For my birthday this year, my mom flew all the way from Utah to New York to celebrate with me. She decorated my room with streamers and balloons. I was totally surprised when I got home from work.
My work bought me a whole box of Billy's cupcakes and gave me a cute card filled with written happy birthday wishes.
After work, I went out to dinner with my mom and close friends. We went to one of my favorite restaurants here in the city, Delicatessen. It has THE BEST Ruben Macarooni and Cheese!!!
Balthazar
Soho
The first night my mom was in town we went to dinner at Balthazar, it is a french brasserie up the street from my work. The salmon we ordered was the best salmon I have ever had.
February is the worst month to be in NYC. It snows all the time and it is freezing cold. There isn't a whole lot to do here in the winter besides going to broadways and eating lots of good food. On Saturday my mom and I went to the Broadway Kinky Boots (my third time seeing it) and afterwords we went out for Thai food at Soho Thai. I really liked the Shrimp Tom Yum soup and Pad See Ew with chicken. I love Asian food so much and New York has tons of yummy Chinese and Thai restaurants.
Sunday morning my mom and I went to her favorite restaurant, Le Pain Quotidian. This restaurant is tasty and healthy. I ordered the Kale, Onion and Gruyere Frittata to eat and the mint lemonade to drink. After brunch my mom and I went to the New York City ballet's production of Romeo and Juliet. On our way home from the ballet, we stopped by Levains Bakery on the Upper West Side for a chocolate chip cookie. In an attempt to burn off the days meals we walked twenty blocks to the nearest train station. Even in the winter, walking the streets of Manhattan is a fun past time. The city never ceases to amaze me. I always find it interesting and I continue to be fascinated by it.
