I started writing a post the other day about all the gifts with which I have been blessed. I ran out of time and inspiration and figured it was just going to end up an incompleted draft. I was fine with that - it certainly wouldn't be alone in the "Notes" folder on my iPad. … Continue reading Thankful
Tag: NYC
Check payable: Mario Batali
I've written before about Lupa and its status as my favorite place to eat, specifically their bar, when I'm in NYC. It would be misleading though to deny my absolute love for pretty much all Mario Batali does, food wise, in New York City. A recent overnight trip illustrates why I have often joked that … Continue reading Check payable: Mario Batali
Lunch at Union Square Cafe
There are a few places I return to again and again when I'm in NYC and Union Square Cafe is one of them. The location is really convenient (just off of Union Square Park) the bar is comfortable and the food is always solid. Restauranteur Danny Meyer has a well-deserved reputation as being masterful at … Continue reading Lunch at Union Square Cafe
Don’t be afraid to care
Care: (verb) Feel concern or interest; attach importance to something. I spent a day recently doing my best Holden Caulfield impersonation. You know, basically getting lost and visiting some of my favorite NYC haunts, like Macy's and the West Village. I also went to a couple of restaurants with bars that offer … Continue reading Don’t be afraid to care
Breathe, breathe in the air
When I'm in NYC, I just want to inhale it - the energy, the people, the food, the buzz. All of it. Well, I suppose I can omit the urine stench and the "juice" that leaks from the garbage trucks in summer, but, aside from those liquids, I want it all. I love the spontaneity … Continue reading Breathe, breathe in the air
