Shopping
Now that we’re entering fall, I’m having a major boot crisis: the majority of the boots I own are pointed toe, which is not conducive to my post-bunion surgery foot right now (yes, even all these months later. UGH). I’ve also heard from a few friends that they’re in desperate need of replacing some old boots this season, so in my own quest for new round toe boots, I ended up going down a bit of a rabbit hole and pulled together 50 pairs under $500.
There’s a little bit of everything in there: ankle boots, knee-high, different toe shapes, classics, and some pairs with a little more personality. I loooove an animal print boot - there’s something about just a little bit of print peeking out from under the hem of your pants that instantly makes an outfit feel so much cooler.
Food & Drink
Moono: an under the radar Korean spot that I enjoyed recently. A very well-designed space with an elevated yet laid-back atmosphere and delicious food. The order: spicy fried chicken, tteokgalbi, beef hot pot, Pyongyang cold noodle, and mushroom sotbap (tied for my favorite dish of the meal with the fried chicken)
Frenzie: a great neighborhood spot in Brooklyn Heights with solid food and service so relaxed that, despite sitting there gabbing for 4 whole hours on a Thursday night, they didn’t rush us at all. The order: smashed cucumbers (like a caesar salad, but with cucumbers instead of lettuce -yum), spicy vodka pizza, sausage & pepper pizza, and of course, the tiramisu (which had delightful flaky salt sprinkled on top that really took it over the edge from good to great):
Movies & TV
Making Marie Antoinette: I had a delightfully New York moment this week, one of those ones that really makes me appreciate living here. I was aimlessly scrolling on social media on Tuesday night when I came across a video of Sofia Coppola introducing the new Making Marie Antoinette documentary - a behind the scenes view from the set of Marie Antoinette that Sofia’s mother filmed 20 years ago - at the New York Film Festival. I did a quick Google search to find the earliest showtime near me and found that NYFF was holding another screening the very following afternoon - complete with a Q&A with Sofia following the screening. I immediately bought a ticket (one of, if not the last one - phew!) and went to this special screening 14 hours later. I sincerely loved this doc. Eleanor Coppola was a far superior documentarian than Sofia (no shade, still love you tho, girl) - and to see not only their sweet mother-daughter relationship, but the overwhelming process of being a timid, young female filmmaker taking on such a massive film was special (during the Q&A, Sofia said she would never want to make a movie this big ever again - it took a lot of youthful naivete). If you’re a fan of the movie, or of seeing the behind the scenes of filmmaking in general, definitely go see this once it’s out on October 23rd.
Primetime: another movie absolutely worth your time, even just for the phenomenal acting performances alone - give Robert Pattinson an Oscar, already!!
On My Radar
Café Sabarsky has just reopened on the UES. I’m very interested in checking out one of their Cabaret nights
Hommali, a new Thai spot in the West Village
Nightfall at Green-Wood Cemetery, a perfect event for getting into the spirit of spooky season (I’ll be there 10/22!)
El Cameron Peludo, a new Mexican seafood spot in the West Village from the Taqueria Ramirez team
Humm, a new casual spot from Eleven Madison Park’s Daniel Humm, opens in the West Village on Oct 10
Open House New York, the annual festival that gives access to behind the scenes tours & special activities at buildings/sites you woudln’t normally have access to (such as abandoned train stations, factories, DSNY facilities, and other interesting BTS views of the city) Oct 16-18
Softville, a soft serve gelato shop on the Lower East Side
Romy, a new Soho restaurant in the old Little Prince space, looks like it’s giving The Eighty Six vibes
Saint Denis, a new French wine bar/bistro in Soho from the team behind Le Dive/The Nines
Straker’s, the latest London import in Soho (did I already say this one in weeks past? Idk. Anyway, it’s actually open now)
Until next week -
xo
Lo
I am in desperate need of this boot guide!!!!!! Prayers have been answered 😇🙏