Fun in NYC

The bachelorette festivities for my friend this past weekend started with drinks and silly presents in the bride's suite at the Tribeca Grand Hotel on Saturday night. I had never been there before, but upon pulling up in the cab I immediately remarked to my friend that it reminded me of the hotel where Hugh Grant's character lived in the movie Two Weeks Notice - sure enough I was right! (you probably know by now that I am a big cheesy movie fan!!) The hotel had a beautiful atrium-style lounge area which apparently serves delicious brunch.


For dinner we headed to Morimoto in the Meatpacking District. I give this restaurant a so-so review. The modern décor was visually stunning, especially the wall made entirely of over 17,000 plastic bottles, the food was delicious for the most part although I am by no means a sushi expert as I stuck with a fully-cooked shrimp tempura maki as my meal, and the Iron Chef Morimoto himself was actually cooking in the kitchen throughout the night and stopped at our table, but the service was incredibly slow. Despite having a reservation, we still waited over an hour to be seated and quite a long time to receive our food.

Photo from Coolboom

My photo from Saturday

After dinner, we went to Libation on the Lower East Side for dancing. Definitely a cool and trendy place, but not my personal favorite.

Sunday morning began with a walk to H&H Bagels near my friend's condo on the Upper East Side and a lovely brunch by our hostess and her husband. Then, Sunday afternoon it was back to Boston!

Overall, it was a great weekend. I got to spend time with a few friends that I had not seen in a while and the bride had a great time!