All Over the Place

The past several weekends have been really busy. This has included lots of trips around the greater NYC area. Here is the summery of events by geographic area:

Brooklyn:

1. A fun day of hanging out at Coney Island with Sarah Postma ended with a yummy dinner at my favorite neighborhood joint, The Farm. We also discovered a new bar in my neighborhood called Sycamore. It is a flower/gift shop in the front and a bar in the back. I will need to check them out at some point.

2. Speaking of new places in the neighborhood, my friend Lisa and I had brunch at Pomme De Terre, a new French restaurant. It is quite tasty and I am a fan of any $12.50 brunch that includes Mimosas.

3. My friends Theresa and Katie, and I had dinner at my favorite Chinese restaurant, Pacificana. We happened to be their during a wedding reception so it was fun to observe the customs. Pacificana is located in Sunset Park. Sunset Park is home to Brooklyn's Chinatown and Little Mexico. I did have an older Russian gentleman offer to bed and then wed me on the way to the restaurant but that is another story.

4. I discovered the Park Slope Farmers Market on 5th ave. 5th avenue in general is very nice. There is lots of great shopping in Park Slope. I did the majority of my holiday shopping there last year and will probably do the same this year. I also discovered 5th avenue's Chocolate Room...very dangerous...and tasty.

Manhattan:

1. Esther, Michael, and I had lunch at the most amazing sushi place called Neo. The waitress even humored Michael and I by singing Tea for Two to us since we were splitting a pop of Green Tea.

2. I had to pick up chocolates for a party and discovered the Chocolate Bar in the East Village. Again, very dangerous but tasty.

3. Went to an amazing birthday party for my friend Jane. My friends Susan and Bob hosted in their fabulous Murry Hill apartment. Esther, Linda, and Susan provided all the food and Mark provided all of these amazing flower arrangements.

4. Had an amazing Shabbat Dinner at my synagogue and made a new friend, Jennifer who works for Mayor Bloomburg...everyone has wicked cool jobs, I feel so boring.

Queens: Hung out in Kew Gardens and Jamaica with my cousins Eddie and Dina.

Long Island: Had dinner in Lake Success, Long Island at this amazing Italian Bistro.

Connecticut: Had an awesome time painting pumpkins and hanging out with the Vedders/McMullen Clan.