line of the weekend

Homeless man on 7th ave:  "girl, you gorgeous, you jewish?"

Me:  "why yes, I am!"

nana-versary

this weekend, seth and i had the privilege of celebrating one year of marital bliss in tarrytown, new york, visiting the stone barns center for food and agriculture and eating at blue hill, the restaurant located on the premises.  we arrived on saturday night and checked into tarrytown house estate, a lovely little hotel about 15 minutes from the farm and restaurant.  the room was quaint, the perfect mixture of old charm while also being well kept.   we were treated to views of the hudson from the balcony outside of our room, where we sat reading and watching the sunset.


sounds perfect?   it pretty much was.


after some much needed relaxation, we headed to dinner.  the meal at blue hill is virtually impossible to do justice.  we were treated to 8 courses of locally grown food, straight from the farm and cooked by some unbelievably inventive chefs.  we ate a wide range of foods including the vegetables and fruits grown at the farm, local fish, soft shell crabs, house made charcuterie and lamb shoulder with baby carrots.   the most inventive dish (and my favorite) was the pasta course.  not only was it perfectly cooked and in an interesting twist made with goose eggs, but the the chef had cured the yolk of an egg so that it resembled reggiano which was grated over the pasta.  by the end, seth had to roll me out of the restaurant and deposit me directly into bed. 


the next morning, seth and i went back to the farm to walk around and take a livestock tour.  we ate some breakfast of quiche at the blue hill cafe (yes, we actually ate again) and spent a few hours walking around, checking out the animals, the plants and the grounds.  i highly recommend a day trip to visit this farm.   only 45 minutes outside of new york city and it is like you have entered a whole other world.


http://www.stonebarnscenter.org/

 

the view from our balcony

    

the little pigs and their mama

the hens who lay the eggs, they had a surprising amount of personality

bees and their yummy honey

the structures at the farm, built in the 1920s

pig + us = happy anniversary!

need, want, must have

http://www.palmercash.com/p-3312-womens-boombox-tee.aspx

presents!

confirmation

in case anyone thought otherwise, montezuma's revenge is alive and well and likes to sneak up on innocent travelers (i.e. me). what started as an exciting girls' weekend away in mexico for a bachelorette party ended with prayers for my life and concern i might not make it home. thankfully, some fabulous ladies in our party took great pity on me and jumped into action to nurse me back to health. i am forever grateful for those strong stomached women and am reminded just how important a great girlfriend is. thanks ladies, i love you and would be more than happy to bring you pepto, water and crackers any time.

note to self - never travel without immodium again.