good friends, good food, good times

Whenever people ask me if I visit New York for business or pleasure, I always have to say both.  Even though I sell my goods to various stores at the gift trade show during the day, I always have fun dining out with my artist friends (Amy Peters , Michelle Allen & Jenny) in the evenings.

One of our first stops was Carmine’s in the theater district.  They serve HUGE family portions of Italian dishes.  We split a bowl of tiramisu that was a big as my head! 

Another night was ended up at Sushi of Gari where I tried green tea ice cream for the first time.  Isn’t it pretty?

And my favorite stop was at Max Brenner – Chocolate by the Bald Man … where else can you find a bar filled with amazing goodies that’ll melt any chocolate lover’s heart?  (in case you were wondering, those are big slabs of chocolate in front) …salivating yet?

There is also a chocolate shop attached to the restaurant where you can buy loads of yummy goodies.

…like artfully designed truffles

… and for the serious addicts -they even have chocolate syringes!

They have loads of creamy chocolate drinks to choose from.

We indulged in their fabulous fondue for dessert.