Wednesday 16 May 2012

Shopping/dining

We did not do any shopping while we were in New York.  I know that there were missed opportunities here, but there is so much to see and do that shopping seemed an irrelevance.  I did buy some jewellery though in the vintage flea markets and some ceramics in a shop called Sara on Madison Avenue: I was so caught up at looking at the marvellous Japanese art works in that shop that I did not remember to take any phbotographs, a fact that I now regret.

We did not even go in many shops, but did some window shopping and here are some of the photographs I took.



Urban Outfitters on 5th Avenue, very near the Manufacturer's Hannover Trust Building. Shattered glass effect as you go in




once you are inside, they have done this clever thing with 50s glass on the ceiling - very effective





the whole shop looked good in an industrial sort of way.




The Sephora shop on 5th Avenue




these are the treatment areas: very clever - you can see what is happening in the shop while you are being pampered




but it is the spectacular window above the door that catches the eye.




The Bergdorff Goodman windows




 were imaginative and carefully thought out




one theme




with lots of variations





mainly monochrome




with some colour to accentuate the off white





in between the large windows were some small ones





displaying accessories, but with the same theme





and equally interesting.




An art gallery near the Tenement Museum on Orchard Street, if I remember rightly





I do not remember the name of the gallery or the artists who were exhibiting




Prada on Madison Avenue




same shop, different window





ditto




Madison Avenue again




Keszler Gallery, Madison Avenue




and we go inside




Banksy




Jerome Lucani, Marilyn Monroe Glamour, 2012




getting closer




and even closer.

I did not take many photographs of the places where we ate, mainly because I did not carry my camera with me in the evenings. Here are a few though:




The Fat Radish, on Orchard Street.





We had a very late lunch here. It must have been 3.30 when we arrived  and there were very few people eating.





We loved the industrial simplicity of the decor





the food was delicious




We came again on a Sunday at a much more reasonable hour and the place was packed - we were lucky to get the last table





the atmosphere was vibrant and the menu was different




as everyone was having brunch




the service was friendly and efficient.





Another excellent place where we had lunch on 57th Street





the Art Nouveau decor was pleasing




huge displays of blossom everywhere





meticulous attention to detail




and the food was excellent.





This is Don Giovanni's on 10th Avenue, cheap and cheerful, with good food and it was always very busy. It was very near our hotel so we ate here three times.



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