the faces and places of june

The menu at Mission Chinese

Its finally hit. Summer, that unforgiveable season in New York where the heat often gets unbearable and you are forced to take shelter in whatever air conditioned space you can. But before true New York summer hits, you get  a wonderful taste of late spring, a time of 20 degree days and cooler nights that actually make frolicking in the city something that's easy to do. Here are some pictures from early June, a time when the weather was (mostly) forgiving and fun times were had.

stay-cation continued: nothing better than chocolate and sandwiches

Joe's amazing sandwich at the Meatball Shop: balls, pesto and provolone

Here is the last installment of photos from Joe and my weekend. Saturday we spent in the Lower East Side, wandering in and out of all the incredibly hip clothing stores, and stopping in the amazing Economy Candy. We had dinner at the Meatball Shop with my cousin Jeremy and his roommate Jon, which as usual, was delicious.

Some November snapshots

Somehow I let November get away. Between what felt like the constant visitors, the piling up work, the everyday, I managed to avoid this blog entirely. When I moved here, I promised myself frequent updates, constant reminders that I am indeed doing New York. But somehow I managed to forget my camera whenever real excitement was going on. So here are a few pieces from here and there, camera photos, phone photos.

Earlier in the month, Amber, Lili, Lili's fiance Nathan and I had a very delicious brunch at a very hipster Williamsburg joint called Enid's.

I had the huevos rancheros which were fantastic

j + m weekend part 2: williamsburg indulgences

After our fantastic Friday and Saturday, Sunday was really all about edible indulgences. But I'd say we earned it. Since the L train was closed, Drew, Joe and I decided to walk across the Williamsburg bridge to the Brooklyn Flea, located on the Williamsburg waterfront. The entire walk took us about an hour or so, but it was definitely worth it, for the view, the funny graffiti, and the rewards at the end! We munched on fresh tuna tacos, wood-fire pizza, and gourmet doughnuts.

Drew and I, representing our corner. Hi-larious street art in our hood.

Alphabet City Graffiti

Walking across the Williamsburg Bridge

Long weekend adventures

I'm starting to really like it here. That doesn't mean I'm totally comfortable or that I don't go running back to my room sometimes to watch the Sopranos and shut out the noise and chaos of the city, but goddamn this place is amazing.

On Saturday I woke up and went to the Union Square farmers market. There is so much amazing produce it blew my mind, and it happens 3 times a week, five minutes from my house.

Herb and tea man. Purchased small bag of Zatar spice mix.

About as congested as the Halifax farmers market