New York, New York

Hi y'all... sorry for the absence! I recently took a trip to NYC to visit some of my besties from college--I usually visit them every quarter or so, and let me tell you, NYC is awesome throughout Fall, Spring, Winter and Summer. This particular trip took all of us out of our comfort zone AKA anything above 14th street or out of the West Village. Saturday we had this awesome brunch at Sons of Essex in LES and "walked" to Brooklyn afterward since the weather was awesome. [Side note: for those who have never done so, there are three bridges you can walk across, one most famously being the bridge that Miranda met up with Steve in the SATC movie. *Side, side note: we did not end up on this bridge] Williamsburg is...really...cute. Like Disney cute--particularly Bedford Street. All the restaurants and shops are places you can see yourself going to and spending a great deal of money. Some local advice led us to "Smorgasburg", an artisanal food fair by the water. If you happen to end up in Brooklyn, go here please--it's totally worth the 30 min trek a bridge. We ended the day by going all the wayyy uptown, Harlem to be exact, to dine at the popular Red Rooster [for DC nerds like myself, chef/owner Marcus Samuelsson recently cooked Easter dinner for the Obamas]. The food was great [order the fried chicken]... the dancing at Ginny's below was amazing. Until next time New York...je t'aime.

--T

The Bridge. Smorgasburg, top left.