Made with Love…and Butter

12. May, 2011 0 Comments

I was scheduled to be on PTO the week after the race, and was planning on having a staycation. But when JetBlue had a huge sale I checked the SF Giants schedule and saw that they were scheduled to play the Mets at Citi Field. It only made sense to take advantage of the cheap fare and make the trip to see my team on the road.

I love visiting other ballparks and realize I am in the minority when I say I did not really enjoy old Yankee Stadium and Wrigley Field. Something to do with the sweltering heat…

So the fact that Citi Field turned out to be “Candlestick cold” made me love it!

{it was so cold we broke down and bought a Mets blanket}

Okay, so maybe not “love”, but I liked it a lot! It is really easy to get to via subway, has a very intimate feel…and the most important factor – it has great food!

If there’s one thing you need to know about me is that I love good food. I *appreciate* good food. And boy did I have a lot of it on this trip. I indulged…a lot. After all, hadn’t I just run a whole marathon? Wasn’t I on vacation?

I ate freely, without any worry or guilt…

{frozen hot chocolate from Serendipidty 3}

In fact, one morning, while walking back to the apartment, I passed 4, count ‘em FOUR bakeries, and went into every single one. And they were all so good.

{Cookies from Eleni’s, you know, the ones that Blair Waldorf has at her birthday parties}

Okay, no photos of the food, but we did dine at Cafe Lalo…you know, that restaurant that Meg Ryan is at when Tom Hanks stands her up in You’ve Got Mail? It’s Aunty Delta’s favorite movie and we watch it every Christmas so it was kinda neat to visit.

(a red rose on every table….but no Pride and Prejudice book}