A Touristy Kind of Week

Right after I got back from home two of my friends flew in to visit and we somehow managed to see a little bit of everything. From Battery Park to the Empire State Building to the Museum of Natural History, and even had time to go out to Connecticut for the night! I took them to all my favorites; Poco, Eataly, Trattoria del Arte, Shake Shack and Dean and Deluca for the best chocolate babka. The weather was perfect, we even got to sit out by the seaport and have lunch. We went to Connecticut to visit a friend and it was beautiful, it was like being in the woods and the beach at the same time. Back in the city, instead of waiting in line to go to the top of the Empire State Building I took them to 230 Fifth, a rooftop bar that over looks it. It was fun, you sit outside in a red snuggie if you want and drink fun warm cocktails. It is quite the tourist hangout and the service is not too great, but you can't beat the view. It was a great ending the a really fun visit.

SoCal Spring Break

Although last year at this time I was on my way to Paris, there's nothing like home. I really need a break and there's no where more relaxing than the suburbs. After landing and catching up on some much needed sleep I was so happy to see my friends and family. After all these years away, I still haven't gotten used to flying back and forth. One of my last nights home was St. Patricks day, and like any other good jew I went to go drink some green beer and listen to celtic music of course! Expecting your usual bar food, we were pleasantly surprised by the inventive menu. We ordered corn beef sliders, duck quesadilla with mole sauce, and fondue with pretzel bread. It was a great ending to a beautiful week in sunny LA.

MoMa Lunch Break

After having my Latin art history class at the MoMa early thursday morning, we deserved a nice lunch break. One of my favorite parts of New York, is there is truly something for everyone. As a huge architecture lover, I had a hard time focuses on the art because this amazing building kept distracting me. As most of the students zoned out during our boring art lecture, I naturally tried to figure out where we would have lunch the second this was over. Since is one of the first nice days in New York we decided to stay uptown and eat at the MoMa cafe since is all floor to ceiling windows overlooking the courtyard and busy midtown. We expected some overpriced sandwiches and salads, but we were pleasantly surprised. The menu was very interesting and had some great dishes to satisfy all their international customers. I ordered italian meatballs and creamy polenta with parmesan, pesto and walnuts. These were seriously the best meatballs I've ever had, I was ready to order a second plate! Between the beautiful ambiance and the delicious food, I was in heaven!