These cool kids.  I can't wait to see Kimberly in Toronto in April.  I miss her.

Been crazy... my very close friend Yorka had her baby Ethan in December, so I have been helping out with that and been busy with work and life, like usual.  Having some upcoming things come up so hopefully they will pan out.  Until then, I hope all is well with everybody.

Me and Kimberly

New Year...

new way of eating.

Paul and I

happy birthday anne!

Me and Nadine

The Saturday before the storm, I took a unexpected trip to wd-50. Thank you for your lovely hospitality wd-50 team.

Before the power went out in lower Manhattan, Anne and I went to visit our friends at NoMad for a cocktail.  Will was very clever to make us some hurricanes during the hurricane.

Free Access: Dirty Beaches at Le Poisson Rouge

I saw them back in July with Iceage but forgot to post the picture.  Very amazing live.  My phone unfortunately died by the time I got to see Iceage on stage.

I have been swamped lately... work, work, work... then traveling.  Trying to catch up with people, trying to check out all these places that my friends open.  I don't have many photos from my long trip to France and Spain.  Hopefully I can post some soon when my friend sends me all the photos.  I just finally got photos from my trip to Dominican Republic.  I will head to California in about two weeks.  I'm going to be there for an extended amount of time.  I think (and hope) that will be my last flight of the year.  I'm getting really exhausted from traveling so much.  I don't know how people can handle this for a living.  Living out of a suitcase isn't as fun as it seems.  Especially when you are constantly running around everywhere.  I think right now I just want to feel grounded.  Anyways, I will eventually do a post about what I pack on my trips.  I'm really great at minimizing, which everybody is so surprised by.  I hate checking in my baggage, so I always have a carry on.

Happy Birthday Yorka!

Took her to a belated birthday dinner at Gramercy Tavern.

My friend Ree was also in town for NYFW.  We took a stroll down the Highline on a lazy day.

Guaco Taco at Brooklyn Tacos at Essex Market

Soft boiled egg, barley risotto, peaches at Dovetail

Can you tell I go to NoMad too often?  Their blueberry pancake.

Fricasse of english peas, fava beans and lima beans with "Upma Polenta"

Finally got to go downtown to check out Danny Meyer's North End Grill.

Nicoletta in the East Village

Pollo Al Aceto- confit fried chicken thigh, mozzarella broccoli rabe, calabrian hot chili vinegar
Brocolo- broccoli rabe pesto, smoked scamorza cheese cherry peppers, spicy bread crumbs

Made a quick stop by Ma Peche to see Jim Meehan and John deBary sling drinks behind the bar and ran into Karen Fu.

Free Access: Destroyer at Le Poisson Rouge

"The Little Black Jacket"