I had a shocking week at work - which is another reason why I was excited for Friday-Date-Night. This week we went to the West Village - first stop, a tried and true favourite for cocktails: Employees Only. It's one of those well-known speakeasies - an oxymoron I know - which naturally also meant it is terribly popular. The only way to guarantee entry is to get there earlier in the evening.
My go-to drink is the Fraise Sauvage - Plymouth Gin shaken with Wild Strawberries & Tahitian Vanilla, topped off with Zardetto Prosecco di Conegliano Brut. How yummy does that sound? It's a great drink to start of the evening, especially pre-dinner.
We then walked around the corner to L'Artusi. This place is up there among my favourite restaurants in the city - so nice I was there twice in the past few weeks! The pastas and small plates are the stars of the menu - I admit I haven't ventured towards the far right of the menu. I mean who has space for any of the main courses after a pasta dish anyway? We didn't, especially when we were saving space for the desserts below:
We then walked around the corner to L'Artusi. This place is up there among my favourite restaurants in the city - so nice I was there twice in the past few weeks! The pastas and small plates are the stars of the menu - I admit I haven't ventured towards the far right of the menu. I mean who has space for any of the main courses after a pasta dish anyway? We didn't, especially when we were saving space for the desserts below:
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| Pineapple Sundae - scoops of flavor-intense housemade coconut gelato and pineapple sorbet sink into a base of almond cake drenched with pineapple caramel sauce. Whipped cream and sweet toasted coconut crown the sundae |
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| Bittersweet Chocolate Budino - this silky, not-too-rich pudding is made with Grand Valrhona 70% bittersweet chocolate. It's top with vanilla whipped cream and a crisp chocolate-honey tuile. Both photos and (who can top that) descriptions via |
You bet we we were so full that we had to be rolled out of the restaurant...
Anyway, while I decided to put away the white frocks of previous weeks and go for a summery shade, the very cold night still had me dressed in double-layered tights, gloves and boots:
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| Zara dress (LOVE the shoulder pads!), Anthropologie beaded handbag (on sale and free shipping >$100) and necklace, Plush fleece tights beneath an awesome pair of card suits tights from a random shop in Shibuya, Tokyo, Prada boots |
What a great outfit for a night out with your honey!
ReplyDeleteI'm jealous of your fun date nights! Your posts make me want to return to a city :)
ReplyDeleteI'll be in NY next week, maybe I'll check some of these places out! It's been a while since I've been out and about in NYC that my favorite haunts are either closed or crawling with tourists. Thanks for sharing some new spots...well new spots to someone who hasn't been in the city in 8 months!
ReplyDeletehi what is the zara dress sizing like? Do you mean telling me what size you're wearing thanks
ReplyDeleteHi Nissi - I am 5'4" and about a size 0-2. I usually take a XS in Zara's main line (and in this dress which as you can tell is a very close fit) but I size up if I am ordering TRF. Hope this helps
Delete*mind (sorry for the poor typing). Thank you, we haven't received this dress in Zara Australia yet so I will be ordering this online :) The XS looks great on you
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