hippy in high heels

vrijdag 4 januari 2013

Eating my way through New York, Lower East Side

This foodie was so obsessed by everything she tasted that its just too much for one blog post, so be prepared ;) Just kidding, I will try to stick to my absolute favorites.

Our apartment was located in the Lower East Side, surrounded by East Village, Little Italy, Chinatown and the amazing SOHO!

First stop was Russ & Daughters, a New York landmark when it comes to fine smoked fish, quality caviar and specialty foods. Its starts already in the queue, the shop is run by the fourth generation of the Russ family, where you can admire friendly family pictures from the current and past. The shop is super popular among the New York in crowd with people cramming up at the door on sunday morning, causing a 2 hour long waiting line!! But oh men that lox and cram cheese bagel is more than worth it!

This is definitely heaven for salmon bagel lovers like myself ;). You can choose from a wide range of fishy bagels and an ever bigger range of cream cheeses, take your bagel to another level with caviar cream cheese for example ;).

Every morning I woke up early to pick up some healthy muffins, fruit and coconut water at Wholefoods, O my why don't we have a Wholefoods in Holland?

Located just across our apartment was one of the coolest wine stores I've ever seen, September wines and spirits. Because of the holiday season all the wine bottles were decorated with a little red bow. September wines is a wine dealer that sells earth-friendly wines and supports smaller wineries from all around the world. This store is worth the visit of you are a wine lover! If you happen to be in New York, keep an eye on September's website since they organize regular wine tastings.

And last but not least I tasted the best New England Clam Chowder at a lobster joint on Houston Street, when I got home I was obsessed by finding the perfect recipe to recreate this heavenly soup, I my search was successful, I will show you the results of course!

Ok and when it comes to cupcakes…. That will be a whole new other post!

donderdag 3 januari 2013

Crazy times

Wow december has been such a crazy busy but amazing month! I hardly had time to update Hippy in High Heels! But to start with new years resolution number one, here is my first post of the year!

December means inspiration for the blog because in december...
1. I graduated for my bachelor in business administration, which means more time for my blog!
2. I visited New York
3. I ate my way through New York
4. I hit the kitchen for some fun inspiration
5. A whole bunch of exciting new additions to the ever growing wardrobe ;)

Created a new recipe for some sugar sweet butterfly cupcakes

Ooo lala new accessories !

Completely head over heels in love in and with New York

Yeah!!! Graduation presents :)

dinsdag 18 december 2012

Reflection

Before I start spraying about my great trip to New York City this week, I want to reflect for just a moment on the terrible shooting in Newtown.
It's a terrible thing to see how the world, and especially the lives of people affected, can change in an instant… Seeing the shiny Christmas tree at Rockefeller Centre accompanied by half-mast flags is such a strange sight. How can a month that is supposed to be so light, full of love, and family turn into such a dark and horrible one? I hope everyone affected finds the strength to carry on and feel the love, thoughts and prayers from all around the world.

maandag 10 december 2012

New York, New York

This week I am off to NYC as in New York City!! Someone pinch me, aaaaa! I still cannot realize that in less than 24 hours I will be walking in the city that I know from Sex and the City, Gossip Girl and a whole lot of other awesome movies! I like to be surprised and don't plan to far ahead but I have made a little list of MUST do New York activities. This list includes:

Hailing a cab is style ;)

Eating a cupcake at Magnolia Bakery:

Since I graduated this week for my Bachelor in Business Administration for Hotel Management I will visit a whole lot of hotels and restaurants for that much needed inspiration: