NoMad Hotel

 

 

I'm dreaming right now of spending a snowy weekend at the NoMad Hotel in New York.  The heatwave is inspiring fancy but cold getaway wishes. 

all images via Desire to Inspire

new providence days

now that we have a taste of spring I'm reminiscing back to my bahama mama holiday... lush

spring surf

though I love the beach in the winter, I think I'll save a trip to Rushmeyer's maybe until spring to fully take advantage of this surf cabin vibe

images via surf collective nyc

escape

thanks to Nidhi I'm aching to head off to the countryside of New York and live in a bathtub for a long weekend

I'm going to Bridge Water guesthouse as soon as I find someone who wants to drive me there...

Volunteers?

easy rider

I have a new fascination for motorbikes and stumbling upon these images from Scott G Toepfer has only fueled the fire.

way with words

I am a huge, huge AA Gill fan and his columns for the Sunday Times are always a treat.

His latest is on three NYC restaurants - Momofuku Milk Bar, DBGB and The Breslin - and though I wish he'd have dedicated a column to each there's no shortage of the AA Gill gems that make his writing such a delight.

Of The Breslin:

"But the signature dish must be the deep-fried peanut butter and banana sandwich. The dish that did for Elvis. Collectively, the table’s eyes rolled in their heads and everybody hummed a muffled, chewy rendition of Love Me Tender.

The Breslin is one hell of a restaurant. Packed with regular Joes talking with their mouths full and their heads empty. I loved it here."

and the movement of serving comfort food in a near-depression city:

"The mouth appeal of the fat and the sweet and the sticky is incoherent. The flavours just make your mouth a big, warm sleepover. This is cud Valium, mood-altering, head-numbing, feelgood food."

he makes me swoon with wordy indulgence...

Rough Luxe Hotel

Just one of the stunning locations in the Rough Luxe group

i want to go to there

Dunton Hot Springs in Colorado. Just looks amazing. I'm putting my change jar money aside for this.