Bordeaux and Palmiers

Happy (belated) Thanksgiving everyone! I know, Thanksgiving was yesterday, but here in Paris, it’s not a national holiday, so I was in school all day yesterday and I had no time to make pie. We’re doing a Thanksgiving today, which is going to be made up of a hodgepodge of expat Americans, French and one Scot who is quite proud of the fact that she took a plane “for a large meal.”

If you’re interested in what a Parisian Thanksgiving looks like, head over to my food blog and check it out. I’ll have all the photos and recipes up by tomorrow.

I have to admit that this post has a bit of an ulterior motive… you may be able to guess it from the title. I’m heading home to NYC! Not permanently, of course, but because I’m graduating, I decided to allow myself an extra long vacation before starting at my new job here in Paris, and as of December 20th, I’m going to be home for a whole month! The weird part? I don’t really know what to do with myself.

New York is always changing, and it’s hard to know what to do when it’s been so long since you’ve been back. Most of my old favorite hangouts (DTUT, Alt Café) are closed, and the only place I’m sure to hit is the Strand bookstore downtown. I’ve been perusing some of your blogs and have made a short list of new places to hit, but I need some recommendations. I love coffee shops, used bookstores, dive bars, good restaurants… anyone want to help out a displaced New Yorker? Leave a comment here!

Here’s my list so far:

Pinche Taqueria- 227 Mott Street, New York NY 10012 (between Prince and Spring streets) for fish tacos

The Redhead- 349 East 13th Street (between 1st and 2nd), it’s a bar