oh, hi there

Oh, hello there! Yes, I am still alive, still living in New York, still eating. Life has given me a ton of wonderful things recently, and I am so excited about what I have on the horizon. But I thought it might be a nice time to pause, and assemble a bizarre collection of some of my happenings from the last little while.

I've been doing a lot of home cooking recently. Including pickling onions!
Here they are on a salad.

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.

duck, coffee, happiness

This past weekend I had a long weekend for Presidents Day and Joe came to visit. Even though I still had work to do (that thesis still seems to be hanging around...how strange...), it felt like a bit of a stay-cation for me. Here is a rundown of the first half of our weekend. Pictures are taken by both Joe and I on his lovely Canon Rebel.

new york in moderation

When I moved to New York, I soon discovered one of the most amazing, and simultaneously difficult things about this city: there is always a million things to do. I sometimes imagine what it must be like to visit this city as a tourist, to just do everything you could possibly want to do, eat every meal out, go to a million shows, plays, concerts, art galleries, shop in SoHo and buy everything you want. But thats not what its like when you live here, especially not as a student on a somewhat tight budget. You have to pick and choose what you go to, you have to learn to say no to things. If I lived like a tourist every day I would be broke very quickly.

Homemade French toast with  bread from Amy's Bread

2012: the year of the little things

I'm the kind of person who sometimes needs to be reminded about the little things. I can get so caught up in life stresses, the long term future etc, that I sometimes forget to take joy in the small and the every day.

christmastime in new york + thoughts for 2012

So I know it has been a while. December was a hectic month with school, but also with goodbyes. I spent lots of time trying to do things with two friends in particular who were leaving NYC for good, and who I will truly miss. 

Christmas window at Macy's

friends, food, yurts

This past weekend two of my favourite people came to visit, my friends Mark and Laura. Both of them are big foodies, especially Laura, who has a fantastic vegetarian cooking blog, you should all check out, The First Mess (In addition to my own photos, I've included some photos by Laura, who is a very talented photographer. You can see more of Laura's NYC photos over here). 

Most of my time with them was spent eating at some of my favourite, and new favourite spots. We had lunch at Torrisi's casual sandwich joint, Parm, which was unreal. I had a chicken parmesan hero, and we all split mozza sticks made from the in-house made mozzarella. We washed down this feast with Dr Browns Cream Sodas and all was well with the world! For dinner, we did Momofuku Noodle Bar, and drinks at a cocktail bar around the corner from me me, called The Summit, which is cozy and lovely. If you have any interest in the art of the cocktail, I seriously recommend you check this place out; really interesting drinks made with true care and artistry.

Omonom! Eggplant Parm (c/o Laura)