Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Guess who came in to town this weekend for some romping in the sand?These classy ho's - Bek and Mala. These women couldn't wait to get their grubby little hands on Max and spoil him rotten with attention and love. Also, it was a bonus that Caitlin and I were there.

But they didn't just take, take and take like they might do when they come to visit you. No, they gave too. Mala, for example, brought love in the form of treaty heaven. Just to make you wet your pants with envy, she brought four Levain Bakery cookies.OH CRABBITS that's good. I believe Bek, when given her first bite of this cookie, told everyone to "shut their effing mouths" so she could truly soak up the flavor and joy in silence.She didn't stop there. Mala also brought donuts from the Doughnut Plant.Tres Leches, Green Tea, Carrot Cake - WHT WHT WHT? (missing the "A" cause these doughnuts had already kicked our A's forward and backward until they didn't exist).

I'm sure you're curious as to how we spent our weekend after fattening up. Well. I'll tell you. But not today.

New York Food Essentials

Because this blog has such a strong thematic tie to delicious food products, I find it necessary to report on the food aspects of our trip to New York City before anything else can be reported. Below is the list of restaurants/bakeries/dessert shops we visited in our short trip:

1. Shake Shack

2. Rice to Riches

3. Joya Thai (round 1)

4. Blue Marble Ice Cream5. Big Nick's Whole Wheat Pizza (pictured Parmesan cheese)6. Levain Bakery

7. Yogurtland

8. Grey Dog Sandwiches

9. Magnolia Bakery (Upper West Side Location)

10. Maoz Vegetarian

11. Tasti-D-Lite type knock off

12. Taqueria La Fonda

13. Joya (round 2)14. Brooklyn Flea Market baker

15. Brother's Burger King

There obviously were a million other places I would have liked to fit in there. The following list are some more notable ones. Possible excuses for not going are tight budget, wrong location, and lack of time:

Blue Ribbon Bakery, The Burger Joint, Peasant, Momofuku Ssam Bar, Country Kebab Inn, Doma (my first date with Caitlin), Pampano, Nobu, and the dumpling place. I guess we'll just have to keep coming back. What would you have suggested we hit?

Future posts will detail NY activities.