travel – NYC’s Lower East Side (my birthday)

Now that it’s October, it has me planning my upcoming 30th birthday this December (Thailand here we come!). It also has me reminiscing my last birthday which we did a little stay-cation in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. So, please forgive me for this late post, but here’s our “travel” post in the LES…

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restaurant – Urbanspace – 570 Lex

Urbanspace @ 570 Lex is their second permanent food hall concept in NYC. If you’re ever in Midtown during the warmer months, you’ll likely see different pop-up tents along Broadway hosted by Urbanspace. Some of these food vendors have been around for years (maybe even from a food truck or brick and mortar) and others…

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restaurant – Nino’s AQ in Astoria (anniversary dinner)

Hard to believe Stephen and I have been together for 2 years now. That’s basically 2 years of him lifting mac-and-cheese-pulls,  holding stacked burger in the air, constantly eating cold food, and putting up with my obnoxiously bright LED light in public. I’d like to believe that he thinks it has all been worth it,…

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