48 hours in NYC

48-hours-NYC-1We had a whirlwind of a trip to NYC this past week but we still managed to fit in a lot of fun – eating yummy food, hanging out with good friends, exploring new (to us) corners of the city, and building connections with many inspiring people.

We had a little award gala to attend (more on that in another post) and Ta’u was tight on time off from work, squeezing this trip in between his Octoberganza of work travel. Did we mention he’s been to New Mexico, California, Washington, and Hawaii (not to mention New York) over this four week period? And with a trip to Florida next week, he will have hit all four corners of the country + Hawaii within a month. Craziness. Someone’s racking up the miles. And boy are we getting excited dreaming about how to use them — you’ve got to look for the positives in a month (mostly) apart, right?48-hours-NYC-2So, NYC. Well, Manhattan really. We stayed in Midtown a block from Grand Central and my favorite, the Chrysler building.48-hours-NYC-748-hours-NYC-8 Continue Reading →

Al Vento: Brunch in Minneapolis

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Some friends of our introduced us to the weekend brunch buffet at Al Vento an italian restaurant in South Minneapolis. We sat down in a beautiful 3-season patio and gorged ourselves on their buffet that included: eggs florentine, meats, pasta, potatoes, salads, pancakes, crepes, pastries, and fruits. The bottomless glasses of Mimosa didn’t help either 🙂 Needless to say, I think I’ve found my new favorite brunch buffet in the Twin Cities.