You know, the joke (in the movies, anyway) is that couples who leave their babies at home for the first time are total basket cases, calling home every three seconds and skipping the after-dinner movie because they just can't wait to get back to the baby.
It is very uncool to say that you like Times Square. If you're a "real" New Yorker, you're supposed to hate it: all that tackiness, consumerism, artificiality...and the tourists! You're supposed to really hate tourists.
I am so annoyed that I forgot my camera on Friday night, because my girlfriends and I went first to the Boom Boom Room (at the top of The Standard Hotel in Meatpacking) and then to Fig & Olive for dinner to celebrate Morgan's birthday, and it was all so fun and beautiful.
Pictured above: baked eggs from August.
I asked Andrea of BrunchCritic.com for her recommendations for the perfect brunch spots to take advantage of the last few weeks of beautiful weather (can you believe we only have a couple of weeks of Official Summer left?). After the jump, where she thinks you should go this weekend...
Beauty and Essex offers free champagne in the bathroom?
Seriously?
No, but...seriously? Why would anyone go anywhere else, ever?
You know, I can appreciate this whole thing as much as the next girl, but I have to say: when "sexy bathroom" concepts go wrong, they go really wrong. Example: I was in Vegas once at some club or another, and there was a wall of stalls along one side of the main room with clear-ish doors that frosted over and became opaque once you turned the latch...and let's just say that as the night went on, increasing numbers of people forgot to lock them, and did all sorts of funny, odd, and illegal things in full view of the entire place. It was fantastically entertaining, but I was pretty thrilled to be on the other side of the doors.
I can't believe it's taken me this long to get to Smorgasburg (the foodie portion of the Brooklyn Flea, open Saturdays from 9AM-5PM). What can I say? It's been a lazy summer. And one filled with worries about long Port-a-potty lines.
Via NY Mag, a guide to all of the train-accessible beaches in the NY area.
Click here.
I feel like I - or, rather, all of us - deserve a medal for how much walking happened on Saturday. We're talking 9 solid hours of movement, with only brief stops here and there for eating/drinking purposes. Wow, did I ever pay for it the next day (hello, sciatica!)...but it was so fun.
Q. Jordan:
First of all, congratulations on the pregnancy! As a long-time reader of your blog, I can't wait to see this adorable new person that you will bring into the world, and I just know that you'll be such a fun and loving mom.
I'm looking for some date-destination advice. My husband and I are long-time NYC residents and the recession has been hitting our recreational budget hard. We love the outdoors and would usually be planning kayaking and hiking adventures throughout the summer, but with the cost of gas lately, I just don't see that as being very prudent. I was wondering (and perhaps your other readers might be interested, too) if you and Kendrick have any local go-to spots when you're looking to spend some time together without spending more than $50. The museum-and-a-cafe route hasn't been cutting it lately.
Thanks for all the entertainment, sincerity and recipes I've found on Ramshackleglam. :)
Q. Hi Jordan, Do you have any recommendations for cheap moving options?
