NYC Tastes

Okay so it looks a little rainy but it's not like someone is going to cancel Memorial Day Weekend right? This isn't Googa Mooga for goodness sake! (slightly bitter still) Seriously this weekend is all about being outside and drinking some cold frosty beverages.   So here's a little list of some good outdoor options: MeatPacking District Brass Monkey-  This space gets a little crazy at night but during the day the rooftop bar is a pretty chill spot to grab some drinks and even have brunch with some friends.  Extra bonus you can walk the Highline before/after and get in a little weekend exercise. Brass Monkey West Village White Horse Tavern- This place is a NYC institution and I absolutely love it.  Nothing says summer to me more than sitting on their sidewalk drinking a nice Hefeweizen and doing a little people watching. White Horse Tavern Chelsea The Frying Pan- If your long weekend includes drinking buckets of Corona, doing shots ...

Saturday turned into a beautiful day so Mr. T and I did some wandering around of eating and drinking. First stop was The Rusty Knot for some beer and their Pretzel Hot Dog. For some reason I thought the Pretzel would be baked on the Hot Dog more, fully encasing it. Here the Pretzel was twisted around. It was pretty good but not as good as it sounded at first. Two thumbs up however for having Busch Beer on tap! That brought me back to my High School days! Lol! Then we headed over to The White Horse Tavern to watch the Yankee game and drink some more beers. The White Horse is most famously known for being the place Dylan Thomas drank himself to death. The White Horse is famous in my book for having solid pub food at rock bottom prices. The burger was delicious. It was quite a sizable piece of meat with a nice char on the outside and a toasted bun. It came more well than medium rare but it still had a nice juicy inside and lots of flavor (although I would have preferred that red middl...