Meet your Google Places Neighbor: Kristina Lopez

Editor’s Note: Now and then we'll spotlight one of our amazing Google Places reviewers. Both so you guys can start to get to know one another and so we can pull together and share our favorite local places. This week we introduce you to Kristina Lopez of Manhattan.

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Kristina moved to New York three years ago with her bichon poodle Lacie after wanting to live there her whole life. She likes to take in the city using all her senses, especially tasting and smelling new food in the East and West Village and Nolita. She took time out from wandering her favorite neighborhoods south of 14th Street to tell us about herself.

What do you like to do in your spare time?
Eat. The best part about NYC is that it's a culinary capital. You can find anything, at anytime, for any mood you’re in. There's also nothing like a run through Central Park and then making a pit stop at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

If you were going to draw a Google Doodle, what would it look like?
A panda. Who doesn't love pandas?

What's your ultimate guilty pleasure?
Snowcones.

Do you have any secret talents?
I can eat dumplings, I should say inhale dumplings, in record time.

Have any embarrassing moments you’d like to share?
I stepped in dog droppings and went into an interview without knowing it. I got the job so I'm glad they overlooked the fact that I smelled like...you know.

Tell us some juicy gossip.
I work for Michael J. Fox. He's as cool as you think he is.

If you could see any celebrity's reviews on Places, who would you choose and why?
Alec Baldwin. The man knows his stuff about all things NYC.

We wonder, what upscale places Jack Donaghy would frequent? What are some of your favorites that you keep visiting?

Mas - My favorite restaurant in New York City. The staff is perfection as is the food.

Soft Serve Fruit Co. - Great for anyone who has a lactose or gluten allergy. Better than actual frozen yogurt because the ingredients are natural and fat free. It's simply delicious.

Geminola - One of a kind vintage shop with a heavy price tag.

Death + Co. - This is modern day alchemy at it's finest. Every New Yorker should have a cocktail here, if you can get in. The wait time is long, but rightfully so.

Hotel Chantelle - Sexy, Parisian-esque bar with a good crowd. Get your dancing shoes on for this place.

Posted by Topher Ziobro, New York City community coordinator