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Sunday, March 10, 2024

Maman Flatiron

One of most beautiful cafes to visit is Maman, which just makes you smile. We all need that these days for sure, a place when you walk in, you just smile. The first location opened in 2014 in the Soho area of NYC, and since then, they have opened many more and in other states as well. The outside is just glorious, isn't it ? 
How can you not love this spoon as the door opener ? 
This was one of their smore cookies which tastes as good as it looks 

I purchased this for myself to drink my coffee at home, it is so elegant 


Maman ships their cookies and accessories from their website which works very well. You can check on their website for the location listing as this is a highly suggested visit. 

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Monday, March 4, 2024

La Pecora Bianco Bryant Park


Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all are doing well in this new year. I cannot believe it is March already, time sure flies! 

One of my last visits to the city, I was able to enjoy La Pecora Bianco's Bryant Park location. I must say, this place is as gorgeous as the food itself. The decor is so lovely, and relaxing, and the location is one of my most favorites. I have visited their location in Nomad, but it was much smaller and cramped for my taste. If you are looking for a great spot for any time of the day, this is a good choice! 

Gorgeous decor, am I correct ? 

I visited when it was not that busy which was great, and it was right next to my hotel where I was staying, the amazing Bryant Park Hotel, so fabulous! 

You can tell when the pasta is fresh and it just melts in your mouth! This Tagliatelle
with beef and pork Bolognese was to die for! The portions are very generous as well. 

The meatballs made with beef and pork tasted like my Mom's cooking 




Always a gorgeous view of my favorite building in the city! 

Let me know if you happen to try La Pecora Bianco and how you liked it. With so many locations in the city, it is very easy to pop in while enjoying the sights of the amazing New York City ! 

I will be posting more this year, and I do apologize for the minimal postings. Thank you for stopping by and following my NYC adventures all these years! 

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Monday, July 31, 2023

The Beauty of Bryant Park


I have been to Bryant Park a zillion times but when I visited recently, I had the chance to take my time and really enjoy the area. I seem to always be in a rush when I have visited before, and it just made me fall in more love with the place. Staying at the Bryant Park Hotel was just a very smart move as well. 

Here is some history from the Bryant Park website:

Given its location at the center of one of the world’s great cities, it comes as no surprise that the history of the area that is now Bryant Park is rich, predating even the Declaration of Independence.

The history of this space as more than true wilderness began in 1686, when New York’s first Royal Governor Thomas Dongan deemed the area, among other “unappropriated lands” to be public property under the control of the Common Council, a precursor to the City Council we have today. It remained as such for more than 100 years with little interruption, although a notable exception came in 1776 when General George Washington and his troops are said to have passed through the area following their retreat from the Battle of Long Island.

I had no idea George Washington and his troops came through here! I think I need to do their tour that they offer the next time I am in for a few days! How beautiful are these scenes ? It was so relaxing with the trees all around, we all need a rest from the busy grind of the day to day. 





This building takes my breathe away every time I walk past and I finally decided to take some photos and photo the plaque as well. So many buildings in this great city have so much history. 

What an impressive history and list of members to "The Engineers Club" 

All that detail just makes me swoon ! 

Bryant Park is located between 40th and 42nd Streets and Fifth and Sixth Avenues behind the New York Public Library's Stephen A. Schwarzman building. 

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Monday, July 17, 2023

Funk You Too! at the MAD Museum

I recently enjoyed a visit at the MAD Museum with their exhibit Funk You Too! Humor and Irreverence in Ceramic Sculpture which was a delight! It made me really smile, and I just loved the Viola Frey lady statue shown above. This exhibit is on until the end of August so plenty of time to visit this summer. I would highly recommend! 


Wonder what her shoe size would be ? 





just loved these 2 pieces and had to share with you 



what fun indeed ! 








HUMOR AND IRREVERENCE IN CERAMIC SCULPTURE
Through Aug 27, 2023

Museum of Arts and Design 
2 Columbus Circle New York, NY 10019

MUSEUM HOURS
Tuesday 10 am–6 pm
Wednesday 10 am–6 pm
Thursday 10 am–6 pm
Friday 10 am–6 pm
Saturday 10 am–6 pm
Sunday 10 am–6 pm

STORE HOURS
Tue–Sun 10 am–6 pm

ADMISSION
General $18
Seniors $14
Students $12
Members FREE
18 and Under FREE
On Thursdays, General Admission tickets are half price. (This discount does not include tickets to Taylor Swift: Storyteller.)

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