Dress

Silver Belle of the Ball Dress (see more ball dresses)

Things to do this Fall

I love fall, so I have made a list to make sure I don't forget to do anything!

Night Out in the Theater District

I love going to Broadway Shows.  It’s the reason I fell in love with New York City.  The first time I ever went to the city I was very young and my aunt brought me to see Beauty and the Beast... that was it, I was hooked and I have been a theater lover ever since!

On Saturday night Punit and I went to Book of Mormon.  We have been dying to see it, so I splurged and got the tickets as an anniversary present. The show was great!

The only issue with going to the theater district/times square/ hell's kitchen is finding a good place for dinner.  It’s tourist trap restaurants galore.  

There are tons of restaurants but a lot are overpriced and not that great, which sucks because the city has so much delicious food.  Please don't go anywhere with a banner outside with pictures of food and someone on the street enticing you in!

We ate at Nook.  We found this cute little place last year and now whenever we go to a show or have to meet someone from out of town in this area we always go to Nook.  It’s a very small restaurant with only a few tables and it’s BYOB!  Finding a byob restaurant in NYC is not easy, but it’s one of my favorite things to do because you can just grab a bottle of wine (or three) and have a delicious meal while keeping the check low.  Nook is no exception.  They have great "new american" style food.  They describe it as "the little melting pot of cuisine".  Everything is homemade including the delicious desserts, it's reasonably priced (I even dare say cheap relative to city prices), the service is friendly and quick if you need it to be, and the location can't be beat. Oh and did I mention it's BYOB!?

Nook is on 9th ave between 50th and 51st street.  Only a few blocks from most of the theaters.

The one thing you have to have: Mushroom Cigars

Rent the Runway Showroom Visit

On Friday I went to the Rent the Runway showroom in SOHO to try on some dresses to potentially rent for a wedding I am going to at the end of September.  Overall the experience was pretty successful.  I tried on a ton of beautiful designer dresses and actually ended up renting one that I didn’t pay much mind to on the site.  I also got a back up dress which wasn’t available to try on but they allow you to order two sizes and this is the one that I really had my heart set on.

How it works:

• I booked a 45 min appointment online. A personal stylist pulls dresses for you and will help you accessorize it if you want.  My stylist was super nice.  There are only 3 appointments at a time.
• I booked the rental right there on the spot once I was finished trying on dresses.
• I order a back up dress for an extra $25 in two sizes incase one didn’t fit.
• It was my first time ordering with RTR so I got a $25 discount.
• The dresses will show up in garment bags on the day I chose to the location I chose.  (Some girls were having their dresses sent to hotels if they were planning on going out of state for their event.)

This is my first time using it so excited to see how it goes!  Can’t wait to post pictures of the event.

This is the dress I rented...

Shoshanna dress from RTR, set via Polyvore

First Time using Rent the Runway

Loving this Nanette Lepore dress from RTR

I have a few fall weddings to go to in a couple of weeks, so I am going to try Rent the Runway for the first time.  Rent the Runway is a site where you can rent designer dresses (for 4 days or 8 days) at a fraction of the price.

I realized the other day that they have a showroom in SOHO since they are based out of Manhattan and you can book an appointment online to try the dresses on before you set up your rental.  I am going this afternoon and I am really excited.  Hopefully I find something that looks good and I am going post about my experience later :)

Happy Friday!

Isle of Skye (WILLIAMSBURG)

Well I think its pretty much official, we are “regulars” at a bar.  I say this because it meets all the requirements of being our regular bar... its around the corner from our apt and on the walk home from the subway, all the bartenders know our names (they even know our dog’s name), they know what we like to drink, and we usually sit in the same spot if the seats aren't taken.

It’s an awesome authentic Scottish bar called Isle of Skye on Driggs Ave. in Williamsburg Brooklyn (L line, Bedford stop).  All the bartenders are Scottish and they have over 150 whiskys, Scottish beers on tap, and meat pies!

We now go to trivia on Monday nights at 8:30pm (which we are miserable at) and last night we went with friends for live music which is every Wednesday. Oh and did I mention free whisky tastings on Tuesdays!

My favorite drinks: Islay Old Fashioned (Bowmore Legend gives its a smokey flavor) and the Thistly Cross Cider (with ice!)

My favorite Eats: Steak and Mushroom Meat Pie and the Scottish Egg

Mad Men Style Bar Cart

Punit and I are big fans of Mad Men. Last year for his birthday I gave him a bar cart and some bar accessories. I used Don Draper as my inspiration...

But I did want it to be a little bit more modern and go with our apartment. This is how it turned out...

 

  

• Bar Cart was from CB2.
• Whisky glasses are vintage Dorothy Thorpe Mini Roly Poly Glasses purchased via Etsy.
• Tray is a vintage Formica Serving Tray also purchased from etsy.
• Bar spoon and double jigger I picked up at Fish Eddy’s.
• The shaker we already had.

Here is another cool cart from CB2, looks even more like Don’s!

Some more Mad Men Inspiration via Polyvore