Photo by Luke Boelitz

Photo by Luke Boelitz

Maxine is a staff writer at New York Magazine's The Strategist. Previously, she was an associate editor at Extra Crispy and a contributing editor to The Establishment. Based in Brooklyn, she is a member of the Newswomen’s Club of New York.

I’ve drank a lot of whiskey in my life & eaten my weight in Parmesan cheese, but never did I think I’d have the two together in a single cocktail. Called the Whiskey Umami, this bad boy was made with Parmesan-washed Ohishi whiskey & paired with a savory mushroom harumaki (essentially a fancy Japanese mozzarella stick). The first sip was savory but then, as you at the food, it got sweeter & more citrus-y & was very into it, along with the whole 6-course cocktail & sushi bar omakase at Nobu Downtown that’s launching next week. . . . . . #thenativecreative #eatingfortheinsta #omakase #cocktail #whiskey #creativityfound #mixology #cocktails #nobustyle #doitfortheprocess #bartender #newyorkcity #oneofthebunch #creativelifehappylife #sosavory #mycreativebiz #liquor #tastespotting #foodaffair #chefsroll #drinks #fidi #calledtobecreative #made_in_ny #beautifulcuisines #feedfeed #heresmyfood #imbibegram #culturetripfood #dametravelerfoodie
Wish this could be my breakfast every morning, but I ate the entire polenta boule from @shewolfbakery in, like, 48 hours, so I’ll just have to wait until next weekend to do this all over again. . . . . . #citylife #welltravelled #livelittlethings #momentslikethese #makemoments #neverstopexploring #pursuepretty #liveauthentic #urbanexploration #tastingtable #flashesofdelight #peoplescreative #exploremore #roamearth #thehappynow #fromwhereistand #foodstagram #foodiegram #eeeeeats #culturetripfood #darlingmovement #feedfeed #flatlay #feastagram #lovefood #먹방 #먹스타그램 #infatuation #forkyeah #onmytable
I got all the syrup. 🥞 (Thank you to @bubbyspieco for the sour cream pancake mix & for teaching me that the trick to making pancakes as fluffy as possible is to barely mix the batter up. Now who’s going to come over & help me finish this fat stack?) . . . . . #byfolk #chasinglight #darlingweekend #darlingmovement #flashesofdelight #finditliveit #folklife #justgoshoot #livefolk #liveauthentic #liveunscripted #livelittlethings #momentslikethese #makemoments #neverstopexploring #pursuepretty #nyc #williamsburg #thatsdarling #thehappynow #beautifuldestinations #thatauthenticfeeling #andnorth #postthepeople #peopleinframe #pursuitofportraits #pancakes #brunchnyc
Can’t wait until this garden has leaves again & can’t wait until NYC feels like it did on Saturday again, but until then, I’ll just enjoy my morning walks around a mostly-abandoned SoHo. (But real talk? Those brass dog statues freak me the fuck out. 😬) . . . . . #culturetripfood #foodiesofinstagram #foodgawker #forkfeed #travelfoodie #traveleats #foodaroundtheworld #beautifulcuisines #willtravelforfood #beautifuldestinations #wheretofindme #passionpassport #interiordesign #interiorgoals #interiorlove #interior_and_living #thenativecreative #calledtobecreative #livecolorfully #creativityfound #doitfortheprocess #oneofthebunch #creativelifehappylife #beautifulhotels #uniquehotels #newyorkcity #soho #ny #nycprimeshot #what_i_saw_in_nyc
I like my food & my cocktails like I like my memes: SPICY 🌶 😎#tabasco150 #globalkitchen . . . . . #hotsauce #sauce #spicy #newyorkcity #manhattan #feedfeed #ny #ladyinsquare #ladyinframe #womeninframe #global_portraits #dauntingdaylight #womenmagz #visualportraits #makeportraitsmag #womanportrait #calledtobecreative #creativityfound #creativelifehappylife #communityovercompetition #makersmovement #makersgonnamake #mycreativebiz #creativepreneur #livecolorfully #pursuepretty #neon #neonlights
Still dreaming of this brunch spread at @outlookkitchenandbar in Boston, because 🥩+🍳+🥂🍊=🤤 . . . . . #brunch #breakfast #eggs #브런치 #eeeeeats #bostoneats #bostonfoodies #bostonfood #eaterboston #beautifulcuisines #culturetripfood #foodandwine #dametravelerfoodie #creativityfound #feedfeed #heresmyfood #forkyeah #lifeandthyme #onthetable #morningslikethese #petitejoys #darlingweekend #gatheringslikethese #livethelittlethings #thatauthenticfeeling #thehappynow #verilymoment #pursuepretty #darlingmovement #theartofslowliving