Wednesday, April 20, 2011

100 Acres

Sunday we brunched, New York style! We made our way to 100 Acres in Soho known for its tasty localvore fare. The set up is decorated tables with fresh fruits and flowers, and evokes a farm's kitchen complete with bustling kitchen.

They change the menu every other week so there is always something new to try, but they manage to always offer their signature deep fried ricotta balls with apple cider syrup - yum!















As predicted, the food was fabulous and we barely left a crumb on our plates!
















After we spent the afternoon plodding around Soho looking at art galleries, shopping and generally being very civilised. What a great way to spend a Sunday.

Monday, April 18, 2011

Damian & Alison Arrive!

On Friday night Damian and Alison arrived. They are here for 2 weeks and we are so excited that they are visiting us! Saturday we braved the rain and headed out to Yankee stadium to watch the Yankees vs Texas Rangers. It was chilly to say the least, but it wasn't snow.

















Warming up with some hot chocolate.....

















our field view....













Smiles all round despite the cold.












Matthew's last night in NYC.....

For Matthew's last night, we headed to PJ Clarke's for an early dinner before the gang headed out to see a concert. A round of burgers and onion rings was a fitting way to finish their trip!

Bon Voyage, and we hope to see you all in New York again soon!

















Sunday, April 10, 2011

Babbo

After Jimmy's, we made our way over to Babbo for dinner.














We enjoyed some blood-red-orange martini's to start....cheers!


















.........and then it was onto a fantastic 7 course degustation meal....














....ending with birthday cake!


















12 cocktails, 7 courses, 8 bottles of wine later, the shenanigans continued .......














what a handsome bunch!














awww family love...


















..........and one more for old times sake!

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Jimmy's Bar

Monday the 4th was Matthew's 30th Birthday! We started the celebrations at Jimmy's bar in Soho with champagne and cocktails.














the 'entourage'














hostesses with the mostesses

Friday, April 8, 2011

Aussie BBQ in NYC

In honor of Matthew being in town, we held a little BBQ to introduce him to our NYC gang. It was Australian in every sense of the word, except the food that was mostly American fare, you can't win them all!

Bridget, David and Najeeb














Elise, Lorin and Cara














Jessica, Clayton and Shawn














Ana, Alex and Matthew















As expected the shenanigans proceed way into the wee ours of Sunday morning, with photographic evidence not suitable for online!

Taco Tuesday

With the arrival of rest of Matthew's "entourage" it was time to celebrate!

The gang of Matthew, Yvette, Adrian and Marie hosted Taco Tuesday night in their West Village apartment with limitless guacamole, cheese and beer.

It was a fun night for all and a great way to start the week.