Thank goodness I had my flu before the swine flu or I would have been really paranoid about it. Last weekend I celebrated the end of registration with some co-workers at Don Giovanni's in Hell's Kitchen. The wood fire pizza was good but not as good as the amazing brunch we had for Sandy and Esther's birthday. We went to Bobby Flay's Bar American in Midtown. Hank Azaria was also having brunch there that day.
After brunch I met up with Sarah and Paula at Washington Square Park. We went to the Village Street Fair before stopping at Burp Castle for IPA and Pomme Frites. After Paula took off, Sarah and I went window shopping on the Lower East Side and had a treat from Babycakes. They may be my favorite NYC bakery. Their cupcakes are sugar free and many of them are gultan free so you don't feel so guilty when eating them. I highly recommend the Key Lime Cupcakes. We walked from the East Village to the West Village and listened to some Jazz at Bar 55. The bar was an old speak easy during the prohibition era. We ended the night with salads at Good which is one of my favorite restaurants in the Village.
Last week one of my essays was published by the New York Press. If you want to check it out go to nypress.com and look at their 8 Millions Stories Column. Mine was for the week of April 22-28.
This past weekend Sarah, Joe, and I went to a Met's Game at the new Citi field. The Mets won which made it more fun. We then had dinner in the East Village followed by Beer Bar Hopping which was fun since Joe brews.
Esther and I spent last Sunday in North Brooklyn. We had brunch at Provence En Boite in Cobble Hill. Esther then took me spring clothes shopping at Lee Lee's Valise in Carrol Gardens. We walked through Borum Hill and did some antique window shopping before heading to Park Slope. We had appetizers at Miriam (an Isreali restaurant) and split a burnt orange ice cream sandwich at the Chocolate Room.
This week Esther, Sandy, Terry, and I went to the Paley Center for a tribute to Learner and Lowe Musicals. Donna McKeckinie and Leslie Caron were both there. We then had an amazing dinner at Bosso 56.
Yesterday Joe, Sarah, Paula and I went for a taping of the Jon Stewart show. You wait in line longer then you actually get to sit and watch the show but hey its Jon Stewart so I can't complain. We went to Hallo Berlin afterwords for Brauts.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009
Celebrations, Surprises, and Celeb Citings
In the beginning of April I took Esther out for Brooklyn Restaurant Week/her birthday. We had dinner at this restaurant that we love in Park Slope called TEMPO. I also tried a Sicilian Ice Tea for the first time which I have to say is much better then a Long Island Ice Tea (I refuse to drink those).
My boss's boss Joe, invited me to join him and some friends at the Rubin Museum for a Cabaret Cinema. We saw Superman on the big screen which was so much fun. It was even more fun because all of his friends work in the comic industry and one had even worked with the director of Superman. Joe's head was actually used as a model for a Superman comic cover and an action figure.
Sarah decided to take advantage of a last minute fare to NYC. The surprise was she bought her friend Maggie. I refer to Maggie as my BFF. Sarah and I like to hold ridiculous contests with each other. So this year we have decided to steal each others friends. I know this sounds silly but it started out as a joke when Maggie became my Twitter friend. Sarah is anti-twitter in fact she is anti most technology. Needless to say she was shocked when Maggie planned visiting Sarah around my being in Cleveland this winter. I was accused of friend stealing when I reminded Sarah that she had actually stole my friend Chris years ago.
Chris was my friend in high school. We met during a school play. I was two years ahead of him. He met Sarah at my house because I used to throw a lot of parties in high school (not drinking or illegal type of parties, more like parities where we played Trivial Pursuits or had a Karaoke contest in the basement). Anyway when I moved to Michigan, Chris and Sarah were still both in high school and became close friends.
Not being satisfied Sarah is now trying to steal my best friend from high school, LeeAnn. She also has threatened to visit Michigan without me in an attempt to steal more of my friends. Her best friend from Cleveland, Jessica does e-mail and text me on occasion. Who will win this battle of stealing friends? It is hard to tell, although I do love to rub in Sarah's face that I have more friends for her to steal so we should really keep score per capita instead of total. What can I say, I'm a sweet sister. Wow what a long tangent.
Back to their visit.... We had a walking tour of the East Village and Lower East Side. I was the guide. We also managed to fit in a street fair before a late lunch at Cha Cha's in Little Italy. We managed to score student rush tickets to "Guys and Dolls". It was a lot of fun. I have a new opinion of Craig Birko who played Sky. In every TV show and movie I have seen him in he always played the bad guy or a jerky character so after seeing him play someone charismatic, I have a much higher opinion of him.
After the show we went to my favorite celeb citing spot, Bar Central. We sat next to Cheyenne Jackson (huge theater star). Oliver Platt and Lauren Graham from "Guys and Dolls" were there too.
