We lasted visited Amsterdam in 2005, and we are excited to return this Memorial Day weekend [stretching it a little longer]. Catching up with friends from all over the globe, it will be a fun adventure.
Do you have any suggestions on what ‘to do’ or ‘to see’ or ‘to eat / drink’? Recommendations are always welcome.
Went to the Publican for Brunch and ended up cleaning-out the wallet & the store at Publican Quality Meats. Look away now vegetarians this is not something for you. It is the ultimate butcher shop / deli, that happens to have a cafe too. We were here for the meat and the meat only.
Hello – where in the city can you get a 70-day-old dry-aged-ribeye! The selection of charcuterie alone is worth the visit, and you can also grab local farm & artisanal products including cheese and spreads and alike. The exceptional service & knowledge of the butchers, they totally saw us coming, they up sold & cross sold the store to us, but in a good way.
The feast was delicious [blood sausage, bone marrow, iberico jamon sliced off the bone, ribeye steak, & for later veal cheeks & white anchovies]. Looking forward to a return visit soon.
My Mum is better than your Mum!
She let me do all sorts of cool stuff when I was growing up … she let me drink beer at weddings .. she let me have a horse .. and a pet lamb .. and several dogs, birds, cats, turtles and countless fish. She let me have friends over all the time … she let me get a perm [wait I think you made me do that actually] .. she knew to wear eye protection when cutting onions … she is super kind to all people. She is – well – awesome, and I am sure your Mum is too! Mothers are a special breed that hold the world together, that is why we love them SOOO much. Happy Mother’s day Mum, and to all the other Mums out there too.
Sheer luck and some gambling thru Facebook scored the Kitchen Table in the final weeks of NEXT Restaurant and their highly coveted ‘el Bulli’ menu. Here is a peek at the menu, tomorrow I have a video to condense the experience into a few minutes vs. the 5+ hours we ate, drank & had FUN!
How adorable is this cake that Alliance Bakery made for my Husband’s ‘Cinco De Mayo’ party? They did an amazing job. When we picked it up, the customers in the store where ‘oohing & ahhing’ and taking snaps with their phones. Not only did it look fabulous, the red velvet cake with butter icing was gobbled down in a flash, leaving a Pinata cake murder scene.
This lot gets you up to date with cleaning out my inbox featuring some Land of Nod promo pieces with photographs by Coscarelli. How adorable is the tree of lights? Those clever creatives at Land of Nod have some serious fun with these shoots.
