Bzzzz.. you'd BEE silly not to go here...

Walking into 'Bee' yesterday - felt like an escape into an enchanted garden! I went with a girlfriend for lunch and it was delightful!

Bee Desserts and Cafe
94 Greenwich Ave.

Look at these cute tables outside in their garden! I think this would be a perfect place for a romantic date night!! It's amazing that the trees above create plenty of shade so it's never too hot!

Bee Desserts and Cafe is a Brazilian-influenced restaurant - with lots and lots of sweets!

There's not too much seating inside - so I'd really try to go here on a nice evening and snag a table in the back garden!

Good to know: It's on Greenwich AVENUE (near 13th Street) - NOT Greenwich Street in the financial district.

Birthday date night!

{Whoa.. so after they sing happy birthday in Italian - which sounds way more beautiful than in English - they dump a pot of chocolate on your dessert until you tell them to stop! Mmmm... what a fun surprise!}

Hubby and I had one of our best date nights in the city on Saturday night! He took me out to celebrate my birthday and wandered around the Upper West Side with me afterwards. {I love just walking down any random street in the city... really the best way to explore!}

We started out with dinner at Cafe Fiorello - a most lovely Italian establishment! It's one of those places where the crowd is somewhat on the older side - probably because they've been going there for years and years!

 Cafe Fiorello
1900 Broadway (between 63rd and 64th St.)
 
The lasagna is one of their signature dishes and it's the reason I love Cafe Fiorello! It's an open-faced, one layer lasagna - but don't be fooled! It only makes the classic dish even better!!! The noodles are home made and you can taste it!

We ordered a pizza as well - which was really good! But we definitely like the margarita pizza better from the time before! {Oh and can you tell already that we had so many left over to bring home!!}

 

This is in reverse order, but for our appetizer - we ordered their famous fried ravioli! It really is fun to try!
Thanks hubby for the best night! It was my favorite birthday celebration yet!

Good to know: DO make reservations.. Cafe Fiorello is on opentable!

Even on a rainy night, you better get here early!

Caracas Arepa Bar
93 1/2 East 7th Street (by 1st Avenue)

Tonight, I went with three gorgeous girlfriends to Caracas in the East Village. Luckily, we met there at 6pm because just a little bit later there was quite a wait {and people even stood around in the rain to get a table}.

Sorry for the bad pics! I tried to use my iPad and it must have been way too dark inside, but we all loved trying the Venezuelan dishes! The plantain chips with guac were amazing! As well as the stuffed arepas! If you like something sweet, we'd highly recommend the yoyos {fried sweet plantain balls stuffed with white cheese} too! Mmm..

Thanks for a fun night, Gretchen, Karen and Abby!

Good to know: We went on a rainy Monday at 6pm and there wasn't a wait. By 6:30, people were lined up outside {even in the rain! that's when you know a place is really good!}. I'd recommend getting there super early if you want to try it on the weekend!