Okay now for the cool citing. At one point I had to say, "Maggie, Sarah don't turn around because Jerry Seinfeld is sitting behind you." He was with Matthew Broderick. The funniest part was that Jerry Seinfeld talks so loud that we heard their whole conversation. (He was giving comedic advise to Matthew Broderick if you were curious).
Later that weekend I walked Sarah and Maggie through all of Central Park. We ended up at FOA Schwartz where I thought the girls would pass out. We then went to Tiffany's so that Sarah could show us what type of engagement ring she would like for the future. They girls were so tired of walking that I consented to a Duck Tour. This consisted of Sarah getting her picture taken with a man in a Duck Suit. We then were given whistles that made Duck sounds (that was my favorite part of the experience). The Duck Tour really doesn't show you much, you drive down through Time Square, the library, the Empire State Building, and Far Chelsea till you get to the Hudson river. The bus then becomes water born and you float on the river for about ten minutes. Then it drives through Hell's Kitchen and the Theater District before dropping you off. We ended the weekend eating Famiglia (some chain in NYC that Sarah is obsessed with) and watching Baby Mama.
I celebrated passover with Sandy, Terry, and their friends. It was really nice. This past week I have been sicker then a dog with the flu. Today is the first day that holding my head up has not required all of my energy. Although I have to say it was an easy way to drop five pounds without exercising. I had no desire to eat anything except for soup broth and oreos...go figure.
My boss's boss Joe, invited me to join him and some friends at the Rubin Museum for a Cabaret Cinema. We saw Superman on the big screen which was so much fun. It was even more fun because all of his friends work in the comic industry and one had even worked with the director of Superman. Joe's head was actually used as a model for a Superman comic cover and an action figure.
Sarah decided to take advantage of a last minute fare to NYC. The surprise was she bought her friend Maggie. I refer to Maggie as my BFF. Sarah and I like to hold ridiculous contests with each other. So this year we have decided to steal each others friends. I know this sounds silly but it started out as a joke when Maggie became my Twitter friend. Sarah is anti-twitter in fact she is anti most technology. Needless to say she was shocked when Maggie planned visiting Sarah around my being in Cleveland this winter. I was accused of friend stealing when I reminded Sarah that she had actually stole my friend Chris years ago.
Chris was my friend in high school. We met during a school play. I was two years ahead of him. He met Sarah at my house because I used to throw a lot of parties in high school (not drinking or illegal type of parties, more like parities where we played Trivial Pursuits or had a Karaoke contest in the basement). Anyway when I moved to Michigan, Chris and Sarah were still both in high school and became close friends.
Not being satisfied Sarah is now trying to steal my best friend from high school, LeeAnn. She also has threatened to visit Michigan without me in an attempt to steal more of my friends. Her best friend from Cleveland, Jessica does e-mail and text me on occasion. Who will win this battle of stealing friends? It is hard to tell, although I do love to rub in Sarah's face that I have more friends for her to steal so we should really keep score per capita instead of total. What can I say, I'm a sweet sister. Wow what a long tangent.
Back to their visit.... We had a walking tour of the East Village and Lower East Side. I was the guide. We also managed to fit in a street fair before a late lunch at Cha Cha's in Little Italy. We managed to score student rush tickets to "Guys and Dolls". It was a lot of fun. I have a new opinion of Craig Birko who played Sky. In every TV show and movie I have seen him in he always played the bad guy or a jerky character so after seeing him play someone charismatic, I have a much higher opinion of him.
After the show we went to my favorite celeb citing spot, Bar Central. We sat next to Cheyenne Jackson (huge theater star). Oliver Platt and Lauren Graham from "Guys and Dolls" were there too.
Okay now for the cool citing. At one point I had to say, "Maggie, Sarah don't turn around because Jerry Seinfeld is sitting behind you." He was with Matthew Broderick. The funniest part was that Jerry Seinfeld talks so loud that we heard their whole conversation. (He was giving comedic advise to Matthew Broderick if you were curious).
Later that weekend I walked Sarah and Maggie through all of Central Park. We ended up at FOA Schwartz where I thought the girls would pass out. We then went to Tiffany's so that Sarah could show us what type of engagement ring she would like for the future. They girls were so tired of walking that I consented to a Duck Tour. This consisted of Sarah getting her picture taken with a man in a Duck Suit. We then were given whistles that made Duck sounds (that was my favorite part of the experience). The Duck Tour really doesn't show you much, you drive down through Time Square, the library, the Empire State Building, and Far Chelsea till you get to the Hudson river. The bus then becomes water born and you float on the river for about ten minutes. Then it drives through Hell's Kitchen and the Theater District before dropping you off. We ended the weekend eating Famiglia (some chain in NYC that Sarah is obsessed with) and watching Baby Mama.
I celebrated passover with Sandy, Terry, and their friends. It was really nice. This past week I have been sicker then a dog with the flu. Today is the first day that holding my head up has not required all of my energy. Although I have to say it was an easy way to drop five pounds without exercising. I had no desire to eat anything except for soup broth and oreos...go figure.
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