Nespresso Boutique SoHo

The second to last day of the year found me trying to get rid of all my vouchers that expired the next day.  First up: Nespresso Cafe breakfast vouchers that I was gifted very long ago.  I tagged TC to join me, and we had quite an opposite-day breakfast… Our server took a brief moment to look over our voucher but gave us no problem, explaining what part of the menu we could choose from.  Any drink, and from a small section in the breakfast area.  TC chose the above – a macchiato… and I chose a dark chocolate indulgence.  [...]

Rubirosa

My darling KC, one of my very favorite people in the world, had only one birthday request: “I want pizza.”  Easy enough, I gave her a list from which to pick, and Rubirosa came up the winner.  The menu tantalized her for weeks beforehand; every other day I received a new message with another suggestion for something she wanted to eat there, and I agreed – the menu looked like it was tailored entirely to the things she likes to eat.  I was excited.  Since we were a group of six, and the small pies came with 6 slices each, [...]

Five Points – Thanksgiving Day 2011

Eating in a restaurant on Thanksgiving Day was a first for me this year, but made all the better by having a wonderful friend like DLS with which to share it.  Though I was a few minutes late – due to trains running on funny schedules! not my fault this time! – we were seated almost immediately.  Surprisingly, the restaurant was fairly empty, though I’d expected 2pm to be busy time – isn’t that when most people eat Thanksgiving dinner?  In any case, as soon as we sat down, a few items were brought over for us to munch while [...]