Food Favorite: Spotted Pig

I just can't get enough of this place! Small, very cozy, intimate, great beers and wines, gastropub food fair, very homey and soulful. I've had their burger and fries, fried pig ears (pin@ys - it tastes just like chicarron!), pork belly, lamb chops, and skirt steak - everything is cooked to perfection. Not only do they have multiple pork dishes (hence, spotted pig) - and ya'll know I'm a huge fan of pork - but, they also have cute servers (that's always a plus, right?!). =)

XOXO...

Gossip Girl fan here (and I feel a little embarrassed, but I know you're a fan too). Check out some of the sites:

The steps where lots of gossip and plotting happens:





The school courtyard:





Dalton School:


Anyone else a Gossip Girl fan? If not, just check out the first three episodes from Season 1 and if you're not hooked yet, I'll forgive you - at least you tried. The fan in me totally had a blast checking out these Gossip Girl sites with the person who is much more of a fan than I am - my cousin! haha... Thanks for visiting Kuya Marv!

Craft

This was such a classic dining experience in NYC. I walked into Craft, Tom Cholicchio's restaurant for those Top Chef watchers, and was immediately impressed by the warm lighting, amazing wine storage structure, and classic yet modern decor.





The food was cooked to perfection! Jeff and I started the night with a bottle of Malbec, and for the first course, had the arugula & lemon salad with the rock shrimp ravioli. Then we moved to our second course with pork and monkfish, and sides of gnocchi and baby carrots (my mouth is watering just thinking about these dishes). If I had to choose my favorites, it had to be the perfectly seasoned and fluffy gnocchi with the monkfish - MMmmmm!









Cheers!

Birthday Pics are Finally Here

Welcome to Therapy!



Here's a pic of my fellow research colleagues and their birthday gift to me: Whey Do Men Have Nipples? (Yes, I'll be citing this as part of my research!)



A Night of Fun, Drinking, and Dancing! One of the best parts of the night: friends from all parts of my life who happened to be in NYC came together, met one another, are now friends =) Cool people just attract other cool people!

Here's a pic of my cousin who traveled from the Bay, Paola (a research fellow from Ecuador), Jeff & Joey (Jeff who I used to dance with at DowneFX in the Bay! And fun Joey, Jeff's bf)











The Beyonce Girls perform Single Ladies perfectly! Plus - here's a pic of them and my friends who were their biggest fans!





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