check it out-all points west

i just got an email saying that my tickets to all points west were being printed and mailed to me. if you are in the new york area the last day of july/first weekend of august, you HAVE to go to this festival. it's 3 days [friday, saturday, sunday], from noon to i think eleven pm. it's at liberty state park which is super easy to get to by the path train.

the line-up is DOPE: on friday we've got beastie boys yeah yeah yeahs and vampire weekend headlining [with some sick opening acts including ra ra riot, fleet foxes, mstrkrft, q-tip, and the pharcyde], on saturday the headliners are tool [not really my cup of tea] my bloody valentine [no clue who they are] and gogol bordello [again no clue]. okay so i have no interest in the main acts for saturday, but the opening acts are terrific: arctic monkeys, ting tings, crystal castles, tokyo police club, cool kids, chairlift. finally, on sunday we have some major headliners with coldplay, echo & the bunnymen and mgmt [!!!!]. Openers [super dope] include black keys, ghostland observatory, and lykke li.

it's just a super fun, laid back 3 day music fest and i highly recommend checking it out. wear your hipster finest kids.

http://www.apwfestival.com/index.php

dope food-spice market

so i'm a wacktress part time. at this trendy restaurant under chef jean georges [dude's really famous, wikipedia him]. it's called spice market. it's in the meatpacking district. i worked their about a year ago for 6 months. i'm back there on weekends for the summer cause ejf is not enough money.

i'm on my break right now [i'm a double shift today], so i thought i'd write a little bit about the restaurant.

gotta give it up to them for the decor. this guy jaques garcia was the designer [i believe]; he's pretty prominent in his line of work. it's really quite a show to dine inside this restaurant. i can't even describe it for you because i wouldn't do it justice. the server uniforms are also pretty dope if you happen to be a customer [and not a server, or at least not a female server]. we have the privilege of wearing backless aprons with pants. that's not the best description but it pretty much sums it up.

the cuisine is a southeast asian blend. i've never been a huge fan of the food but last night i had the striped bass. it was pretty dope. not gonna lie. REALLY spicy...and i love spice. it's got wok fried napa cabbage, waterchestnut and cucumber.

i would also say go for the spiced chicken samosas. maybe the best thing on the menu [in my opinion]. the black pepper shrimp is pretty tasty too, although some customers have described it as too salty [not sure that i agree with them....and i'm not generally a fan of the salt].

hands down, their desserts are the best part of the meal. you can't go wrong with a single one [i mean i guess don't order the fruit basket....as far as fruit baskets go it's awesome, but in general i'd say they are pretty boring].

there's awesome specialty cocktails at the bar. i'd recommend the pineapple mojito [it's a seasonal drink, interchanged with a kumquat mojito]. people also rave about the ginger margarita.

ps i just looked through the official employee manual which says that spice market "may monitor" employee blogs. i hope everything i said was pc....

whatever you order i can guarantee you will enjoy dining at this restaurant.

http://www.spicemarketnewyork.com/index.cfm

dope food-like fries?

so i'm not much of a french fries girl BUT hands down the illest fries in the world are at pommes frites. some people might argue pastis but i'm gonna put my foot down on this one. pommes frites is on 2nd and 7th streetish [not sure the exact cross street just walk down 2nd ave]. anyways, it's been around for as long as i can remember. it's dope. the fries are twice fried so they're pretty crispy and very tasty. i would warn that they are slightly greasy. but that's never really a bad thing, is it?

in addition to the traditional ketchup topping, they have at least 25 others. i like the peanut satay [don't hate, it's delicious].

the sizes come in regular large and double. i kind of think the regular is large enough--and i like to eat. you might die if you consume an entire double order by yourself.

http://www.pommesfrites.ws/default.htm

enjoy!

i love the citizens of my city

was rollerblading to the gym [yeah i blade, no big deal] and my trip was put on hold momentarily due to a raucous scuffle that broke out in the middle of the street. two asian and two black chicks were not very fond of one another, it seems. the icing on this cake was watching their boyfriends, bewildered and slightly awed, scramble to break it up/pull their girls apart.

i also had a guy offer to buy me groceries in exchange for my sunglasses. i politely declined. everyone knows how i feel about my shades...

only in new york.

dope food-italian style

next trip to nyc. good italian. go to lil' frankies. 1st and 1st.

took my boy PJ there for a belated birthday dinner [his request]. ill homemade gnocci, great pizza. chill atmosphere: young, interesting patrons. eclectic vibe; hipsters, pseudo intellectuals, lovey dovey couples. ran into mutual friend mg having dinner with her friends. service was alright [attentive but bordered on harassment]. good wine. beer selection was alright. prices are reasonable.

note: they don't take reservations and they only take cash.

http://www.lilfrankies.com/

shout out

gotta give it up to kendra for posting the ridiculous photo which sparked gracie's comment, inspiring this blog. stacey for using her room. oh and roseanne for being proactive haha. so thanks mamas