A place to dine in Soho

I've been to so many good restaurants lately, usually for dinner and very dim-lit, so never could take good pictures...unil this weekend at La Esquina! Finally I find a gooood place to eat in Soho that is still relatively cheap. Perfect for pre, in between, or post shopping in the area. It's Mexican and I think my dish was the best out of the three of us - the Mollettes.

But everything was pretty good (except for service...the food took a bit too long. we thought maybe they were catching a cow in the kitchen for the steak tacos or something.)

Baubles and Baubles

To me, recessionista means cutting back on shopping, while investing on a few key items that could update your current wardrobe. As a result - I think jewelry is getting more attention: you can wear a plain black turtleneck and black trousers, and then a statement necklace that will put the fun in your outfit. I've seen so many cute ones these days, but you can always DIY by attaching some of your old necklaces/earrings/bracelets altogether to make something unique and personal. I love these:

Erickson Beamon

Lulu Frost

Dannijo

Tom Binns

Shourouk

Double-necklace with similar metal tones for that mix-match look; I wore this to work.

I found this at an Indian jewelry shop in NYC 4 years ago

An outfit to match it; an old Banana Republic shirt, American Apparel skirt, and these crazy gold gladiator sandals I found on E-bay 2+ years ago.

The Olsens Inspire

So this paparazzi shot of MK:

Just has to be the reference for this editorial:

And that is all.

The High Line

The best thing to do on a dull Sunday - walk on the high line! It was raining last Sunday, but it cleared up by noon. Cancelled plans to go to the zoo, but this was the next best alternative! The High Line is on the west side, running along Chelsea-Meatpacking area. They recreated an old train track into a park by embedding plants where remains of the tracks still are. It's like restoring nature back from industrialization, but still making it into a new place people can enjoy. The design is great, but its also nice to see the city in a different perspective. I highly recommend to those even visiting NYC to go, better than some of the other touristy must-go places I would say.

Then we went to Billy's Bakery. I vote this place for best cupcakes in the city - beats Magnolia, Crumbs, Sugar Sweet Sunshine, Baked by Melissa (not even close...) Please try the Banana Bread Cupcake and the Carrot Cake Cupcake.

The Stanton Social

Last night I had dinner at Stanton Social, and just thought I would blog about it. My impression was: the Manhattan's response to the Cheesecake factory. Full house, high energy, dark but upbeat music. But the NYC twist is the tapas idea - smaller portions and more dishes to taste. How brilliant!

Between the four, we ordered 8 dishes:
Potato and Goat Cheese Pierogies
French Onion Soup Dumplings
Duck Confit Empanadas
Nori Spiced Tuna Tartare Rolls
Butter Poached Lobster Pizzetta
'Chicken N Waffles'
Social Mac & Cheese
Warm Doughnuts

I don't have pictures...I also got the Cucumber and Vanilla Cosmopolitan, yum!