happy days

lovely ladies

I woke up this morning with a funny taste in my head.
Spackled some butter over my whole grain bread.
Something tastes different, maybe it's my tongue.
Something tastes different, suddenly I'm not so young.

From top to bottom: Lyrics from Ingrid Michaelson's "Die Alone," Ingrid Michaelson, Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air), Missy Higgins (LOVE her song "Where I Stood"), Yael Naïm (Obsessed with her self-titled debut album), Regina Spektor, Saoirse Ronan (Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones, heart-breaking and beautiful), Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester (Glee)

stuck in neutrals

From Top to Bottom: Burberry Shoes (Spring/Summer 2010), Nadia Underpinnings (Anthropologie), Marc by Marc Jacobs Bag (The Stylish Wanderer), Lever & Lumber Table (Anthropologie), The Lake and the Stars Sedgemoor Chemise (Journelle), Switzerland!

vino e formaggio

I had the most beautiful wine and cheese combo at Bocca di Bacco (pictured below) on 9th Ave. between 54th and 55th St.

Wine: Musso Barbera d'Alba 2006, Very dry and fruity
Cheeses (from top to bottom): Taleggio (Northern Italy, semi-soft, mild with fruity tang), Pecorino Romano (Italy, hard, salty), Robiola (my favorite!, Italy, soft-ripened, sweet-tastes almost like butter)

If you're in an Italian mood, head on over to Bocca di Bacco or create your own Italian wine and cheese night at home. Everything is sold at Whole Foods... the new one on the Upper West Side is incredible.

youtube tuesday...

My favorite videos of the week.











And for everyone who plays farmville or knows someone who does...

their time, our time...

I got to see the second to last performance of Ragtime at the Neil Simon on Saturday night. I haven't cried that much in the theatre... well... ever. I remember the first time I listened to "Till We Reach That Day" when I was 16 in my car. I had to pull over and cry for about five minutes. I have been obsessed with the score ever since, but I have never gotten to see it on stage. And I am so happy that I saw it... and in the front row (thank you Caroline Dooner and your lottery luck!) What an amazing production. I hope everyone who wanted to got to see it!


Speaking of wonderful things closing, the last performance of Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier with my beloved Renée Fleming and Susan Graham starring is happening on January 15! Please go see it... just to weep during the third act trio if nothing else. It has been my favorite opera by far this season.


On a completely different note, I finally tried a green tea frappuccino at Starbucks the other day and was pleasantly surprised. If you have a few extra calories to spare in your day, go check it out... no whip of course.



That's all for now. Hope you had a fabulous holiday and New Year. Here's to 2010! It's going to be the year. And Veuve Clicquot is my favorite champagne. Cheers! Till next time...