DIVA.CHRONICLES : NYC Feed Me!!

Hey y'allllllll! Mother and I jetsetted up to NYC over the weekend and basically all we did was eat. AKA we did my favorite activity all weekend!

Friday afternoon we wandered around the Upper East side - the big news of the day is I tried on my dream wedding band at Van Cleef & Arpels and it was absolutely perfect and stunning and I love it! This was basically our only non-eating activity of the whole weekend....

The Estelle wedding band, named for Estelle Arpels.

After finding the perfect wedding band, we worked up quite an appetite, so we made a very necessary (and also French!) stop at LaDuree!

French Macarons (NOT macaroons) how I've missed you so!!

For dinner Friday, we had reservations at the beautiful Daniel, but beforehand, we met my sister, Allie, from DDD for drinks in their bar. I had the BEST cocktail of my life. Unfortunately I did not get a picture, but here is the description from their website: "FROM THE FIELD - Lavender and Honeycomb Infused Plymouth Gin, Lemon Juice." It was absolutely to die for!

Hello!!

DUCK TERRINE WITH MARCONA ALMONDS
Sauternes Gelée, Vanilla Poached Mango, Peppercress Salad

Amuse-bouche: I can't remember exactly what they are, but all had chickpeas in them

Carrot amuse-bouche

TASTING OF MILK FED VEAL
Roasted Tenderloin with Sunchoke and Parsnip
Braised Cheeks with Creamy Polenta, Caramelized Onion
Crispy Sweetbreads, Green Peppercorn Sauce

MOLASSES POACHED PEAR
Lime-Pain de Gênes, Cranberry Confit
Pear-Gewurztraminer Sorbet

Miniature Madelines!

Truffles! Can't remember the flavors of all, but one is Earl Grey, and it was the best

Thanks Allie for taking our picture!!

I missed these two cuties this weekend, but Kyle was nice enough to send me this selfie!

On Saturday we spent the morning at the NY Now show, but saw everything that was open by noon. We decided to go buy lil Kylie a birthday present at a favorite brand/store of his. After we bought his present, we needed a little snack, and we fell into this cute little bar/restaurant called Back Forty West in Soho. The sign below is what won me over on this particular restaurant. Pork belly, Brussels, and dranks? YES PLEASE. I don't know if I mentioned this, but Brussels sprouts are my new favorite vegetable. So versatile, so delicious.

Pork Belly sandwich and crispy Brussels sprouts with cherry butter (swooooon)

For dinner on Saturday, we went to an Italian restaurant in TriBeCa, Scalini Fideli, which was just perfect. The ambiance was amazing, with very attentive staff, roses on the tables, and giant candelabras in the massive windows. Plus, they had a great bathroom (bonus points I know).

Ravioli with a killer black truffle foam

Butternut agnolotti with sage brown butter sauce topped with amaretti and buffalo mozzarella

Pineapple and coconut milk sorbet & palate cleanser

Flourless chocolate soufflé with cappuccino gelato and caramelized orange peel

Sunday was baby Kerg's 25th birthday, and since I was unable to see him, I made sure to FaceTime so he could open his birthday present. He really wanted DJ headphones, this edition in yellow in particular, so I got those for him, and naturally had to take a picture of him trying on the headphones!

After a long day at NY NOW, and watching all the Super Bowl traffic roll by (SO many cops!) we needed a good, hearty meal. Keen's Steakhouse was just what we needed after a long day of walking around!