Summer in the City:)

So, OK...not necessarily the most "JUNE 26th" activity I could think of when living in NJ (shore, anyone??), but yesterday we hit up the city that never sleeps for some good eats & sweet treats:)

I love, love, love New York!  Who doesn't?  It's the epicenter of the world, as far as I'm concerned;)  (I love you, Paris...but NY will always be my heart:)

After a little stroll around town to work up an appetite, we landed at Don Giovanni's on 10th Avenue, between 22nd & 23rd Street....

And even though they had a really nice outdoor seating area (complete with an awning of twinkling lights)...

We beat the heat and stayed cool INSIDE!!!!!  MUCH more my speed!  (Did I mention I hate picnics??  More on that another time;)

We started off with a little yummy sangria (I think I might be a fan now...;)

And out began the roll of food, starting with grilled garlic bread & a yummy Spinach salad with bruschetta, fresh mozzarella, roasted red peppers and pine nuts....

Best the star of the evening was THE PIZZA!  My friend and I split the Special White Clam pie...

Oh my heavens....it was not just the PERFECT crust that made this wonderful...but the MOUNDS and POUNDS of GARLIC!  WOOOOSH!!  DELISH:)  You can never have enough garlic;)  I was in heaven! :)

And since I didn't want to spend the rest of my time in the city with the lingering taste of garlic (or at least, the people around me wouldn't appreciate it;), we just had to split a sample of the chocolate mousse cheesecake from the all-too-tempting dessert tray that kept passing by;)  Could this even BE bad??

And, we were glad to see our waiter was friendly and had a sense of humor;)  hahahahahha....

But don't get crazy and thinking that was the ONLY treat of the evening!

Since we were in town to see "Sex and the City" (IN the city!  Why not, when your so close, right??)....

After the movie, we made our pilgrimage to Bleecker Street for the VERY New York & SATC-mentioned "Magnolia Bakery" for the famous cupcakes!  (Did I mention I love cupcakes???  They bring a smile to my soul:)

And although the pickin were VERY slim by 10:30pm, I managed to snag these two vanilla beauties:)  Magnolia's beauty lies in its simplicity.  How can you not smile at pastel frosting and colored jimmies??

And are they delicious:)  Even better than I remembered;)

A very fun and VERY delicious day:)  Again, I must repeat "I LOVE NEW YORK!!!"

And even though today was a little more low key, that doesn't mean it wasn't just as delicious!  Stay tuned for what could potentially have been Scott's favorite dinner of the week/month/and potentially: the year;)