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New York Philharmonic on the Great Lawn in Central Park

hisonlyness — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:02:14 +0000

The New York Philharmonic plays on the Great Lawn in Central Park in July and its awesome. We brought big blankets and a picnic from Zabars (of course) and laid back and watch the fire flies and listened to classical music. You can bring wine too! If you’re in New York during the summer it would be foolish to miss this.

Traci staking out our territory

Lots and lots of people

Bierkraft of Brooklyn: so much to try, so little time

hisonlyness — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:30:00 +0000

I hung out in Brooklyn for a day with Sam and he took me to Bierkraft. I have never seen so many different kind of beers and ciders in my life. They also had these cool Growlers that you could buy, fill up and then return or refill once you drank all the beer.

Bierkraft's huge selection of beers

Bierkraft's Sandwich Nook

We got delicious, huge, house-made roast beef sandwiches. Unfortunately they didn’t have a liquor license that allowed us to drink inside, so we did without the beer. This place is definitely worth a look, I give it 4/5 Onlies.

Bierkraft sandwich presentation

Bierkraft homemade roast beef sandwich

The Roof at the NY Metropolitan Museum of Art

hisonlyness — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:20:47 +0000

This was a pretty cool piece of work: a system of metal tree-branch-like tubes winding and jutting around the roof of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.

New York Met Roof Exhibit

Delicious Artichoke Pizza

hisonlyness — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:03:50 +0000

Artichoke Pizza is a great late-night spot to get cream of artichoke pizza, crab pizza or a whole baked artichoke. I went back twice and although I’m moderately lactose intolerant, it was definitely worth it.

I got the classic artichoke pizza both nights. It’s the best thing on the menu. If you have a chance, try to have a conversation with the proprietor of the joint as well. He’s a trip.

Artichoke Pizza

Eldridge Street Synagogue

hisonlyness — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:45:08 +0000

This was pretty cool to see and it’s smack in the middle of China Town. An interesting place for a synagogue. Check the pictures and check out their website to visit. I’ve never really seen a synagogue like this before.

Momofuku New York

hisonlyness — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:20:53 +0000

I had to try Momofuku Ko and the Ssam Bar. So delicious. The pork buns were ridiculous and the Ramen at Ko was incredible. This is a must if you’re in New York. Check the menus below from Ko and the Ssam Bar and some food shots… The Spicy Rice Cakes were also pretty interesting tasting.

Momofuku Ko Menu

Blueberry Drink

Steamed Buns

Ko Ramen

Ssam Bar Menu

Ssam Bar Sashimi

Ssam Bar Steamed Buns and Pickles

Ssam Bar Spciy Rice Cakes

The Mets Game Courtesy of Dusty Baker

hisonlyness — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:50:33 +0000

We were lucky enough to score some front row Mets tickets when they played Dusty’s team, the Reds. Thanks Traci T!

our overenthusiastic Mets fan friend

The View from the Roof – 79th & Amsterdam

hisonlyness — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:34:42 +0000

A sweet rooftop view. Love it. Live it.

Sharing the view with friends