A tree house affair 1:41 PM

Christmas was yesterday and a family member of ours got a really cool book about AMAZING and BEAUTIFUL tree houses. Both Ian and I thought we would find our favorite one (although it's a restaurant) and we were sadly disappointed.

Yellow Tree House Restaurant is found in Auckland on private land. The only way you can find yourself dining at this restaurant is by getting really lucky. Also once you go on the site, you'll see a yellow bar on the bottom of the page and "day 66". It's a timeline of the construction of the amazing restaurant. Drag along the line and you'll be amazed to see how much was accomplished in 66 days.

And I think that the website design for the restaurant is also pretty damn cool. I've been inspired!








the architecture drawings

Lunch affair with Monlo 7:03 PM

For those of you who read Monica's blog, my apologies as you'll hear and see about the same thing she's been blogging. We are taking full advantage of Restaurant Week. Our second lunch date was to Central Park Boathouse on a beautiful Friday. The weather was perfectly sunny and warm. We snuck out of work and took a cab to Central Park. The scenery is beautiful and I cannot wait to go back for more. Next up, Ian and I are going to experience Tavern on the Greene

tengo hambre 5:31 PM

So part of the semi-new me is to be more adventurous with what I eat. I'm an extremely picky eater. A lot of it has to do with food allergies and the way I was raised. Fortunately I work with the biggest food junkie ever and she has become the biggest influence on me with what we grub on weekly. Below is the photo dump of what I've been experiencing lately.



The Mutton Biryani at Madiba's is to die for. We have always been a fan of this South African restaurant on Dekalb ave but have barely made it there due to our schedules and well their prices are a little high. They are all about your experience while you're there. They are a well established hang out spot in the Fort Greene area. During the Inauguration of President Obama, they were jammed pack. Fortunately their brunch menu is amazing, delicious and affordable. We have made it our Sunday brunch tradition and have been going there every week for the past month.




Before we discovered Madiba's amazing brunch menu, we checked out Rice which is a block further down the street. Their food is light, perfect pertions and a mouth watering experience.