we've been talking about having lunch for so long, we finally got dinner.

+a splendid dinner at that.
j money+i polished off a bottle of rose (the first of the season:) +ate the most divine steak at el almacen.. (where i'd never been but am certainly going back!) then made the rounds on the south side with a stop at the woods followed by a night cap at diner (word to the wise-don't attempt to keep up with marissa+wiley with the fernet branca-you will feel a bit like dying the next day.)

it went a little something like this...

our birthday week trajectory was as follows:

roebling tea room->huckleberry bar->roberta's->east river bar->papabubble->classic car club->diner airstream trailer->east river bar->chanel->the plaza->central park->po->duck duck bar...

+on the 7th day we finally got some rest...

+thank you thank you thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate our birthdays...there was just soooo much birthday goodness.
i am deeply grateful for each+every one of my dear friends and of course my fantastic family. i couldn't have imagined last week to be any better if i'd tried.. (well okay-the being sick throughout was lame-i could've done without the sinus pressure but c'est la vie)

xL

(p.s. this is just a teaser..many more pictures to come from the dirty30 dance off-open ocean's debut performance at papabubble-the classic car club+diner trailer dinner)

bed stuy on high.

first barBq of the season was fittingly on tom mylan's roof. you may be familiar with his work. he's the famous butcher of brooklyn and part of the marlow posse.

(serious apologies from the crappy quality of these polaroids, xabi took his laptop to spain+i don't have the scanner software on mine..)

we left you as we rounded the corner.

janis at 14th st diner. saturday.
sari hungry. ave a. saturday.

she blows the roof off

my older sister has always astounded me, as talented older sisters will do..she did it again last weekend..by making these spectacular head dresses (on saturday afternoon) for her bestE+roomate, meg. we had a briliant time at her birthday party in the airstream at marlow/diner. ..something that needs to happen again very soon-i mean the food, the trailer, the drink, the amazing service, and delightful company..what could be better.
p.s. beka is thinking of starting a party hat service. i think it's a brilliant idea+it makes me think that one day i'll get married with some radical head gear..or wait, maybe i'll just turn 30 in october and go from there.

good goop

joshua robin wiles makes bitters