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Ok so no I wasn’t at the Regatta. Or the University of Michigan. But you know what, here’s how I passed the time in NYC. And I think that you’re the one who missed out. My weekend recap, from start to finish…. go!
Drinks. Collective.
Friday. 11 PM.
I rarely touch on drinking dens in the Meatpacking and for good reason: they come and go like an old, fickle friend (the one that shows up every year
just in time to pop bottles on your birthday) ; they can be dangerous (some genius out there is making a documentary called “Heels & The Meatpacking: A Life Long Battle”) and it’s truly not open to everyone (Alex, door man extraordinaire, why do you pretend like you haven’t known me since I was 15!? You’ve actually emailed me - personally - twice). But the Collective, the new joint brought to you by the STK & Bagatelle peeps, says no to the notions of West Side elitism. You won’t find a bottle-only policy here; instead you’ll find pop-art made by Craiglist connoisseurs (think legos in the brick walls and chairs made of street signs) and an open-late menu (the Harlem = chicken and waffles). But let me be clear: this new ‘tude still comes with one heavy line. Just say B.Neuman at the door, you’ll tots be taken care of.
Bathroom reading at #collective… Just in case you’re bored at the bar #onlyinNY http://plixi.com/p/48267483
Breakfast. Andaz Fifth Avenue.
Saturday. 11 AM.
The new Andaz on Fifth Avenue has a lot of things going for it – a unique location across from the New York Public Library, a mod-Asian design and a delicious… I’ll say it again… delicious new restaurant. Casual yet refined, The Shop features an open kitchen and dining room with a communal table, perfect for when the entire family comes into town. It’s open for lunch and dinner; but the breakfast had me sold with Avocado on Brioche and a dash of Cayenne pepper. Not to mention that Chef Roberto Alicea uses all local ingredients... there’s Pastami from Katz’s, coffee from Blue Bottle and even some Sullivan Street Bakery sweets.Sounds too good to be true… and tasted so too.
Loving the clean, dark woods and communal tables at the shop… (@ Andaz 5th avenue) http://4sq.com/aNkhQM 10:28 AM via foursquare
Manhattan Vintage Show.
Saturday. 1 PM.
There are very few things that I hold sacred but for some reason the Manhattan Vintage Show is one of them. Since I moved to NY, this day marks the beginning of a new season: the temperature drops, I donned my vintage best and head out to Metropolitan Pavilion for nothing short of entertainment. As Lynn Yaeger from the Village Voice puts it: “To fully appreciate the lavish scope (and plunder potential) of the last 100 years or so in fashion, world-famous createures visit this traveling vintage-clothes road show that alights now and again in Manhattan.” This year, I dragged Pattymayo116 with me - it was a successful event to put it mildly.
#jeanshorts… I will wear you until its freezing cold and wildly inappropriateOctober 9, 2010 12:40:10 PM EDT via ÜberTwitter
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