mc shaysherton

shay sees the big apple

the week of easter miss shalyce finally came to visit

{thanks to her sweet parents for the graduation gift}

we didn't skip a beat, I felt like shay had always been here in NYC with me.

{except when she was froze in aw before,during,and after every subway ride}

we were busy bees... I wanted to show Shay everything

good food

ground zero

{which was REALLY emotional for me. I mean of course all things 911 are emotional to say the least, but this trip really stunned me. it was intense to see things coming together down there}

 I pretty much made shay go to Pret, even thought she wanted a hot dog

 I also made here get aggressive with all the tourists for this picture, I tried to get her to climb up on the guy, but that was never gonna happen.

 we hit up the met and I took shay to my favorite exhibit 

//modern art//

 ...tiny faces...

 dont worry I got shay her hot dog

we also tore up the natural history museum

having shay-shul was a DE-light. I'm happy she got a big girl job right out of college so hopefully she can come see me more. shay is one of the most responsible, talented, and caring people I know. It was no surprise that she got such an excellent job and nobody deserves it more. I'm just glad they let her start the day after this trip!

thanks for comin shay

she also posted a much more detailed story of our trip with  more witty commentary... pop over and check it out

mum, keri & sky

VISITORS 

in march we had my mom, sister & niece to visit over st. patrick's day

hence all the green

this is my happy place

//eataly//

is basically like hopping a plane to italy for lunch

we had a LOT of good food

{which we always do when visitors come, which means I'm always breaking my eating rules and therefore rapidly getting un-skinny. awesome}

we got a box to see phantom of the opera which I've always

LOVED

I swear its better every time I see it

think of me, think of my fondly...

music of the night

mascaraed

BRAVO

with raoul at the stage door

we even did the statue and ellis island, which I hadn't done since I was 12.

mr & mrs uber weird

we stopped at alice's for a spot o tea

I love all their dishes.I never thought I would have such an obsession with dishes, it just sort of happened after I got married and now it cant be stopped.

we even had some nice weather for a bit while they were here.

thanks for stopping by

socialite

so apparently we are socialites now
see us in the...

new york social diary

a few weeks ago J and I plus some friends attended a charity event for a program called C-CAP

"Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP) works with public schools across the nation to prepare high school students for college and career opportunities in the restaurant and hospitality industry. A national nonprofit, C-CAP provides teacher training, scholarships, cooking competitions, job shadows, training and internships, college and career advising, and product and equipment donations."

 restaurants/chefs from all over the city donated their time and talents for this amazing tasting

//and it was SO GOOD//

the highlight for i was meeting his all time favorite top chef contestant and chef/owner at one of our favorite places Barbuto

//we call him chef obi wan//

here were our favorite's if you fellow new yorkers want to try:

Park Avenue Winter (which changes its name, decor, and menu for each season and is now Park Avenue Spring)
Primehouse
Daniel
Blue Hill
PORTER 
HOUSE
SouthGate
Asiate (where j I and went the night we got engaged)
Fishtail

bon appetit!