Yes, we live in the biggest city in the US but we still couldn't come up with anything exciting to do for Valentine's Day. So we made a day of walking around Manhattan doing some shopping and enjoying some seriously yummy food!!
First, we started the day by sleeping in. Then it was off to the Upper East Side to Alice's Tea Cup Chapter 2. It is this super cute restaurant really close to where I work. Sometimes me and some nursing buddies stop off there after working three nights in a row. Any who, the place is themed after Alice and Wonderland. They have at least 50 different teas and they serve a pot of tea with two scones of your choosing. Michael and I got their buttermilk scone and a raspberry-chocolate chip scone. We shared the cinnamon apple spice tea!, my personal fav!!!
From there, we walked a few blocks over to Bed Bath and Beyond, my favorite store. I treated myself to a new set of kitchen knives by Cuisinart! They are amazing!!!! Now I guess I'll start cooking, just so I can chop things up!!!
Then, it was getting close to sprunch time. We made reservations at Hill Country BBQ in Midtown. It was Michael's little treat. (Thank you Adrienne for the recommendation!) It was this amazing, truly Texas style BBQ. When we were seated, they hand you this little cards and you walk to different "bars" to compose you're own menu. I had a BBQ sandwich with a side of German mashed potatoes and sweet tea straight from a mason jar! Michael had some gigantic ribs and sausage. They had very fancy German chocolate cupcakes that Michael couldn't keep his eyes off!!
Our last stop on this eating feast was a cute little place called Super Sweet Sunshine. It's owned by two band members that got tired of gig thing and started baking in the apartment one day. Michael and I picked up a "Sassy Velvet" and a "Bob". "Bob" is a vanilla cupcake with chocolate almond frosting and "Sassy Velvet" has chocolate cream cheese on top instead of the traditional topping. Neither one of us has any room to eat them, so were saving them for later.
Hope everyone had a great Valentine's Day! We love you!!
