“When he bares his teeth, winter meets its death,
And when he shakes his mane, we shall have spring again”

– C.S.Lewis – The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

It feels like we have been living in Narnia and we are slowly moving out of winter into spring at last here in New York. The temperature has been hovering around a balmy 7 degrees C over the past few days (it’s all about perspective) and there is optimism in the air! There is still snow on the ground but my dreams of seeing grass and ground that isn’t white don’t seem so far-fetched anymore!

The big news since last time is that I have moved apartment and I now live in the heart of Times Square. It wasn’t exactly my first choice of location but it does have a roof terrace which is definitely a redeeming feature! It was a beautiful sunny day when I moved in so I headed straight up to take a few snaps! I’ll definitely be having the odd glass of Pimms up there when summer rolls around…

The next day could not have been more different but I’ve been promised there will be no more snow from now on!

I enjoyed a couple more restaurant week dinners including the Stanton Social where I had chicken n’ waffles (had always wanted to try this – it’s an odd, but surprisingly good, combination) but my favourite was dessert…. we shared a s’mores panna cotta (which tasted exactly like toasted marshmallows!) and a Guinness pudding with Baileys ice cream and caramel sauce- what more could you ask for?

Speaking of desserts, Magnolia bakery is just around the corner from my new place – I can’t decide if this is an amazing or a very dangerous thing… cake for breakfast, anyone?

I may also have indulged in some macaroons from my favourite macaroon shop earlier this week (La mason du macaron) because everyone sometimes needs a macaroon or two to get them through Tuesday (the green one is key lime pie!). Hopefully it gets warm enough for me to try the Godiva soft serve chocolate ice cream I keep seeing in the window of the shop in the near future!

I realise this post has been quite dessert-heavy so I’ll leave you with a bit of culture. I took a trip to the Morgan Library and Museum last weekend which has Pierpont Morgan’s library as well as other artefacts and a great exhibition on Lincoln. Here are a couple of highlights:

The rotunda ceiling:

And the library which, even if you don’t like books, is pretty spectacular:

It even had some classics like Tom Thumb, the first fairytale printed in English:

On that note, did anyone get excited when they saw Disney is releasing Frozen 2? Just me?  Well, you should be! Have a great week!