聽after the children have gone to bed, either alone or with a loved one.
If you missed last week’s list of educational online resources for children of all ages, including virtual storytime and at-home science experiments,聽click here!
An Evening聽at a Piano Bar or Opera House
Cultural events have never been so readily available online which makes聽it the perfect time to set aside an evening聽for聽a free date night at home. We suggest taking in聽,聽a ballet聽at聽聽or a classic black and white movie聽offered free online from聽. For a livelier聽option, East Village’s historic piano bar聽聽is live-streaming performances by the bar’s聽pianists each evening from their homes. Join the聽聽to take part. We聽recommend pairing your night聽with a speciality cocktail – try one created by an artist, writer or musician, such as聽听辞谤听. If you find yourself with limited ingredients, take a look at聽.
Treat Yourself to Dinner from One of America’s Best Restaurants
Some of the country’s top restaurants are now offering takeout and delivery options. Many have created lower cost takeout alternatives to their usual聽in-house menus. San Francisco’s聽, the聽French restaurant boasting 3 Michelin Stars and the 2016聽award for best female chef, is offering聽3-course takeout selections starting at $38 per person. In NYC, some of our favorite restaurants, including SoHo’s classic聽聽and Flatiron’s upscale Mexican restaurant聽, are now delivering. Note that聽聽has updated its service to highlight restaurants that are currently offering takeout and delivery so you can be sure to find an excellent option near you.
Virtual Wine Tasting
Many of the world’s top wineries from Napa Valley to Bordeaux are now hosting virtual wine tastings and happy hours. Oregon’s聽聽offers packages that include a selection of wines shipped directly to your home along with a聽private Zoom meeting with the聽sommelier to walk you through the tasting and answer any questions. Sonoma County’s聽聽features聽a “Meet the Maker” happy hour online; the vineyard will send you a 3-pack of a wine of your choice and an invitation to an intimate聽virtual happy hour with the wine maker and other wine enthusiasts.
Don’t want to wait for your bottle to arrive? Caroline Conner of France’s聽聽offers free virtual tastings聽and discussions – just reserve your spot and message her what you’ll be drinking ahead of time and she will work it into the conversation! Whatever bottle you choose, we recommend pairing it with a delivery of cheese from聽听辞谤听聽(both ship to all of the U.S.).
Bring a Professional聽Chef into your Kitchen
奥颈迟丑听, a professional chef will Skype聽into your kitchen to walk you through a private cooking class of your choice. With options ranging from homemade ravioli聽 to New England clam chowder to hand rolled sushi, there is sure to be something for every taste.
Salsa Dancing at Home
As more and more industries adapt to the current situation, it is now possible to learn almost anything at home for free, including聽听补苍诲听聽right in your living room.
Don’t Forget to Laugh聽
In need of some levity? There are plenty of online options from comedy clubs offering nightly livestreams, such as聽听补苍诲听, to pre-recorded offerings, including聽92nd Street Y’s hilarious conversation between聽.
Learn to Make Cocktails with Award Winning Mixologists
Take a聽聽with聽James Beard honoree Lynnette Marrero and聽Ryan Chetiyawardana, the founder of London’s Dandelyan, named the World’s Best Bar in 2018. The class covers the basics, plus聽the bartenders’ philosophies and tips on specific recipes. Additionally, your ticket gets you free entry into all of Masterclass’ offerings, from聽听迟辞听.
As always, we’re here to assist with all your household staffing needs during this challenging time. Both childcare and cleaning professionals are considered essential workers and we have implemented strict protocols to make sure your family is as safe as possible.聽Contact us today to learn more.