My April Fools was full of adventure and just pure bliss. The day started me with finally getting to sleep in on a Friday morning. I had NO work,NO school ,NO nothing. It was amazing and to make it all the better I was in the city on a beautiful day.I'm talking skipping down the street ,waving to strangers kind of beautiful kind of day. Oh did I mention I had just gotten paid ,so you know I was on cloud nine. When I’m in the city especially I love to try new things so one of the things I had been really wanting to wear was this new Theory men’s shirt I had picked up and this structured, vintage Hilfiger denim jacket I had gotten from a pretty cool thrift store. Of course, this was when I was planning on wearing this when New York weather was to be a little chilly...of course it wasn’t ,but it wasn't that bad. I simply created a quick fix by tying it around my waist.
I was going for a Canadian tux with the double denim ,but with very androgynous vibes. The look can be masculine yet feminine at the same time. In all honesty, most of the pieces are men’s clothing yet with me tying the top, wearing the jeans highland the statement necklace it gave me a slightly feminine look. To be a New Yorker you know something that I've learned in the few months of living is you have to invest in a pair of shoes that are comfortable to walk all over the city in and be just right for the outfit that you’re wearing. Lucky for me I realized this quick and I had just the shoes to go with my outfit. These light tan pair of Bear Paw ankle boots that were perfect for this down-played masculine look that i was going for. These shoes were exactly what I was talking about earlier, comfort and just perfect for the outfit I had on.
Bike ride around Brooklyn , taking some cool pictures by some beautiful graffiti, and eating some amazing food that exactly the course of a pretty amazing day. Now that we have talked about the good fashionable bits, lets talk about the yummy bits. The food. The food was amazing at black tap. Something you guys should know about me is that I am an absolute foodie. I'm talking stays up to watch the Food Network for hours at end because I love to torture myself with delicious food that I have no access to. Ever since moving to New York it’s been a personal goal of mine to try as many different food places as possible. One of those places was the Black Tap, I had seen about it on one of those shows that talk about the hot new cool restaurants to watch, I immediately jumped at the chance to check it out and what better time then on a beautiful day where I have money to blow.
Try not to tap out, at finishing your massive milkshake at Black Tap that is. Now what I knew is that the black tap didn’t open until 4pm and yes I knew there was going to be a little wait, what i didn’t know was that we would be waiting for about an hour and a half. Apparently the location we were at, in Chelsea, was better than the original, the one in SoHo because the wait there is 3 hours. So in a way we lucked out but man were my feet hurting and thankfully I was smart and brought an umbrella too because then it got dark and scary quick and started to rain.
Long story short we finally get in to eat and boy can I say it was well worth the wait. We both got some burgers, and then of course a milkshake, Black Taps, main attraction. However, not what you think though we didn't get that main milkshakes because we are two tiny females who had already ordered, burgers fries and wings… a big shake for 15$ alone wasn’t going to be finished. I would definitely recommend if you’re going to get the gigantic shake only get something light but if you still want a burger and fries then go for the smaller size shake that is just as delicious. So if I could recommend something to do on a beautiful day in New York then go bike riding , explore someplace new and eat good food like Black Tap.
Until next time don’t forget to smile,
SeeHerSmiling
