Since life is full of surprises- I like to surprise hubby or friends with a fun pick for a Sat night dinner. A few weeks ago it was L’Artusi. 228 W 10th St (between Bleecker St & Hudson St) New York, NY 10014 Neighborhood: West Village (212) 255-5757 http://lartusi.com/ Reservations are hard to get buy- we hadContinue reading “L’Artusi- a must go to!”
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Lauro- A new addition to the West Village
Dinner last night was at “LAURO”. A new joint in the West Village ( our favorite part of NYC). Even though our 2nd baby is only 3 weeks old, we decided a night out was in order and my parents are visiting from India too, another reason to go out. Read about this in UrbanContinue reading “Lauro- A new addition to the West Village”
Atera- 77 Worth St- 2 michelin stars
It was DH b’ day today. I read about Atera in some magazine and decided to book it, since we both like innovative, gastronomic , experimental cooking. Thanks to A/ex concierge, I made the request for a table in July and promptly, in Aug ( since the restaurant only takes tables 2 months out), theyContinue reading “Atera- 77 Worth St- 2 michelin stars”
Philadelphia is a great city !
We decided to take our 2 year old to Sesame place over a Saturday. We rented the car- hertz on demand ( which , with Gps was over $100 cheaper than regular hertz and a 20% promo btw). It was a 1:45 min drive from NYC. Now, if you haven’t looked at pictures of thisContinue reading “Philadelphia is a great city !”
Day 4-leaving Sicily -seeing Catania on route to Florence
We checked out at 8 am and drove to the province of Catania, Acitrezza. There are these rocks Fragollinis jutting out on the ocean which according to legend used to be Mt. Etna.the best fish restaurants of this part of Sicily are here. Acicastello is the next town. It had a beautiful Norman castle. NextContinue reading “Day 4-leaving Sicily -seeing Catania on route to Florence”
LeBernadin – a culinary delight
To celebrate a friends wedding , they hosted a celebration lunch at Le Bernadin. It was absolutely fabulous.
Day 7: Paris
Day 7: Oct 14th, Friday Today, we checked into hotel Powers. http://www.hotel-powers.com/ A 4 star property, just off Champs Elysees, very close to George V (four seasons). A very nice hotel, for those looking to be in this area. Personally, for me, I don’t like this area very much at all. To me, it isContinue reading “Day 7: Paris”
Paris: Day 3
Day 3-Monday Oct 10th Property inspection of Victoria Palace. The hotel was built in 1913. They have a lot of Jr. Suites- 28 to be exact ! See day 2 for pics. Checked out and into Hotel Le Bristol. http://www.lebristolparis.com/ From the minute we walked into this door, we felt like royalty. The staff atContinue reading “Paris: Day 3”
Paris: Day 2
Bunch at Place du marche St Honore, a great sq, on the way (well not if its Sunday, you can stop by the Collette store). Brunch at Cuisine + confidences, good food. http://maps.google.com/maps/place?rls=com.microsoft:en-us&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=Cuisine+et+Confidences&fb=1&gl=us&hq=Cuisine+et+Confidences&cid=837497720425382711 Got a coffee at Cafe Vivienne, which was served with some delicious caramel! Checked into Hotel VictoriaContinue reading “Paris: Day 2”
Paris Returned, 8 nights, stayed at 7 hotels : Day 1
So, the Paris trip was a long trip in the making. I wanted to surprise Rahul ( DH) with a return trip to Paris, where we spent a year in 2007-’08 during his business school. I started planning this in late July and started salivating dreaming of eating at some of the hot spots currently!Continue reading “Paris Returned, 8 nights, stayed at 7 hotels : Day 1”
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