A quick trip to New York

My trips to NYC are always filled with work and family visits. This trip was no different - exhausting and fantastic. I was checking on a new project that I'm really excited about in Murray Hill. I got lucky with perfect weather. Which was great since it had been raining in LA for a week straight when I left.

I made sure to walk through the park on my way to the Met. I always go to the Met when I'm in the city. It reminds me of when I was in college - we used to have drawing classes there. Yep, I was one of those annoying kids sitting in front of a Rodin blocking your path.

I loved Batali's Otto in the Village.  It reminded me of Mozza here in LA- one of my favorite places. If you're in NYC you have to go to his new store Eataly. The size is jaw dropping. You can spend hours in there. Which I did. This is what I ate at Otto.

I ate a lot on this trip... like this late night stop at Serendipity was completely unnecessary but worth it!

 I loved the Ace Hotel on 29th Street designed by the incredible team, Roman & Williams. It was too dark in there for my photos to come out but it's worth a trip to sit in the lounge for a drink or have dinner at their restaurant  The Breslin.

The town houses decorated for Halloween were drawing crowds:

All in all it was a great trip and I look forward to going back and checking on the progress of this latest project.