When I finally figured out that there were all these stores here, shopping around my neighborhood became one of my favorite things to do. They're all within walking distance from one another. I never really noticed it until I started doing a renovation to my apartment. Oddly enough we have a lot of home stores on Atlantic Avenue. So Rio, my son, just wants to sit there and talk to Taiki the entire night. ![]() There are only two people at the sushi bar that are running the entire restaurant and Taiki, the owner, is one of them. My son always wants to sit at the sushi bar. It's to the point that my six-year-old son will walk in and be like, “Hey, Taiki, give me a pound.” It's really cute. Taiki is a really great sushi place right around the corner from me. They have these flash-fried chickpeas-you have to get those, they’re amazing and highly addicting. So it's somewhere that my husband and I go to quite frequently, sometimes on date nights. I am a really big fan of biodynamic wines and they have such an extensive list. Since it’s run by the same owners of Colonie, I knew that the food would be really great. It’s so great I actually had my 40th birthday party there. I do not own it, but I am a spokesperson for it, basically.Īnd then anything that Colonie makes, of course I'm gonna go to, so I love Pips. And I highly recommend that you get dessert, they have this Sticky Date Cake that is insane. Even if you just want to sit at the bar and have a really great dirty martini, this is your spot. It's a farm-to-table spot so the menu changes with the seasons, which I really, really like. Do you own the restaurant by now?” I'm so obsessed with this restaurant that I actually hired the chefs to do a dinner for us for RHONY. I mean, I go here to the point that it's almost too much. I actually filmed for RHONY at Rucola this season, so you might recognize it on the show.Ĭolonie is my favorite restaurant. It's very warm and welcoming, so it is one of my favorite spots in the neighborhood. It's one of those restaurants, when you go in, you know you're going to see a friendly face. It’s almost like Cheers where everyone knows your name. We don't have a lot of places in Boerum Hill that feel like that. Sometimes I will order from there, pick it up, and then just come home and sit at my desk and work for the rest of the day. They are also open for dinner, but I personally love lunch because they have this Antipasto Sandwich that is amazing. Plus, it's in a cute little area where you could sit outside and see your neighbors. It's a little bit on the healthier side–they even have chaga mushrooms–and I'm a big health nut, so I really like it. I'm so crazy about oat milk, and they also have great acai bowls and pastries. ![]() Since we do take the train, Cafe Volkan is right there and they have great oat milk. I usually start my day at Cafe Volkan when I am dropping off the kids. My kids know every last stop on the F train-this is our world. Some of my followers reach out to me and are like, “I don't know how you trek your kids around on the train and everything.” But I love it. You get up and you go out and you do the things-it's a hustle that you cannot find anywhere else. As a city kid you just don't sit around and wait for things to be handed to you. Now I am raising two children in the city, and it teaches them to be so open-minded, which I really, really appreciate. We were introduced to so many different ethnicities and cultures and it's the norm. If you wanna learn something, there is someone that will teach you. ![]() Any interest or hobby that you have is right at your fingertips, because this is New York City. I would never replace growing up as a city kid.
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