Samantha, Me, Heather
Interns, NYC, Summer 2014
After living in New York for more than a month and a half, I have developed some addictions...
1.) Burgers and Fries
No lie, I probably eat a burger and fries at LEAST once a week, if not more. My friends and I have found some of the best burger places for really cheap here in the city. Cheap as in you can get a cheeseburger, drink and fries for less than $6. It is McDonald's prices but quality food. My favorite burger places so far, Steak and Shake & Black Burger (China Town)
2.)Sprinkles cupcakes
I attribute the fact that I can't stop eating Sprinkles cupcakes to their "peanut butter chip" cupcake. It is to die for. So yummy. Chocolate and peanut butter are a deadly combo for me. Their coconut and chocolate coconut cupcakes come in a close 2nd. This place is great. They have so many flavors of ice cream, cupcakes, cookies and sundaes. It is a dessert lovers dream.
3.)Starbucks
Well, what girl doesn't love Starbucks? And it doesn't make it easy for me to resist when there is one conveniently located on every corner of NYC.
4.)Nutella Shake
I have been addicted to Nutella ever since I discovered it in college. My best friend Julie and I use to dip pretzels into Nutella and eat it by the jar in one sitting. Now I have discovered the most amazing Nutella shake at the Paris Creperie in Boston. No joke, I would travel to Boston just to have one of these.
5.) Broadway, Kinky Boots
So, I need to say that not all of my addictions are food. I am obsessed with the Broadway play Kinky Boots and I have already seen it twice. (Debating whether or not I should see it for a third time...) I have downloaded the soundtrack and I listen to it everyday on my way to work. It is a MUST see Broadway show. Take my word for it.
Black Burger
My friends and I ventured down to Soho to walk "Little Italy". Little Italy is a street filled with authentic Italian restaurants. It is so charming and lit up. It is now one of my favorite streets in New York. My friends and I stopped in a restaurant for dessert. I ordered my favorite dessert, tiramisu. It was a toss up between that and a cannoli but my heart always lies with tiramisu.
I don't know why I think it is so significant that I just tried my first "Dunkin Donuts", doughnut for the first time a few days ago. I don't know which I see more often on every corner of New York, a Dunkin Donuts or a Starbucks. I have already proclaimed my love for Starbucks and stop in on the daily but Dunkin Donuts is foreign to me. I tried some sort of chocolate doughnut and it was pretty good... haha not overly impressed. I still think Krispy Cream donuts are the bomb.
The Chinatown Ice Cream Factory is supposedly a famous ice cream place. It has been around forever. I love this place because they had so many different flavors of ice cream to choose from. Not only are there so many flavors but the flavors are unique. They have a soy sauce flavor. No joke. I ordered mocha chip and chocolate coconut. It was delicious.
Weekend in Boston
It is always a toss up for me on whether I like New York or Boston better. Boston is such a charming and beautiful city. Not to mention it is historical and amazing. I think my heart belongs in NYC though, because it is where I have been living this summer. I have some pretty amazing memories and I have met the best of friends in NYC. Boston, it is hard to compete with that.
However, maybe one day I can settle down in Boston after I have made it big time in the city haha.
My friends and I were there for a day and a half and this is what we did.....
1.) Fenway Park
2.) Duck Tour
3.) Freedom Trail
4.) Gay Pride Parade
5.) Mike's Cannolis** (best cannolis i've ever had)
5) Harvard
6.) Bike Ride on the Charles River
7.) Crepes & Nutella Shakes at the Paris Creperie
8.) Clam chowder at Quincy Market
