Loving Lucky Luna

| #lucky #noodles #bao @LuckyLunaNY | ???
| I am having serious doubts about sharing this restaurant and subsequent post. Lucky Luna is one of those neighborhood gems that you may regret telling people about if word spreads about its likable qualities and as a result it becomes too popular to get a seat.
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Happy Hartz

| #brunch #pink #hartz | ???
| A lovely weekend brunch with Hannah at a little spot in Nolita colored all Pink.  We surly were happy hartz. The cafe is called Pietro Nolita and has a decently priced brunch but a great pistachio cappuccino!
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Sultry Sunday Scallop at Greenpoint Fish & Lobster Co.

| #greenpoint #boyfriendswhobrunch #scallops @GreenpointFish | ???
| Finally, I made time with Angel to eat at Greenpoint Fish. I have purchased fish from here before but never tried the restaurant in the back. I was very impressed by the variety of dishes for such a small location and the special did not disappoint. The Scallop special raw, with lemon, olive oil, and sea salt was amazing! The wine on tab at Greenpoint fish was also good, a tasty chardonnay.
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Zenkichi Valentine’s Omakase with Bae

| #valentineday #dinner #bae @Zenkichi_NY | ???
| I have to start off by saying that I have never had a bad meal at Zenkichi in Williamsburg Brooklyn. This meal was a special Zenkichi Valentine’s day edition of their normal Japanese omakase coursed meal. The Valentine’s Menu was perfect an I was happy to share my first Valentine’s day with Angel here. <3

Zenkichi Valentine’s Day Menu

バレンタインのおまかせ
Valentine’s Week Omakase
8-Course Special Tasting Menu
$120
 
 
 
valentines omakase zenkichi soup

蛤のお味噌汁
Hamaguri Littleneck Clam Miso Soup

valentines omakase zenkichi sushi

前菜五種
Assorted Chilled Plates:

熊本オイスター
Kumamoto Oyster

ズワイ蟹の酢の物 蟹味噌添え
Hokkaido Zuwai Snow Crab Sunomono

鮟肝の旨煮
Ankimo Uma-ni

本鮪のタルタル キャビアと共に
Bluefin Tuna Tartar & Caviar

寒鯖の箱寿司
Kansaba Winter Mackerel Hako-zushi

valentines omakase zenkichi shashimi

シェフお薦めのお造り三点盛り
Three Kinds of Chef’s Premium Sashimi
Kanpachi Amberjack, Kagoshima, Japan
Kinmedai Bigeye Snapper, Shizuoka, Japan
Lightly Seared King Salmon, Alaska

valentines omakase zenkichi fried

雲丹と海苔の大葉包み天麩羅
Uni & Nori Seaweed Tempura

valentines omakase zenkichi fish 3

銀鱈西京焼
Saikyo Miso Cod

valentines omakase zenkichi beaf

神戸牛フィレミニョンステーキ
黒トリュフ添え
Kobe Beef Filet Mignon Steak & Truffle

ハドソンバレーフォアグラ丼
Hudson Valley Foie Gras Donburi

valentines omakase zenkichi dessert

黒ゴマのフローズンチョコレートムース
Frozen Black Sesame Mousse

Squad Goals Achieved Nomo Soho

| #squadgoals #cocktail #smiles @THENOMOSOHO | ???
| Squad Goals Achieved – with these lovely people @anthea.chu @rare_jrdn @takenbyangel . After a nice brunch with my parents we all headed to Nomo Soho for some cocktails. They make a great Manhattan but the Marikorico cocktail was huge, tasty, and able to be shared.

 

 

Marikorico Cocktial $16

Rooibos Tea Infused Plantation 3* Rum, Orgeat Syrup Velvet Falernum, Lime, Pineapple, Tiki Bitters

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Brunch’n with Bae at the Smile NYC

| #smile #brunch #boyfrindsWhoBrunch
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| One of my favorite and longest surviving cafes in New York City is The Smile. Always great coffee, yummy food, and great atmosphere! If ever in soho for breakfast or brunch I highly recommend taking the time to wait for a table at The Smile.
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A new neighborhood favorite called Cherry Point

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The Meal

I had a delicious meal with Angel here at Cherry Point. It was a recommendation from my good friend Devon, who had yet to lead me astray. The menu was pretty rustic but a good assortment for breakfast / brunch. There were several cured fish dishes as well as a nice selection of cocktails. We started with a Sticky Toffee Bun and homemade clotted cream, followed by an orange juice and good coffee, finished with the Brisket and Eggs made to perfection.
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TGIF & a Sweet Rob Roy Cocktail

| #tgif #robroy #manhattan #scotch
| So I decided to play around with the left over liquor in my bar and ended up making a drink called the Rob Roy. I was happy to find out that the scotch still held its woody scent but became mild with the vermouth. I’m always a sucker for lemon with whiskey so this was a nice option to mix it up over my normal Manhattan.

Ingredients

  • 2 shots Scotch
  • 1 shot sweet vermouth
  • 2 dashes of Angostura bitters
  • 2 drops lemon juice
  • 1 lemon peal

Directions

  1. Mix liquor into a shaker or bar glass and stir with ice
  2. Add to Martini or Low Ball Glass
  3. Garnish with Lemon peal

What’s in a Name?

According to Wikipedia there is a story to this drink with two first names.

The Rob Roy is a cocktail created in 1894 by a bartender at the Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan, New York City. The drink was named in honor of the premiere of Rob Roy, an operetta by composer Reginald De Koven and lyricist Harry B. Smith loosely based upon Scottish folk hero Rob Roy MacGregor. (source)

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Sunday Laduree macaroons & monsters

|@MaisonLaduree @TiffanyAndCo @Bergdorfs#macaroons #aloe #gold
| This post commemorates the third year in a row my good friend Mikey (@mcallan13) and I have met for some Laudree Macaroons and a leisurely stole down Madison Avenue to see the Holiday windows on 5th Avenue.
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Almost Winter Healthy with Sweetgreen

| @sweetgreen #salad #vegan #mushroom
| I am always able to find something I like at Sweetgreen. This night, it was a Sweetgreen date with my boyfriend Angel.
I ended up saving half the salad for the next day and using the bread for some homemade soup.
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Club Coffee Break

There’s a particular calm that settles in when you give yourself permission to pause.

Club Coffee Break wasn’t loud or rushed. It was the soft scrape of a chair, the steady cool of a marble tabletop, and the warm, textured weight of brick walls holding the room in place. A simple moment: sleeves rolled down, hands around a clear cup, ice shifting quietly as the straw leans off-center—like the day tilting into something gentler.

I like spaces like this because they feel lived alongside you. Not staged, not sterile. Just steady. The kind of corner where you can watch your thoughts move without needing to chase them. You sit for a minute and notice the small mechanics of being human: the way you grip the cup when you’re thinking, the way light lands on a patterned shirt, the way a break can feel like a reset.

Coffee, especially in the middle of an ordinary day, becomes less about caffeine and more about marking time. A small ritual that says: I’m here, and this is enough for now.

If you’ve been moving too fast lately, consider this your reminder to stop somewhere quiet, let the ice melt, and let the world keep spinning without you for a moment.

Happy Fall from Club Monaco Marketing Team

| #feelingfall #fall #October
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| Extremely lucky to have such a great team of marketing experts at Club Monaco. Through our normal day-to-day discussions we found the group has a mutual love of the fall season. I decided to orgainize a “Welcome Fall” day on the first Monday of the month and here is what we ended up with.
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