Eat, drink and be merry!

I've been so blessed to be the type of person that doesn't stress easily or let 'things' phase me often. Some people might not necessarily see it as a good thing but I think it's a great thing! Although, my spontaneous, carefree, careless, type B personality can sometimes get me into trouble [a lot of trouble], for the most part, I'm a positive person. However, I'm still human; I have feelings and I feel pressure! With work piling up, trying to figure out school in the Spring, finding a house and regular day to day crap that every twenty year old has to deal with, I finally cracked. BUT lucky for me, a bad day can be turned right around with a little shopping, a box of Parisian macarons, a big bottle of wine and dinner with good company!

On Friday evening while browsing Holt Renfrew for a new purse, I came across a delicious [literally] pop up shop - Kitchening with Carly. I had been meaning to try Carly's macarons for a while so you can only imagine my delight to see a plethora of these beautiful, pastel-colored desserts right in front of me. I couldn't help but purchase a 12 pack and devour the entire box not even 10 minutes later; my two favorites are Pistachio and Raspberry-Lemon. After nearly spoiling my dinner with the glorious desserts, I headed to Cioppino's Mediterranean Grill & Enoteca with a few friends. I don't think I can rave enough how amazing the food was. We had Proscuitto di Parma, Carpaccio, Calamari, Roasted Rack of Lamb and Duck...Duck... paired with dirty martini's [extra olives, extra juice] and a bottle or two... or three of Errazuriz Max Reserva 2007. Everything was absolutely immaculate. Chef Pino Posteraro even personally made us a round of 'Burt Reynolds' and jauntily stopped by our table; it was truly a wonderful night making me completely forget about the havoc I had been dealing with only a few hours prior.