recap

image via archidose

image via archidose

image via luminaire

this weekend marissa and i explore financial district. i was sure, there was nothing to see down there, but she showed me otherwise. we ate at the sandwich house, which was cheap and yummy. we visited the trinity church, rubbed the bull (but not his junk - that's a little weird to me), checked out the smithsonian's national museum of the native american, and walked around battery park.

we also scoped out some of the buildings i wanted to see in the midtown area. i took some pictures, with my real camera, so i will post those soon. we got up close and personal with the chrysler building, got some pictures of philip johnson's seagram building, and pretended like we belonged in the waldorf astoria. we also tried baked my melissa's cupcakes. they were yummy and creative, but way too small, like they were honestly the size of my eyeball, weird comparison? yes maybe so. oh also spent part of the afternoon dreaming of diamonds in tiffanys. 

i had the chance to enjoy the early evening on the pier at 72nd. it was gorgeous. i need to be by the coast always. i just love being able to feel a breeze coming off the water, even if it was the toxic hundson. still made me happy. for dinner i enjoyed dinosaur bbq with friends. the wait was worth it, because for the first time in my life i had some fried green tomatoes. so yummy. and the syracuse style salt potatoes. man oh man. 

this weekend we also had the chance to go visit the museum of the moving image. it was one of the best museums i have been to. the architecture, the interior design, the identity, the curation, and the hands on activities were all right on. i was smiling when i got to sit on a osorom bench designed by konstantin grcic, much more comfortable than expected. we all enjoyed the exhibit on jim henson. minus the use of papyrus throughout this exhibit, a little hiccup there. who made that choice. but this guy was awesome. we will all remember him for our friends kermit and big bird, but he did so much more.

our taste buds made our way around the world with venezuelan cuisine and french fare in the same evening. arepas cafe in queens is worth a stop if you find yourself in the neighborhood. and balthazar served me up a pretty lovely chocolate cake and nick's meringue was fantastique. 

items checked off list: 7

keep the calories coming.

evi abeler photography

donut pub donut holes

i just really love food. i think i would enjoy being a food critic. and although it is only wednesday, i have another food update for you. full of sugar and spice and everything nice.

monday
dinner at westville with cassie
we are just so stuck on the grilled cheese and sweet potato fries it is hard to order anything else
but next time i think i will force myself to order the mac and cheese because i hear that it's the bee knees
perhaps i'll even order the mac and cheese with a grilled cheese on the side
thank heaven for cheese

tuesday
donuts seem to be on my mind constantly. i can't even count the times that i have googled best donuts in nyc. i'm pretty sure i know the list by heart now.
a lot of the great donut places seem to be in brooklyn
but the donut pub was conveniently located on my way to work.
i ordered a red velvet cake donut and a glazed twist.
honestly i was expecting more of a wow moment
but i hear the donut holes and the cruellers are amazing, so i might just be back

and for dinner i met sara and mike and nick at cafe mogador
and that hummus plate was still as awesome as i remembered
and so was sara. i love her.

wednesday
cassie and i took full advantage of out lunch break today
we went to eataly (and now i can cross it off my list)
this place is filled to the brim with amazing food
we shared a magherita pizza and an eggplant lasagna.
we definately approve.
and then we topped it off with some raspberry, lemon and pink grapefruit gelato.
ice cream on a hot day is a blessing from on high

and for dinner
i chose cookies.
yes, cookies for dinner is always a good choice when those cookies are from levain bakery.
oh man, marissa and i, fell in love
we ordered the dark chocolate peanut butter and the chocolate chip walnut and shared them both.
this suckers are huge and delectable.
this deserves space on anyones nyc bucket list.
ps can you spot me in this picture?

vegas roadtrip!

packing and moving have never been enjoyable! but i knew as soon as my bags were in my car i'd be heading to VEGAS! nick, zack and i drove down on friday afternoon to spend the weekend in vegas. when we arrived on friday, we met up with sara and mike and we all explored city center. we could have been satisfied hanging out here all night long!

droog

they even had sara's favorite little radio for sale!

on saturday we were able to pull some strings and go for a tour of the neon museum. it was probably the best thing i have ever done in vegas. we couldn't get enough of it. we will definately be going back when the permanent museum opens at the end of this year. who is coming with us??

best roadtrip buddies

when we got home we all passed out poolside, for a couple of hours. we all showed up at the wedding a bit red. jana and collin's wedding was so beautiful and jana looked amazing and collin was quite dashing himself. and the food was great! it think we all agreed that the carrot cake with cream cheese frosting covered in caramel was an excellent decision.

it is crazy to think that next time i will see all my roadtrip friends will be in NYC!!