For Fall Fashion 2012, Grunge is back. 

I wore Grunge the first time around and I truly loved the look. It was perfect for my voyage into art school as my boyfriend's jeans came expertly splattered with paint already. I had been shopping thrift stores for a few years at that point, but the ease of this "look" on my college wallet was just another bonus. 

Rooney Mara, CFDA Awards 2011 / Kristen McMenamy, Vogue 1993

I think I may be just as excited for Grunge 2.0 as I was the first time around. This time I won't be wearing the same items I did before... isn't that some fashion rule or something? No, instead I get to be creative with how I wear "grown-up grunge" and/or successfully rocking the trend instead of looking like the mom from Mean Girls.

I'll leave the Doc Maarten's, torn denim and cut-off jean shorts for the new gen. I'll be looking forward to seeing how creative I can be with Zara, Marc Jacobs, ASOS and my Brooklyn vintage finds. 

I'm pinning my nostalgic love for all things 90's and grungy on Pinterest.

Now, time to stream Reality Bites and Clerks on Netflicks.

I love to eat. I love to try new delicacies I have never had before. I love to taste foods that are not the norm and truly take me out of my culinary comfort zone. I love a great dinning experience with friends that lasts for hours and becomes an event. A meal so fantastic that you never forget the ingredients and dutifully have each course captured on your phone. I love the creativity and artistry of food, from local simplicity to fine-dining.

I can't cook. I store my pans in my oven. I have pledged to learn. Does that count?

If I can't become a kitchen wizard myself, I certainly can utilize the best of the NYC food scene and the abundance of talent that comes from being able to eat here. I have my go-to's and favorites, and I am always looking for something new. I am lucky that a dear friend is a chef too, she has taught me so much about flavors and the craft of creating something delicious.

Spending more doesn't always mean better, and I approach eating in NYC, and on my travels, as an equal opportunity customer. Street food, local and regional are amazing ways to discover something new you love. (I whole-hardily subscribe to the Bizarre Foods and Anthony Bourdain approach to food experiences.)

I'll keep sharing my tasty adventures but wanted to stop and highlight a few of my recent favorite eats. The above images are a small collection of some of my favorite NYC/Brooklyn meals from Spring/Summer 2012 and include (L to R):

- Luke's Lobster for a seriously tasty lobster roll
- Perla's Fois Gras Pancakes (impossible to describe how good these are!)
- Cafe Colette's "Colette Cocktail" 
- Oysters at Flatbush Farm
- Tombstone Sunday Night's cocktail at Perla
- Riverpark's amazingly delicious Buttermilk Pana Cotta by pasty chef Angie Lee
- Cafe Colette's parmesan, egg, arugula and asparagus salad
- Kimbop from 32nd Street

Do you have a favorite restaurant in the NYC area or abroad? Let me know and... Bon appetite!

All photos by me, via Instagram. Taken with my iPhone.

I instantly fell in love with the “Flying Houses” series by French photographer Laurent Chehere. So fantastic. 

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