A Moveable Feast of One Foodie's (mostly) Vegetarian Adventures
Here’s to sleeping in, boating with your boy, laughing at your wife’s water-skiing attempts and lots of hugs and kisses.
We had a lovely time in Vermont this weekend…lots of eating, water-skiing and a decent amount of lying around. Perfect.
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads and pops out there. Wish you were here, Daddy.
My one-and-only brother John came to visit last week, and we had a few adventures in and out of town, including a delicious (and somewhat deep-fat-fried) lunch at Market Table and an amazing day yesterday at Storm King Art Center (where we *all* forgot our cameras and were reduced to using smart phone cameras, which really just don’t cut it). It’s okay, though, it gives me a reason to go back very soon. It’s only about 1.5 hour’s drive from NYC, and it is such a revelation. You can make a day of it — bring a picnic lunch and your bike (or rent one there); they have a tram if you’re not up for walking, but you should because then you can get up-close and personal with the art and hike some off-the-beaten-path trails to other pieces of sculpture (and work off your picnic lunch)…and it’s a great place for kids (please note that the signs say “Don’t Touch,” not “Don’t Enter!”).
Of course, if you don’t feel like schlepping, Storm King is presenting a special exhibition of Mark di Suvero’s work right here in New York City. But we were rather pleased to be strolling around the virtually empty grounds at Storm King when we heard from friends about the massive crowds on Governor’s Island. Such a great day!
Hello friends, sorry for the longer-than-intended delay. This heat is forcing us out of doors and into our gorgeous local parks, all filled with fantastic water features like spraying elephants and sneaky dumping buckets. Plus, I’m still reveling in relaxation mode from our amazing weekend “away” — all the way up to Spring Street and the Trump Soho*!
Ryan surprised us on Saturday morning and off we went with friends to lounge at the pool, drink $17 piña coladas, snuggle in the super-soft bed and generally lay about. So fantastic!
Although by Monday morning, G was ready to go, saying, “Let’s go to our other house now.” And man, was that kid happy to see his toys. And it was nice to be home for me too. Back to reality, but still feeling relaxed and happy.
Hope you all had a great holiday weekend! Stay cool…
* Hey, it has an outdoor pool. Don’t hold it against us!
This weekend we celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary at The Surrey, a lovely and relaxing hotel on the Upper East Side. We were steps from the Met, fantastic shops and a gorgeous rooftop garden, but more importantly, we had some much-needed time to ourselves. We took advantage of room service (courtesy of Café Boulud, the in-house restaurant and where we lunched the following afternoon on mushroom velouté, pan-seared flounder and ravioli with burrata foam), watched movies in bed (what a luxury, especially with the snacks I smuggled in, which still didn’t stop Ryan from raiding the mini-bar for gummi bears) and even managed to squeeze in a morning run through Central Park, all of which added up to an amazing 24-hour getaway.
Service was impeccable, yet warm; the room was chic, yet cozy; and we came back downtown feeling like we’d just visited another city (it really is another world on the upper east side)!
So, have you ever had a staycation? What did you do (or not do)? What’s your favorite way to celebrate your anniversaries (keeping in mind this is, ahem, a family blog)? Inquiring minds wanna know…
Happy 5th birthday to our sergeant-at-arms, co-pilot numero uno, best buddy ever…the one, the only Doodle Loodle Loo!
We love you, buddy.
And we love you too, Clare! Here’s to the big 4-0!