eleven madison park - revisited

If only all the food in the world looked just like this, I think it'd be a much happier place.

Balik Salmon with Pommes Dauphine, Frisée and Crème Fraîche


Butternut Squash Velouté with Hawaiian Blue Prawns and Maitake Mushrooms


Big Eye Tuna Tartare with Radish, Yuzu and Sesame






Seared Diver Scallop with Granny Smith Apple and Morcilla Sausage

Linguini with Alaskan King Crab, Black Pepper and Meyer Lemon



I've already told all of you how much I love this place in another post but it's really worth going back to. The artisanship that goes into crafting this kind of food is what makes me love New York city dining. Everything is immaculate from service to plating to the final taste that lingers in your mouth for hours and in your memories for a lifetime. The lightness and delicate tone of an exquisite meal like this gets me excited for the coming of spring - I'm hoping to be wearing more nudes and pale colors in the coming warmer months.

Hope everyone is starting off to a great week!

the road

Outfit details: Chloé camel coat, Adrienne Landau fur scarf, vintage Chanel 2.55, Chanel quilted ankle boots.



Enjoying the last remaining reminders of winter... no where else I'd rather be than Central Park at sundown with you.

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

The Road Not Taken. Robert Frost.

motorino: day and night

Marinara pizza with tomato, oregano, garlic, and olive oil

I have an obsession with trying to seek out "the best of" every food that I like to eat - the top of this list usually being pizza. The fact that I live in a city that itself claims to have the best pizza around can only mean one thing: there are hundreds of pizza places in NY to try and I am always ready and raring to go, napkin in hand!

One of the best places to eat pizza right now in the city is Motorino in the east village (their original location is in Brooklyn but lucky for me they recently opened in Manhattan!). Their pizzas have the most incredibly chewy dough that was totally new to me at first bite but now it's become somewhat of an obsession. I love this place so much that I made the trek there twice in a 3 day span... but in my defense once was for lunch and the other was for dinner!

ROUND ONE:









Scarmorza cheese crostini with pecorino, white anchovies, and garlic


Cremini and spicy sausage pizza with smoked scamorzza, garlic, thyme, and pecorino


Brussels sprout pizza with mozzarella, garlic, and pecorino. This pizza is heavenly - I never thought brussels sprouts on a pizza could work so well but they do it perfectly. On the menu, this usually comes with smoked pancetta on top for all you meat lovers, but I think it tastes amazing without it as well!

ROUND TWO:







Outfit details: Elizabeth & James hooded coat (perfect for all the snowy weather we've been getting here) and leggings, Chanel vintage 2.55, Miu Miu ankle boots, Lanvin 120th anniversary edition tote

Spicy roasted octopus and potato with chili oil, lemon, and parsley. The octopus in this was so well-cooked. I would order this again and again.

Soppressata piccante pizza with mozzarella, spicy soppressata, garlic, and oregano


Margherita pizza with tomato, mozzarella, and basil

p.s. if you're like me and the crust is your favorite part of the pizza, ask for a side order of tomato sauce here for dipping!

magnetic

Outfit details: Burberry shearling cropped trench, McQueen scarf, Marni skirt, Wolford tights, Chloé susans, Chanel bag




last sunday the boy and I:
woke up late, walked to the meatpacking district, had brunch at pastis, drank two glasses of champagne, shared a giant croque monsieur and two slices of cranberry walnut bread, saw john kerry (he eats at pastis??), walked to chelsea market, saw whitney port (wow long legs!!), bought a milky iced latte from 9th street espresso, took not one but two samples of a brownie for myself from fat witch bakery (anarchy now ☺!!), checked out fresh seafood at the lobster place, walked to union square, went uptown to the upper west side, sat at barnes and noble, read vogue australia + british vogue, got inspired to cook dinner together, walked to whole foods, bought potatoes and mussels, went home, made moules frites (yum!!), drank a glass of beer, sat on the couch, watched into the storm (hi winston ✌), painted my nails chanel particuliére, got ready for bed, and slept. all in all, a perfect sunday.

thoughts

Meeko: "stopping in to say goodnight friends!"