TOASTING A NEW AGE

Concrete Flower: 101130: Toasting a New Age

Getting a year older feels less bad when you’re company of loved ones… and wine.

Concrete Flower: 101130: Toasting a New Age

My man had chosen Public as the site of my birthday celebrations.

Concrete Flower: 101130: Toasting a New Age

It’s a great little place on Elizabeth Street in Soho. The decor is inspired by municipal buildings from the 1930s and they have a Michelin Star.

Concrete Flower: 101130: Toasting a New Age

My aunt and uncle are here from Sweden and were nice enough to treat me to this gorgeous dinner. Lucky birthday girl…

Concrete Flower: 101130: Toasting a New Age

There was kangaroo on the menu, but we did not have that. Instead, I had amazing scallops and a beet gnudi (pronounced “nudie” — which seemed very funny at the time) pasta.

Concrete Flower: 101130: Toasting a New Age

Delicious fried oysters, which I did not order either but snuck a taste of. It also just happened to be the most photogenic dish.

Concrete Flower: 101130: Toasting a New Age

We had bubbly, white and red — all my favorite kinds of wines.

Concrete Flower: 101130: Toasting a New Age

At the end of the meal I got this cute little box of chocolates — nice birthday perk.

Concrete Flower: 101130: Toasting a New Age

What do you do when your birthday is on a Monday? Go to the Monday Room! Which happens to be in the same space as Public.

Concrete Flower: 101130: Toasting a New Age

It’s cozy and they have scotch and menus made from cow skins — which was kind of sad — I couldn’t stop petting ours.

Concrete Flower: 101130: Toasting a New Age

There is also a nice wine tasting menu, but we opted instead for a glass each before we hopped in a cab back home, across the Williamsburg Bridge.

Concrete Flower: 101130: Toasting a New Age

Public is on 210 Elizabeth Street.

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2 Responses to TOASTING A NEW AGE

  1. Kent Björk says:

    Nice place for a nice day, Johanna!
    All the best from your family in Gävle, Sweden.

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