weekend weather wonder

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so nice.

tonight's reservation: eleven madison park.
review to follow...

american thanksgiving!

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definitely not an american thanksgiving without the macy's parade!

hello kitty!

generic smurf!

snoopy!

dora o_O

horton!

mickey!

spongebob!

ronald!

toy story dog!

shrek!

pikachu!

kermit!

abby cadabby!

energizer bunny!

this photo's for sams.

recognize??

and the best for last...

pillsbury doughboy!

so chubby, he got caught in the tree branches trying to enter the parade. much maneuvering ensued and cheering when he finally got free.


^_^

uniqlo: my very own heat tech collection (en noir)

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at a recent visit to uniqlo, i picked up more heat tech items (black turtle neck and black t-shirt). while i was there, i noticed the addition of leggings and half leggings in the heat tech collection. i didn't purchase them at that time, but kept thinking about them. i distinctly remember my friend asking me, "why would anyone purchase half leggings?"

i didn't have a good answer to that question.

it didn't stop me from picking up the heat tech leggings and half leggings this past week though.

i also picked up a black heat tech scoop neck shirt as well. yes, obsessed.

the leggings are made of the same light weight material as the shirts, and are stretchy (but not tight-stretchy) enough to wear over tights. they pretty much have the same function as long johns, but with a sheer-like material. magic, i say.

even more incentive to buy heat tech, the current promotion:

weekend food round-up

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friday night mad for chicken.

leftovers.

is it bad when the restaurant ambiance is better than the food? (not to say that the chicken was bad, it was o-k.) the spicy flavor is tastier than the soy garlic flavor...

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after reading reviews about spot, i was really curious to try the desserts there. we ended up picking 3 of the plated desserts:

melted chocolate cake. definitely for the chocoholic...it was a bit on the too sweet side.

poached persimmon. best dessert of the 3.

yuzu ice cream sandwich. pretty good.

and with the opening promotion of 2 for 1 cookies this weekend, cookies-to-go (in duplicates:)

2 green tea cookies.

2 peanut butter cookies.

these peanut butter cookies are so good! crunchy, yet chewy...and with sprinkles of sea salt on the top, a nice touch. you can't tell from the photo...but these cookies are nearly an inch thick.

and because obao isn't open on sundays O_o, sunday brunch at markt. (^_^)

mara hoffman sale

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look at these crazy-fun leggings at the mara hoffman sale:

i saw one girl trying on a lot of the leggings...and they actually looked pretty cool on her (i think she ended up buying one of these). seeing her try on all the leggings, (for a split second), even i wanted to try on the crazy-fun leggings. (but ultimately didn't...)

aye, leggings aside...

of course, lots of great mara hoffman dresses at around 75% off retail:

all organized by size.

and lookie, a whole rack of xs!

mara hoffman sale (organized by savvy)

nov 19 - 21, (thurs & fri 10-8pm, sat 10-7pm)

42 greene st, 2nd flr

nanette lepore sale

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i decided to forgo meeting up with sample sally at the twinkle by wenlan sale this evening, because i wanted to check out the nanette lepore sale instead. a steady after-work crowd had gathered to rummage the racks.

here's the pricing:


2 long racks of merchandise:


lots of jackets:


lots of dresses:


lots of tops:


lots of knits:


and really, lots of other stuff... including pants, skirts, some shoes (mostly sandals, but size 8's had a few boots) and random accessories.

i bought a sweater dress:


and a skirt:

nanette lepore sample sale
nov 18 - 20th, 9-7pm
225 w 35th st, 4th flr

refinery 29: save fashion sale

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refinery 29's save fashion sale is now ongoing in soho. i picked up 2 fun dresses this past weekend.

ya-ya dress. $33

hawks dress. $55

i like the half-collar on the back.

there were also some nice pieces from filippa k and thuy, but a bit out of budget.

refinery 29 save fashion sale

nov 13 - 22nd

234 lafayette st, (b/t prince & spring st)

happening this week

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rebecca minkoff sample sale
nov 18 - 22nd, 10-8pm
17 w 17th st, (b/t 5&6th ave)

kooba sample sale
nov 17 - 19th, 10-8pm (closed 2-3pm)
141 w 36th st, 19th flr

twinkle by wenlan sample sale
nov 18 - 19th, 10-7pm
545 8th ave, 17th flr, (b/t 37&38th st)

nanette lepore sample sale
nov 18 - 20th, 9-7pm
225 w 35th st, 4th flr

tracy reese sample sale
nov 19 - 20th, 9-7pm
260 w 39th st, 5th flr


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far, far and away

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why can't bouchon bakery be closer to my apartment?

pumpkin danish, bouchon bakery @ time warner center

and why can't artichoke be closer?

artichoke & spinach pizza slice, artichoke @ 14th st nr 2nd ave

this is what happens when artichoke & spinach dip meets pizza...goodness.

and doughnut plant, why must you be so far away?

tres leche doughnut

and the best doughnut ever...

creme brulee doughnut, the doughnut plant lower east side.

see the bottom of this doughnut? there's a burnt sugary crust, just like on creme brulee. now that's attention to detail.