williamsburg

near raj's place in williamsburg, brooklyn. from my best nyc trip to date.

springing

happy easter. ingredients for a lovely spring morning: almond and chocolate croissant (check), sun streaming through the open windows (check), marie antoinette soundtrack on repeat (check), strawberries and white wine in the fridge (check check), and persuasion, which is quite possibly jane austen's most beautiful novel (check).

photo of a spring long past--peonies, chablis, ladurée macarons, and diptyque perfume in my old parisian apartment.

abricot

st ambroise apricot ale is one of the best things about montreal (though it doesn't even begin to compare to abita strawberry ale). the first days of spring call for cold beer, good food (caprese sandwiches, shrimp tikka masala), and a serious avoidance of anything school-related.

cafe brasil

so i was seriously craving some red velvet hash (potatoes cooked in beet puree with poached eggs) all weekend. too bad i'm thousands of miles away from both cafe brasil and my favorite brunch partner. boo.

(sorry for the sad photo, i was way too distracted by delicious breakfast foods to worry about composition. but you get the idea.)

ruby red

happy birthday to me. they look orange but are actually bright red. found at the kate spade store in soho. wheeee!