Travel Diaries: New York, Day 6

On my sixth day in New York, Diego and I went for lunch to The Smith, in East Village.

For a starter, we ate the most delicious fried calamari. I loved them because they had spicy tomato sauce, which was something completely new to me. I don't know how common this is, but it was no less than a new food adventure in my life.

Then came the grilled chicken paillard, which was probably one of the best combination of chicken-salad I've ever had in my life. The chicken had this truly unique grilled taste, the salad was fresh and the dressing was absolutely appropriate!

We were full after lunch, but we definitely wanted some dessert. So we went all the way up to the Upper West Side, where we had dark chocolate chocolate chip cookies at Levain. We actually shared one, since they are monstrous! If you've ever had them, you might understand why: their size is just completely out of normal! And so is their taste: best cookies ever!

We went back home walking, taking our time to digest all that food. We went to Lincoln Center and enjoyed the water fountain, and had a good night sleep before the weekend. I'll explain more about it on my next post, but my weekend was the most exciting I've had in a while, so that's why this day was more of a relaxing type of day!

Love,

Photography: Laura Beltran-Rubio

Travel Diaries: New York, Day 5

I've realised that, so far, my trip to New York has been an eating adventure. I don't know if you've noticed it, but all I've been doing so far is eating! I've actually been working for the past couple of days (which is the real reason why I came here), but most of the week was spent eating unhealthily!

My fifth day in New York was no exception to the rule... So I had Poutine in Pommes Frites for breakfast. This was probably a bit unhealthy (and I don't even feel guilty about it!) but it was absolutely delicious! Who doesn't like fries at any time of the day?!

We then had lunch at Miss Lily's, where I ate the most delicious fish sandwich ever. And let me tell you this takes a lot, since I'm not that much of a fish lover. Getting me to say that something that has fish in it –except if it's sushi– is that delicious actually breaks a record!

For the drink... I chose watermelon juice from Melvin's Jukebox –at Miss Lily's as well. This was, too, absolutely delicious! But I must tell you that what I liked the most about the place was the music. It was all tropical and full of energy and it couldn't go better with the decorations and the general idea of the place. If you don't believe me, you should totally try hearing their broadcast at Radio Lily!

We then spent a few hours in the sun at Washington Square Park, until we got soaking wet because a boy started playing with the water in the fountain... Refreshing, but not quite appreciated!

After that, we went to Strand to do these geek things I love like finding cool books –and a couple for college, too– and going over my favourite fashion books.

Love,

Photography: Laura Beltran-Rubio

Travel Diaries: New York, Day 4

On our fourth day in New York, we woke up early to do some work at the Fashion District. For those of you who are interested, my mum owns a boutique, and she gave us the honourable task of curating the items she’ll be selling for the fall. I felt really proud that she trusts us so much, and I truly loved doing this type of job. In the end, who wouldn’t love shopping for a job?

After such a long morning working, we ate lunch at Luke’s Lobster one of my favourite places in the city. Diego suggested we should get the so-called Noah’s Ark, which is a combination of Lobster, Crab and (something else I can remember) rolls, but I chose to have my beloved Lobster Roll. We had it with the hand-made sodas they sell at the place, which were also pretty delicious.

After lunch, we walked all the way up to the MoMA, where we watched a movie. It was called National Security and, although I was a bit shocked by the end of the movie, I must admit that it was really good. It was mainly about torture in South Korea in the 80s, so I didn’t like that part… But the effects were really good and the protagonist was a great actor. And, although it was a bit crude, it was just perfect to illustrate reality!

Love,

Photography: Laura Beltran-Rubio