Takashi Murakami Exhibit at the Gagosian

After our Vietnamese sandwiches at Nicky’s, Chris and I headed to the Takashi Murakami exhibit at the Gagosian on the Upper East Side. Takashi Murakami is probably best known for his smiley flowers, like these: He also worked with Louis Vuitton (do you remember those white bags with all those smiley flowers?!): For this exhibit, […]

Nicky’s Vietnamese Sandwiches

On Saturday, Chris and I headed to Nicky’s Vietnamese Sandwiches on the LES for some Vietnamese sandwiches. I didn’t even know there were Vietnamese sandwiches…I’m from Champaign…so, be happy that I’ve had pho before. 🙂 Nicky’s is special because it’s this small place on 2nd Street (I’m not familiar with the LES at all…unless you […]

Homemade Pinkberry

So, I did it. I bought an ice cream maker! It’s a cuisinart ice cream, frozen yogurt, sorbet maker that I purchased from Bed, Bath and Beyond on Friday night. Chris and I were eager to try out my new machine (I was a little too eager, actually). There’s a self-cooling feature that makes the […]

Bon Chon Chicken

On Thursday after work, a couple of my coworkers and I headed to Korea town to have dinner at Bon Chon Chicken. I tried it before and wasn’t really impressed (maybe I was expecting something else) but this time, when I walked in, I realized I kind of had a craving for the juicy, tender […]

Steak Frites

Our usual Wednesday night dinners at restaurants have moved to Chris’ dining room/patio. Eating out all the time isn’t good (you don’t know how much fat they use, who prepares your food, etc) and it can get so loud in restaurants you can’t hold a conversation, so we’ve decided to eat at Chris’ place more. […]


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