Brooklyn
Couple weekends ago, Howard, Molly and I had a pickling party. Things us Brooklyn people do on random Saturdays. We pickled some regular veggies like bell peppers, onions, carrots..etc. But we also went a little crazy and pickled some Brussels sprouts and apples. Molly did a batch of pickled eggs a week before and they came out pretty good (pickled eggs and fried chicken go well together).
Cupcakes from Butter & Scotch, perfect treats for day time drinking.
Hot damn. The older I get, the more I'm mellowing out or maybe because I'm doing my birthday month (thinking about doing birthday year) and that grumpy Don will be back next month.
35, I definitely did not think this far out. Also didn't really plan to be living in NYC for 10 years. 10 YEARS! How did I get here? Surprisingly I made it this far, mostly just living life day-by-day. Though now it's hard to imagine my life not in NY. Hard to imagine the me I would've turned out if I had stayed in LA.
Oh well, no point in thinking about that. I'm feeling pretty great right now and that's rare. Though a lot has to do with how super great my family and friends are. They made turning 35 pretty darn fun. I feel so loved.
Anyhoooooo...here are some snaps of the things I have eaten for my birthday.
My friend Scott gave me a pound of brisket from Delaney Barbecue aka Briskettown. A POUND OF BRISKET! It was one of the best brisket I had and their pork ribs were just as good.
Had my birthday drinks at 61 Local on a snowy day. Thank you everyone for swinging by! So good to see many old faces and definitely good to hang out outside of Twitter/Facebook.
Then it was followed by cocktails and chicken pot pie at Van Horn.
My birthday also gave me the excuse to have lunch with Phae at Fiat Cafe. Fiat Cafe has been on my to-eat list for a long time. Glad I went. The spaghetti and meatballs really hit the spot. Also a glass of red wine for lunch does not suck.
Another place on my list is Maison Premiere. I walked in at 5:30p and it was way packed already. People were there to take advantage of the $1 oyster happy hour.
This year's birthday dinner, I went to Sweet Chick. A month old chicken and waffle place. The chicken and waffle, the shrimp and grits, the cocktails, the dessert (warm biscuit bread pudding, oh my!) and the service were all really really good. Thank you Sweet Chick.
After dinner we took a stroll up to Greenpoint to Torst. A brand spanking new Nordic influenced bar. Ah thank you again friends for a wonderful 35.
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Snow falls onto this crazy world of ours. I stand there looking up with my hands quivering from the cold, yet with a gentle smile on my face. My heart is calm and wish that this will last for eternity.
My invisible breath floats up along with the words I've been wanting to say but is now too late to say it. This blanket of snow silence this crazy world of ours. The trail of footprints I leave behind, into history, will fade away with the snow.
I am not alone.
In my heart, I have pieces of you and all your beliefs. In this lonely season, I will keep walking.
