Today we met up with some friends at Smorgasburg, the artisanal food fair at the site of the Brooklyn Flea Market. My plan: to eat, drink and be merry. Their plan: to gaze in wonder at my belly and the fact that I’m not due till November. Because of my incredible size Alex and I [...]
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Smorgasburg
Posted: 08/20/2011 in food, out & aboutTags: brooklyn, food, slow food movement, smorgasburg
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Every coffee junkie has a limit
Posted: 11/11/2010 in eating out, Food and Drink, out & aboutTags: coffee, coffee shops, la colombe, nespresso, new york city
I love lattes, flat whites, cappuccinos, french press and drip. Straight-up without any flavoring because nothing beats the taste of coffee with milk. Perfectly happy to make it at home but I also appreciate a decent coffee shop. In fact that morning coffee (with the occasional almond croissant) over the summer was one of the [...]
A stroll along the High Line
Posted: 10/28/2010 in out & aboutTags: chelsea, nyc, parks, The High Line, walking
The weather is freaking me out at the moment. I am dealing with mild tempts again and not pleasantly chilly ones. November is around the corner I should not be able to wear sandals out of the flat. It’s just not right. The weather app on my iPhone claims that tomorrow the temps will dramatically [...]
Event Horizon
Posted: 07/08/2010 in out & aboutTags: antony gormley, art, event horizon, new york city
During the long weekend we ate near the Flat Iron building, and that gave me an opportunity to re-visit Antony Gormley’s Event Horizon installation this time with camera. I am fairly picky when it comes to art (Greco-Roman is my thing with a few modern artists like Grant Wood thrown into the mix) but I [...]
Two Week Blur
Posted: 06/14/2010 in out & about, pop culture, pop scienceTags: amtrak, comedy store, comedy store players, eddie izzard, mike myers, paley center, royal pains, usa network, white collar, world science festival
[Drafted whilst I was on the train yesterday but needed to tweak at my desktop and insert a few snaps.] I am currently sat on the Adirondike AmTrak watching the countryside “whiz” by as it makes its way home to NYC. All I can think is that all these pretty trees and hills (and lakes [...]
