L'ecole

Imagine a restaurant where you can dine on a 5-course meal, get exquisite service and admire the stylish decor without the hefty price it usual comes with. The answer is L'ecole, Voila!

We had always wanted to experience some fine dining in nyc, but we missed restaurant week and couldn't really afford the prices. So I found L'ecole, a restaurant within the french culinary institute in SoHo, where the food is prepared by students from the school. Thought it sounded brilliant, then the price...$39.95 for a 5-course dinner, quite a bargain! So we booked for dinner at 8.30pm.

Don't underestimate these future chefs, these people can cook! You could tell they had skills by just looking at the food. And the taste was well worth the money. Add in informative servers, and well lit decor, it was a pleasant experience.

L'ecole is located on 462 Broadway in SoHo

Ferrero Rocher

Well not quite ferrero rocher...found this in an asian supermarket in Jackson heights, Queens. Looks exactly like the ferrero rocher chocolates we see but a different name...Jinnuo chocher. This really takes fake to another level doesn't it...after the pirated dvds and fake LV bags and perfume. Wonder how its tastes....

Museums

Coming to New York made me realize how much of a museum geek i was! I never had the opportunity to see that "side" of me in Auckland since theres just a hand few of of them here (i only know one...) and wellington? Well there is Te Papa museum which I always enjoy going to but its pretty much limited also. So New York kicks New Zealand's behind when it comes to museums, with over 80 of them.....it really has it all.

I visited about 6 museums during my two and a half months stay... and I've realize that you don't have to just go for the "pursuit of greater knowledge"...so to speak. Its actually a great place for a date, or to catch up with someone...or a meeting ground for new found friends and stuff. I remember coming out of the museum of Natural History not knowing one thing about dinosaurs but chatting with a friend and getting an education of the different types of American accents and slangs. So i guess weird/interesting conversations happens in less interesting museums also! Oh and some of the food in there is amazing!

Skyscraper Museum

cool interiors huh

Museum of Natural History

Maori stuff!

Museum of Modern Art (my fav!)

classic Andy Worhol




doesn't it seem so ancient?


goodness i can still remember how good that tasted

I've also been to the Museum of sex which i don't really recommend unless you'd like to see the Paris Hilton Sex tape. Museum of Folk art was interesting also especially since I had a friend who works there and offered a personal tour...very cool!

Also you can refer to an earlier post on Metropolitan Museum of Art!