weekend re-cap

so i've never done this before, but because i had such a wonderful food and culture filled weekend, i wanted to report to you the new places i hit up. it was the weekend before my birthday, so definitely splurged quite a bit (aka i ate my face off).

on friday night i checked out stanton public for some allagash white with j, a & m

then on saturday i tried some amazing west village falafel at taim. only 5.25 for a big falafel sandwich! yum!

while basking in the cuteness that is the west village, we stumbled upon this AWESOME store which i've seen in blogs quite a bit. jonathan adler has the most awesome home stuff i've come across in nyc.

on sunday morning t and i headed to the asia society. i'd never been before and had heard wonderful things. we saw an exhibition on vietnamese artifacts like vessels, jewelry and even drums. it brought me back to the days of 9 am art history classes. and yes, i really do miss that.

for my final fat kid splurge of the weekend, t & i went to rosa mexicano to celebrate my birthday. good lord the food was good. the guac was definitely the best i've ever had and they make it right at your table. you must go.

meatball shop

well yesterday was just the most wonderful day. i went wedding dress shoppping (for her, not me!) with K&A. it was oodles and boatloads of fun. we finally found THE dress at kleinfeld, which was just an amazing experience all around. but the best part of the day for me was definitely the dinner afterwards! k's fiancee read a review of meatball shop in new york magazine and was dying to try it. i believe it only opened to the public on wednesday? well. let me tell you. it was AWESOME. they only sell meatballs and ice cream sandwiches pretty much, but that was okay by me. the atmosphere was beyond cozy with dark burgundy walls and vintage wedding photos (appropriate!), dim lighting and milk bottle flower vases at the bar. it was very crowded, but didn't take us too long to find a spot for five people at one of their family style tables. the owner was our waiter, and he was fabulously downtown with a plaid shirt and tatoo covered arms. did i mention he was also a babe? i had beef balls (the meat was local!) with mushroom gravy and a caramel/chocolate chip cookie sandwich for dessert. here are some pics, which i stole from nymag (sorry!). i would definitely recommend this place to anyone. the food is awesome, the atmosphere cool but not too cool and everything was reasonably priced. pretty much my qualifications exactly. xx