"Good freinds help you find important things when you have lost them...Your smile, your hope, and your courage." Doe Zantamata
Another grueling week, professionally
and personally. Thank God, I can sleep
on buses. I am usually dozing at least
before we even eave South Station in Boston.
I arrived in New York a bit refreshed and found a treat at the Hx3,
Kristi. We popped across the street to
our neighborhood fav Sojourn for a bite to eat with (lamb meatballs and chicken
satay with lovely Boujelais) to chat and catch up.
Saturday, very good Friends
form home took advantage of New York’s 2nd annual Hotel Week
(actually most of the month of January).
I met them at their Hotel just south of Time Square and we had the first
of a full day of long leisurely walks.
Our first destination was a Gallery Tour of Chelsea with New York Gallery
Tours.(www.nygallerytours.com) Rafael Rosenberg
is becoming one of my favorite people to spend a Saturday afternoon with! This is the third time I have taken his tour,
and again bumped into Robin, the photographer who introduced me to him! I highly recommend it!
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| From the Jack Shaianman Gallery website |
My favorite of the day
was 68 year old African artist, El Aratsui.
In just 5 or 6 years, he has taken the art world by storm, literally,
going from obscurity to one of Africa’s wealthiest artists in history. Using trash, liquor bottle caps and the metal
wrapping around the necks of the
bottles, he creates truly magnificent sculptures, while also employing young people
to help in his creations!
My least favorite of
the day was Carroll Dunham’s paintings, the Father of Lena Dunham the creator
of the highly acclaimed new TV show “Girls”,. Although the New York Times gave
his show a glowing review, his art simply wasn’t my taste, although his
brilliant colors did remind me a bit of Gauguin.
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| Chelsea Market |
From there, we meandered along the Highline Park over
to the Chelsea Market and poked around, stopping to share an amazing baguette from
Amy’s Bread! From it’s website: Amy’s Bread is a NYC bakery that features
hand-made breads, morning pastries, decadent cookies, old-fashioned layer
cakes, unique sandwiches, healthy salads, and more. :: Our hearth-baked breads are crusty, chewy, with a moist
crumb and lots of flavor. We use traditional European methods, and shape every
loaf by hand. :: Visit any of our three cozy bakery/cafés in
NYC, and linger for breakfast, lunch or dessert! :: Amy’s Bread supplies bread wholesale to
many notable New York restaurants and specialty food stores.
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| The Campbell Apartment |
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| Les Sans Culote |
Then we walked up to Grand
Central station by way of Bryant Park to have a drink at one of my favs, The
Campbell Apartment. Continuing along
Park Avenue I took my Friends to one of my new fav places, Les Sans
Coulottes. They love all things French,
and after reading my blog from last weekend, they knew where they wanted to
eat! Another amazing, and unbelievably priced,
especially for New York. After a great
day, I meandered yet again,to Hx3, and collapsed!
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| Fulton |
Sunday was spent being wonderfully lazy with
Kris, til she went down to Tribeca to watch the Patriots with Friends from High
School (large contingent of those here in NYC). I did head out for a bite to at
late in the afternoon. The place I
headed to was a zoo, not in the
mood. Meandering towards home, I noticed
a nice looking place just off 3rd Avenue on 75th Street,
Fulton. Stopped in and had a delicious bowl
of. butternut squash soup drizzled with crème frachais and dotted with toasted
pumpkin seeds, followed by crab cakes with a small bit of greens and apple
slaw, washed down with a “pearinni”. Delicious!
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