Something Yummy...Part 2 !

 Promised you more glimpses of food I ate and restaurants/bars I recommend in NYC....So without further ado...

I give you DBGB in the Bowery: you don't need a reservation at lunchtime (during the week...) The decor is understated chic: wood panel cosy with a hint of French cooking paraphanalia...Oh!and the burgers are sublime!

 Magnolia Bakery...3 words: RED VELVET CUPCAKES!!!

*WALL OF FAME...*

* TRAYS OF SHAME....YOU TALKIN' TO ME ?*

A reunion with a school friend on the lower west side at La Buvette:42 Grove Str. btwn Bedford & Bleecker st......absolute darling bar that serves small plates of gastronomic delights such as Steak tartare served on little tartines.

A must stop for after shopping drinks and nibbles :

No reservations,get there early to be able to sit at a table and ...ENJOY!

Many thanks to Tobin...memorable evening sippin'on rose.

And just when you thought that there couldn't possibly be another Daniel Boulud restaurant you hadn't been to in NYC...We came across DB Bistro Moderne opposite The Royalton hotel:

*MAINE LOBSTER SALAD WITH MANGO &AVOCADO*

*COCONUT PANACOTTA*

Food and service was faultless...except we wished there was more of it!!! I did ask if the salad was big.....

55 West 44th Street.

* T REX @ URBAN OUTFITTERS*

Needless to say we didn't eat him.....

More later!

Something Yummy Happened on My Way to NYC.....Part 1

A year wouldn't mean a thing without an escape to NYC which I was blessed to have and this time with my sister...we had us some much needed "prime sista time"..

We stayed at The Andaz on 5th and went for the full "view on 5th/breakfast included package" and it didn't disappoint....until the last day...but that comes later.

*Seating area for drinks....*

* No reception/concierge needed...*

*Elevator bank" Hershey's dream...*

Slick and stylish, this is a hotel for people who want simple but functional. The "Host" welcomes you , the room comforts you with its size and comfort without the plump and chintz but loads of space and room to relax.

The bathroom alone is space enough and room enough to dance a jig between brushing your teeth and stepping into the ginormous shower.....just don't expect to be able to see that stray hair you want to pluck from your brow...the lighting is too "romantic" and very reminiscent of A&F down the road...minus the heaving music and scantily clad young'uns.  

Massive window with sweeping vistas of 5th avenue skyscrapers up and around the New York Public Library and its bold lions guarding its entrance. You have automatic blackout blinds for daylight that may stream in and mess with your dream'in....

An "open air" closet that will display your wardrobe and the ironing board... in all its splendour but very little shelving space/come drawers....the side tables were it.

Free WIFI....free mini bar...don't expect an abundance of choice: as long as there is water that's fine by me and pure free-dom: no fuss no muss and you are up and out without any interference.

The in house restaurant is street level and has a mouthwatering breakfast menu..after all isn't that the most important meal of the day?
Daily skillet specials and amazing things done with your humble pancake:

*Lemon poppyseed pancake with orange syrup*

*Good Morning Manhattan*

*French toast with apple and raisin/cinnamon compote*

*Baked pancake with berries and greek yoghurt*

 So let's talk more food: 
"Lavo's" still heaving with people and a great go-to place for lunch as it is ideally located on 58th street between Park and Madison . Acoustics inside are a bit deafening, which we realised this year while trying to have a conversation with our aunt over lunch but still a firm favourite.
"Koi": fabulous for food, decor, people watching and conversation eavesdropping.

BROOKLYN:

In all the years I have been going to NYC I have never been across the many bridges that lead to Brooklyn...we had to remedy that pronto and my cousin Sam did the honours :

*view from waterfront in Williamsburg*

*QUAINT IN D.U.M.B.O*

* Lively "Down Under Manhanttan Bridge Overpass"....*

*Manhattan Bridge*

* Brooklyn Bridge and Lower Manhattan/ Freedom Tower*

* Brooklyn Bricks and Mortar*

* Noughts and crossing....*

* Glistening skyscrapers*

* The Island of Manhattan*

 Grimaldi's: THE pizza place to eat in , so good you have to queue for it,under the blazing sun....luckily for us, there weren't many people and we were in just before heatstroke set in:

*Goodfella's meets Rockerfella's

* BADDA BING!*

* So good I bought the Tshirt!*

* Pi-zza  Pi-zazz*

So what did we take a way from our first visit to Brooklyn?

Bedford Ave: Shops don't open before 11am....which makes sense now since there isn't a soul in the streets before. The quirky shops are just that...quirky and expensive. Sam took us into  a vintage clothes store that smelt like someone's wardrobe and all that was going through my mind was Macklemore's Thriftstore...." I'm gonna pop some tags...."
Full of great looking restaurants and bars but my preference was:

DUMBO:Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass....far livelier, more downtown/Soho vibe and my cup of tea. Great views of South street sea port and Manhattan's skyline. A great park and an outdoorsy feel that makes it a great place for Sunday brunching, flea marketing and yoga-ing...
Bada bing.

Stay tuned for Part 2......

Style Funky says:....

"STYLE JUNKY " is a boutique in Cannes on the rue Mace...run by a Danish couple who have their fingers firmly on the fashion pulse...and what they have to say...SPEAKS VOLUME!!!
FROCK ON STYLE JUNKIES....

NB: Forgive me for the long silence on the Frockanrolla airwaves...I have been travelling and amassing plenty of goodies for you....

Get ready for some "YUM" and plenty of "FUN"....

SUNNY SUNDAY TO YOU ALL

XOXO

Sausages Anyone?

Once again this was brought to my attention by a dear friend via "DLISTED"....how could I resist?

Yes...she is pregnant....Yes...she got flack for wearing ALL the wrong clothes that made her look well...ridiculous!!

So Kim Kardashian should be at last forgiven ...but those feet are unforgiving...they look like sausages ready to be sliced for happy hour....

Why on earth would she or anyone else want to encase their feet in heat seeking plastic ?

Kim.....you are up the duff....get with the program and some flip flops!!Embrace your inner earthmother...and

PS...Miss Piggy called...she wants her feet back...

And for whoever designed those sandals:

SHAME ON YOU!

NB:The designer is Givenchy believe it or not.... they have been rendered unidentifiable with all that flesh pouring out....

These Lil' Piggies cried wee wee wee.....all over the Red Carpet.

*AS SEEN ON DLISTED*

The 66th Cannes Film Festival started off with a bang! First the incessant rain and soggy red carpet then the slow whine that became a muted scream coming from Julianna Moore's toes...just seen here scrambling for safety from their strappy confines. 

I have seen pictures of Kate Moss' toes practically leaping out of their sandals for safety and am always amazed that such celebrities who have paid stylists on retainer are allowed to leave their homes/hotels with bits and bobs hanging out. If we can ask : "Does my bum look big in this??" ...why can't someone say: "Hold it! Your toes look super bad in those!"

Are little toes considered small fry and therefore left to their own devices? 

Janet Jackson had "nipple gate", Lady Gaga :" butcher gate" and now I present "Lil piggy out the gate" .....

Looks really funny and bloody painful...hope someone was on standby with splints,corn pads and a pair of Celine's Furkinstoks.... 

Pretty in Print

Spotted & Selected from :UK Marie Claire May 2013

Model:Wanessa @ Select

                                       Have a sunny Sunday wherever you are!

Kelly O'-some!

She's all grown up and looking gorgeous:

Kelly Osborne has always stuck her finger up at conformity and has pretty much  done her own thing ....
....and judging by her appearance here in UK Glamour ...she has the vavavoom in spades.
Good on you,girl...you look great!