Today: no work and all play. Just look at the snow!
I took the day off to take care of errands/life admin. And it's the perfect day to do so because the streets are quiet...everyone must be drinking hot chocolate and whiskey at home, heheh. It's gorgeous out, but make sure to AVOID awnings and tree branches unless you want ice shards falling on your head.
ouchie.
Pull on those heavy duty rain boots, warm gloves, a winter cloche, and you'll be alright.
Store owners along 9th street in the East Village shoveling the storefronts. Cars literally buried in snow. I wish could have teleported mom and dad over from Hawai'i just to see this!
Lunch called for a big, fat
Texas Hand Roll from
Hill Country Chicken. The wrap is stuffed with with your pick of Fried Chicken
or Fried Avocado. But it's nuts to pick
just one right? So I got both chicken and avocado! The avocado wasn't quite ripe, but battered, deep-fried and tucked in with a fried chicken breast, and I didn't have much complaining to do. Wash down with
Strawberry-Lemonade. For dessert, they offer a variety of mini pies, but I prefer stopping at Eataly for
bicerin or Stumptown for
chocolate bread pudding.
And by the way,
Mitzy is in town! She moved to Indonesia last year, but on her frequent trips to NYC she sells
Macarons via nationwide shipping and hand delivery in Manhattan. We had lunch together the other weekend, and she gave me a
set of the current flavors...tea and liquor inspired. The
Chestnut-Green Tea is my all time favourite, so happy to taste it once more. She's doesn't know how long she plans to stay in NYC, but said, "a few months at least!" Information for ordering
here.
Baileys
Cabernet
Chambord
Champagne
Chestnut Green Tea
Grand Marnier
Houjicha
Kahlua
Hope everyone stays warm! ^_^
Hill Country Chicken1123 Broadway
New York, NY 10010
(212) 257-6446
Lunch for One: Sake Miso Cod at 15 East...
...fresh house-made tofu and sushi is also included in this $29 lunch prix-fixe.
Sugar Rush: Crema Catalana con Buñuelos at Casa Mono...
...bite to reveal the bay leaf...ahhh the scent!!
Sugar Rush: Madeleines at Bar Pleiades
Lunch for One: Cappelletti at Osteria Morini
Sugar Rush: O Cafe's Pao de Mel...
...they also make great Brazilian Cheese Puffs (aka Pao de Queso).
Sugar Rush: Bicerin at Eataly
Sugar Rush: Praline Cake at Black Hound
Today: no work and all play. Just look at the snow!
I took the day off to take care of errands/life admin. And it's the perfect day to do so because the streets are quiet...everyone must be drinking hot chocolate and whiskey at home, heheh. It's gorgeous out, but make sure to AVOID awnings and tree branches unless you want ice shards falling on your head. ouchie.
Pull on those heavy duty rain boots, warm gloves, a winter cloche, and you'll be alright.
Store owners along 9th street in the East Village shoveling the storefronts. Cars literally buried in snow. I wish could have teleported mom and dad over from Hawai'i just to see this!
Lunch called for a big, fat Texas Hand Roll from Hill Country Chicken. The wrap is stuffed with with your pick of Fried Chicken or Fried Avocado. But it's nuts to pick just one right? So I got both chicken and avocado! The avocado wasn't quite ripe, but battered, deep-fried and tucked in with a fried chicken breast, and I didn't have much complaining to do. Wash down with Strawberry-Lemonade. For dessert, they offer a variety of mini pies, but I prefer stopping at Eataly for bicerin or Stumptown for chocolate bread pudding.
And by the way, Mitzy is in town! She moved to Indonesia last year, but on her frequent trips to NYC she sells Macarons via nationwide shipping and hand delivery in Manhattan. We had lunch together the other weekend, and she gave me a set of the current flavors...tea and liquor inspired. The Chestnut-Green Tea is my all time favourite, so happy to taste it once more. She's doesn't know how long she plans to stay in NYC, but said, "a few months at least!" Information for ordering here.
Today. 9am. Out the door for appointments. Greenwich Village. Look at the snow outside our parking garage!! A quick coffee to-go from 'wichcraft. The best thing about my job is that it literally takes me across the city each day. New locations, new people. Always learning more about the city I call home.
11am. Tribeca. Doughnut from Locanda Verde. Breakfast. Make tea in the office kitchen. Agent meeting. Presentations. Computer work. Coop board packages!
2pm. Out with client/friend who wants more square footage for the dollar. Hello, Long Island City? Explored six different new development properties.
My favourites: L Haus and The Foundry. Lunch at M. Wells. Car is essential to getting around here. I could not imagine showing all these Long Island City properties on foot. Many predict LIC will be the next DUMBO...I'm not so sure about that, but it's a solid option for those looking for middle ground between Manhattan and the suburbs.
6pm. Back in Manhattan. Drop off board packages in the Flatiron. Stop at home. A quick change, and then down a few blocks. Shoe shopping on Bond Street. (If I could live anywhere in Manhattan, it would be Bond Street between Bowery and Lafayette). Dinner with Smo and Shann in Soho.
10pm. Walking up Broadway. Home. Shoes off, hot shower, pajamas on. One glass of port. Billy Joel. An extra scarf, who turned the heaters off??