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{welcoming spring}

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A long week of work means releasing stress by heading to the city for the weekend. With the beautiful weather that we've been graced with after the endless amount of dreaded snow, sleet, and ice, we seized the opportunity to explore some spots downtown. Thanks for letting me drag you around and for being my GPS, Kevin!

{All photos taken with either iPhone 6+ or Olympus O-MD E-M10.}
{Two Hands NYC}

{Two Hands NYC}

{Tacombi Fonda Nolita}

{Tacombi Fonda Nolita}

{Taco serving VW bus. Also obsessed with those lights.}

{Taco serving VW bus. Also obsessed with those lights.}

{The cutest little corner where you can order drinks while you wait to be seated}

{The cutest little corner where you can order drinks while you wait to be seated}

{Trippy street art across from Cafe Habana}

{Trippy street art across from Cafe Habana}

{Chinatown from the Manhattan Bridge}

{Chinatown from the Manhattan Bridge}

{Brooklyn Bridge}

{Brooklyn Bridge}

{Food of the weekend}

{Food of the weekend}

And starting a new photo series of Kevin jumping in streets/alleys/anywhere. Here are the first two photos of #kevinjumpinginplaces.

{Manhattan Bridge // Freeman's Alley}

{Manhattan Bridge // Freeman's Alley}

I'll have to come back to Freeman Alley to try Freemans Restaurant for brunch. Definitely looking forward to exploring more places with my new camera as spring slowly comes around. My photos are also lacking because of my lens, but these lens prices are killing me. Reach out if you know any cheaper retailers for camera accessories. It would be greatly appreciated!

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{snow it your way}

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{Yeti tracks with strawberries, fruity pebbles, grass jelly, and condensed milk.}

{Yeti tracks with strawberries, fruity pebbles, grass jelly, and condensed milk.}

I think it's about time I write a full-on post about my unhealthy obsession with Snowdays Shavery. Ever since it opened in the summer, Snowdays has been one of my main destinations when I head to the city on the weekends, even on these cold winter days. Cold snacks taste better when it's colder outside, right? (RIGHT.)

On hot summer days, I like to (somewhat) enjoy patbingsoo, a Korean shaved ice dessert with ice cream, red bean paste, condensed milk, fruits, and whatever else your heart desires (or rather, what each differing cafe has to offer). The problem I have with patbingsoo is that the ice is just, well, ice. There's no taste and the dessert is essentially tasteless if you take away all the toppings. And come on, you're just eating ice with some fruits. Let that sink in for a moment.

Let me just say that LA trumps NY when it comes to desserts, hands down. The first I've heard of any kind of "shaved snow" was from my West Coast friends. So naturally, when I came across pictures of what looked like delightful, fluffy folds of flavored ice in NYC, I immediately set my mind to visiting Snowdays.

I visited Snowdays for the first time on a hot summer day, just two weeks after their opening. We had just finished brunch, and with some gentle nudging by yours truly, we found ourselves at Snowdays. The sizes go from regular (which is still pretty large), large (huge), and yeti (speaks for itself). Since it was our first time, Kevin and I went for the regular size Yeti Tracks snow cream, which is the blueberry x oreo flavor, with mochi, fruity pebbles, and pocky sticks topped off with a generous drizzle of condensed milk. The dessert was a huge hit, and we were instantly hooked. We devoured the shaved snow in a matter of minutes. It didn't take us long to decide on a second serving. Unfortunately, the Yeti Tracks flavor was sold out, so we were treated to the last bit of the off-menu mango flavor.

Since then, it's been love at first sight. Kevin and I make trips downtown just for this fluffy goodness. Even when the toppings end, the shaved ice itself has enough flavor to survive on its own. Thank you based Tony Quach for bringing this delicious treat to NYC.

{Snowdays Shavery is located on 10th St. between 1st and 2nd Ave. in NYC}

{Picture via Kevin's IG @kevin_m_lin}

{Picture via Kevin's IG @kevin_m_lin}

{Mango shaved ice with the works.}

{Mango shaved ice with the works.}

{Graduated to the yeti size. Devoured in minutes.}

{Graduated to the yeti size. Devoured in minutes.}

{FONY}

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Before attending this exhibit, I had never heard of Sir Kensington's. All I knew was when I saw "French fry exhibit," I had to see for myself. If you know me well enough, you know that I love anything and everything related to the amazing {and extremely versatile} starchy vegetable; sophomore year of college, my friends made me a cake made out of mashed potatoes and bacon {I also dislike cake/pastries, so this was amazing. I cried}! I was fortunate enough catch the exhibit on the last day, and it didn't disappoint! In this fun little pop-up exhibit, Sir Kensington's collected fries from 100 different "Fry Doners" in NYC and put them up for display. The condiment brand also included a brief history of fries and ketchup in the beginning of the exhibit.

For more information, check our their #FriesofNewYork landing page here!

{We made it.}

{We made it.}

{Adorable window decor.}
{Adorable window decor.}
{The ketchup to my mayonnaise.}

{The ketchup to my mayonnaise.}

{Click for an enlarged description of the exhibit.}

{Click for an enlarged description of the exhibit.}

{Different potatoes.}

{Different potatoes.}

{Sauce boss.}

{Sauce boss.}

{Click for an enlarged view.}

{Click for an enlarged view.}

{Some of the many fries in the exhibit.}

{Some of the many fries in the exhibit.}

{Tater twist.}

{Tater twist.}

{Tots!}

{Tots!}

{And another tot.}

{And another tot.}

{Different presentations of potatoes and before the nice lady knocked over a few test tubes.}

{Different presentations of potatoes and before the nice lady knocked over a few test tubes.}

{Fry doners!}

{Fry doners!}

{Yum, yum.}

{Yum, yum.}