As I’m sure you can tell from this blog, I don’t exactly deprive myself of delicious things. But when I’m not out at incredible restaurants, I do try to eat healthy as much as possible. I realized a long time ago that skinny just doesn’t taste very good. So I’ll take a few extra pounds and be very happy… I just try to watch it when I can.
For my birthday, however, all bets are off.
And my birthday is a multiple day extravaganza, of course, so the eating just keeps on rolling.
The Friday before my birthday, I treated myself to one of my favorite breakfast sandwiches: The Works from Piccolo Cafe. There are 3 Piccolos in the city (UWS, Midtown East, Midtown West, and near Union Square). “The Works” has nicely toasted bread, eggs, tomato, lettuce, parmesan, and truffle spread. It’s awesome (they also have really nice pastas).
I took a half day so on my way to a lovely birthday mani/pedi with my mom, I stopped at Bon Chon Chicken and had my guilty pleasure, fried chicken drumsticks, and a Sea Dog Wild Blueberry Beer (from Maine). I didn’t totally get the Bon Chon craze, even after trying it, but I find myself craving this chicken on regular occasions and I really have no idea why.
And for dessert, I was ECSTATIC to find out that Fresh Direct now stocks the very Maine gelato we brought in special for our wedding, Gelato Fiasco. If you have not tried their Caramel Sea Salt gelato yet, you have not lived. It’s sensational.
And, of course, the one time each year that I allow myself to have a full fat, full whip, Frappuccino is on my birthday. This was a caramel frap with chocolate cookie pieces on top. I really wanted the Caramel Crunch one, but that is a seasonal, apparently. This was a close second.
All these treats were in addition to an amazing meal at Sushi Nakazawa and an impromptu dinner at Lafayette.
A very successful food-filled birthday, if I do say so myself!
#happybirthdaytome
