Day 4 to 8 – New York City!
We stayed at the Warwick Hotel, another great location close to everything. Despite already having some concern about our baggage limit after the damage done in LA, yes we continued to shop! I bought a few more weekend clothes, new work pants & skirt that I have been in desperate need for, some pretty gemstones to make a couple of necklaces, mustard and pumpkin coloured yarn from Lion Brand, and the new Victorias Secret fragrance – Incredible. It smells so good I could almost drink it!
Amanda also met one of her culinary idols, Giada De Laurentiis at a book signing in Barnes & Noble. She is just as bubbly and gorgeous in person as on tv.
New York is not at all like what I imagined…it’s better. So big, so clean, so friendly. Central Park was gorgeous, with all of the cherry blossom trees in bloom and who doesn’t love squirrels – they’re so cute! And I’ve never seen anything quite like the view from the Empire State Building…it was simply breathtaking.
Again, we ate so many good things…Rue 57, a French restaurant only two blocks from the hotel, The Plaza Food Hall, Payard and the best spinach and ricotta ravioli from Eataly! I can’t wait to try to re-create it.
And last but certainly not least, our Martha Stewart tour in Manhattan. A big thank you to Heather Kirkland for being our guide and for sending those two wonderful gift bags to our hotel! The generousity was overwhelming and extremely appreciated by both Amanda and I. I still can’t believe we actually spoke to Darcy Miller and Hannah Milman, waved to Kevin Sharkey in his office, walked through shelve after shelve of amazing props, experienced inspiration overload via the craft department and ate delicious cherry pie from the test kitchen!
It truly was an amazing experience that I will treasure always.
Cupcake anyone…?
Choice fatigue at M & J Trim.
The Flat Iron building.
Central Park.
You both seem to have had a whole lot of fun on your trip. You got lots of interesting things- from the beads to the perfume. Money well spent I think.
I can just imagine how Amanda felt when meeting Giada. I hope she got lots of pictures. She will always remember that occasion.
That trimmings shop looks like a good place to stock up on hard to find items- things that you would not see so readily online or at a store close to you. I enjoyed looking at all the locations that you were able to visit. Hope it’s not long till your next vacation.
Hi Danielle
Yes we did have a lot of fun, and we still have a lot of laughs every now and then about all the funny things that happened along the way! Like my side of ketchup served as a smiley face at Johnny Rockets…it’s amazing how much jet lag can make even the littlest of things seem incredibly amusing 🙂
I also highly recommend a visit to M&J Trim. It’s seriously overwhelming, and looking back I wish I’d had a more organised shopping list, but then of course we may have had to ship back extra luggage just for ribbons, buttons and braids!