On Sunday, for Indy's half-birthday, we took him to Carroll Gardens for a little eating-and-toy-shopping.
Weekend Snapshots
Posts Tagged: Restaurants
Eat All The Burgers
This was the first location we shot in yesterday: The Burger Joint, which you get to in a very neat way, by wandering through the fancy-pants lobby of Le Parker Meridian Hotel and then ducking behind a thick burgundy curtain (the only indicator of what's to come is a small neon hamburger on the wall).
Inside, a super-cool (and tiny; go early or face completely crazy lines) space with wood paneling, vinyl booths, and one of the best burgers in the city (get it fully loaded with cheese).
Anywhere with lampshades like that has my official Seal Of Approval.
Weekend Snapshots
Saturday afternoon, we got good news. And celebrated accordingly.
Cozy Winter Brunch Spots In NYC
It's snowing!
And that means cozy sweaters, Hunter boots, and brunch anywhere you can find a fireplace.
I gave Andrea at BrunchCritic a ring to find out her top picks for Cozy Winter Brunch Spots in NYC, and these were her top five:
Tiny's (Tribeca): In Tribeca, the land of enormous, loft-like spaces, Tiny's is an adorable miniature spot with a fireplace to be reckoned with. A perfect place for a romantic date during the chilly months.
Weekend Snapshots
This might be my favorite photo of our son ever (or at least so far).
Weekend Snapshots
You know, the joke (in the movies, anyway) is that couples who leave their babies at home for the first time are total basket cases, calling home every three seconds and skipping the after-dinner movie because they just can't wait to get back to the baby.
Weekend Snapshots
I am so annoyed that I forgot my camera on Friday night, because my girlfriends and I went first to the Boom Boom Room (at the top of The Standard Hotel in Meatpacking) and then to Fig & Olive for dinner to celebrate Morgan's birthday, and it was all so fun and beautiful.
BrunchCritic August Dining Recs
Pictured above: baked eggs from August.
I asked Andrea of BrunchCritic.com for her recommendations for the perfect brunch spots to take advantage of the last few weeks of beautiful weather (can you believe we only have a couple of weeks of Official Summer left?). After the jump, where she thinks you should go this weekend...
11 Sexiest Bathrooms In NYC
Beauty and Essex offers free champagne in the bathroom?
Seriously?
No, but...seriously? Why would anyone go anywhere else, ever?
You know, I can appreciate this whole thing as much as the next girl, but I have to say: when "sexy bathroom" concepts go wrong, they go really wrong. Example: I was in Vegas once at some club or another, and there was a wall of stalls along one side of the main room with clear-ish doors that frosted over and became opaque once you turned the latch...and let's just say that as the night went on, increasing numbers of people forgot to lock them, and did all sorts of funny, odd, and illegal things in full view of the entire place. It was fantastically entertaining, but I was pretty thrilled to be on the other side of the doors.
Ooh, Steak Sandwich
This is really spectacularly good. It's the filet mignon steak sandwich at 44 & X, and it's what I ate yesterday for lunch.
If you make one at home (recommended! only a few weeks of summer grilling opportunities left!), choose the meat according to your preference (filet mignon = tender and fancy; shell steak = chewier and less pricey), and definitely serve it on a very fluffy bun with caramelized onions, sauteed spinach, and maybe some cheese and mushrooms, for bonus points.
