eataly new york

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Eataly New York

200, 5th Avenue

(And me before heading to Eataly on our last day in the city)

(with loads of Laduree macaroons in those bags)

If by chance you are in New York any time soon, make sure to pass by Eataly.

Try to avoid the rush-hour times....other than that, great place, amazing food, delicious wine and lovely people. I really wanted to bring home some of that pasta and those oeoe-so-wonderful truffles.

dean & deluca

It is a surprisingly warm, yet rainy afternoon in NYC. Like any “New Yorker” (yeah…. wishful thinking) I am sitting on a high chair in Dean and Deluca’s looking out on to the busy street, eating a bagel and having a coffee. I am happy to note the place is inside the lobby of the hotel and to make life just a little bit more special; they sell macaroons here (perhaps I haven’t been in a Dean & Deluca in such a long time that I am only now noticing this new macaroon addition, but I love it)(ok, they are not Laduree macaroons…but I am seriously not in a picky mood). As the hurried umbrella’s walk by and the sky darkens even though it is only 4.30pm, the innate buzz that somehow engulfs you the moment you cross any bridge into Manhattan surrounds you everywhere you go. Since I arrived at the hotel, I haven’t set a foot outside, and yet, I already feel completely part of the city (am waiting for the rain to pass and family to arrive….. and happily enjoying this moment). 

travel planning

Images via Inspired Design

One more week to go and I will be enjoying the streets of Soho, the buzz of the Meatpacking District and the amazing macaroons of Laduree (and of course many other wonderful things) in New York.

Let the packing and planning begin.

"It couldn't have happened anywhere but in little old New York"

-O. Henry-