10 Things We’re Doing Besides Recovering From Wedding Weekend

May 12

erica’s things

Doing a deep-dive into Eater’s totally brilliant, completely enlightening “One Year In” series that shares all the wonderful and terrible things about opening a restaurant.
Falling in love with a broom. Yes, a broom—specifically this Minam one (that can even be stored-slash-displayed on a wall).
Scarfing down this riff on elote that subs in zucchini for the corn. Hashtag spring!
Double-tapping the wacky, throw-back, mood-enhancing goodness that is the @funkyoffishnation instagram feed.
Readying the HBO GO account for the May 25th premiere of The Normal Heart, Ryan Murphy’s film adaptation of the iconic play about the eighties HIV/AIDS crisis. Trailer here, with some Julia Roberts, Mark Ruffalo, Taylor Kitsch, Jim Parsons, and Matt Bomer action—yah, all-star cast.

Deeming this the best Met Gala slideshow around—Humans of New York brings all the high-flying fanciness back down to earth in a wonderful way.
Receiving the most beautiful and cheerful floral arrangement I’ve seen in awhile, delivered by bike from the folks at (the brand-spankin’-new!) Petal by Pedal.
Finally finding the answer to a question that has nagged me for years—how the eff to clean a coffee grinder?
Feeling grateful for the sheer magic that is Mario Badescu Drying Lotion—nothing zaps zits faster than this old standby.
Loving that there are so many leftovers from the amazing crew at Talula’s Table who catered our wed