manhattan – Page 2 – as we venture

Comme des Garcons exhibit @ The MET

June 21, 2017June 22, 2017art, explore, fashion, manhattan, sightseeing, UncategorizedLeave a Comment

“Rei Kawakubo for Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between—Gallery Views”

Clothing is art? Not sure, go see this exhibit and then decide. The fabrics, tailoring, wigs and colors fuel this question. If that isn’t enough all of the pieces literally prompt you to decide with titles such as:

Absence/Presence
Design/Not Design
Fashion/Anti-Fashion
Object/Subject
Clothes/Not Clothes

The exhibit is cozy in size and can be viewed in under 45 mins. I love that the exhibit allows viewers to take any route through a maze of pure white massively curved walls, where the clothing peeks through at every turn.

The Rei Kawakubo exhibit was made possible by CONDE NAST and will be on view at The MET until September 4th, 2017.
#metkawakubo

Scenes From Sunday 4/2/17

April 3, 2017April 30, 2017brooklyn, dining, eating, explore, food, manhattan, nyc, restaurant, sightseeing, soho, Uncategorized, venture, walkingLeave a Comment

Sunday felt like spring in NYC, so everyone was out and about, shopping and dining al fresco.

I began my 10,000 steps journey in Brooklyn where I grabbed a bagel and ate in Cooper park. There were dogs, babies and groups of people hanging out and I could actually picture summer.

I got moving by heading via the L train to Union Square, it was a bit hectic, so I choose to venture down to Lower East Side. I picked Cafe Marma, for lunch. I really love the simplicity of the food and the low key vibe of the cafe. People come and go or sit and chat. Laptop friendly, so you can get a good amount of work done in peace. The area is changing, I spotted Blue Bottle across the street, hopefully this will be one of the few commercial businesses that make an appearance.

Post lunch, I wandered through Soho. The shops were bustling and the streets were filled with all sorts of fashion forward people. I especially felt like all the buildings were dazzling, from the sun beaming down. I rounded out my walk by going through Little Italy. I wanted to see if anything changed in this area and to my relief its still holding on to its charm.

New York is a city that never sleep, but on a beautiful, bright day, this city is truly amazing.

Oculus

March 19, 2017April 30, 2017explore, manhattan, nyc, sightseeing, travel, world tradeLeave a Comment

Oculus has been opened since summer 2016. The Westfield shopping center at World Trade Center, literally has it all from big chains like Banana Republic and Apple to luxury boutiques like Dior and Aesop. Not to mention a Wework office space for budding entrepreneurs.

The interior is lined with bone white pillars that form a skeleton like shape. Even more striking, the ceiling spans over 95 feet high, tremendous enough to make any busy commuter spare an upward glance. At the very least, if you have the time, go check out what $4 billion dollars looks like for yourself.

According to the Santiago Calatrava Valls, architect, the building resembles a bird flying from a child’s hands. The building is a welcome contrast to the standard skyscrapers as well as a useful 24 hour transfer point.

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Italian Parm NYC style

March 5, 2017March 4, 2017dining, eating, explore, food, manhattan, restaurant, sohoLeave a Comment

I love Italian sandwiches they are my quintessential comfort food.
Jewish delis know how to pile it high, but there is something about a warm toasted Italian parm hero oozing sauce and cheese, that can literally melt the day away. I think it has something to do with putting you in a food coma, which I am totally fine with 😉

Eggplant Parm

NEW YORK – March 10: Pulse – Exterior at PARM, 248 Mulberry Street in Manhattan. March 10, 2013. (Photo by Gabi Porter)

Parm NYC Mulberry location.
http://www.parmnyc.com/

Maman, a Cafe and Bakery

February 26, 2017February 21, 2017cafe, eating, explore, food, manhattan, nyc, soho, UncategorizedLeave a Comment

I finally found the source of where all these beautiful coffee cups are coming from throughout my pinterest and instagram.

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On a cold and rainy day Sunday, I took a stroll over to a cafe called Maman. I warmed up with a delicious, fresh out of the oven, nutty chocolate cookie and an earl gray tea. It was such a treat to be in a bright and airy space that literally every corner of the was instagramable.