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Saturday, June 29, 2013

Red, White and Tippsy


I had so many stomach-churning moments at work this week that Friday couldn't come any sooner. For date night, S and I took the F to Carroll Gardens for dinner at Nightingale 9. We both love Vietnamese - in fact our first date, 9 years ago was at a Vietnamese restaurant. So while we anticipated Nightingale 9 to be less than authentic, we didn't quite expect to add chili sauce to every dish to bring about any sense of flavour. The only respite was a caramelised pork belly dish served with sticky rice - we licked that bowl clean!


The night was young so we walked up the street to the JakeWalk. This place confirmed the reasons I like Brooklyn so much. There are no grand gestures and fancy gimmicks like you see regularly in Manhattan. The JakeWalk has very simple decor and comes across a bit dive-y, but behind all that simplicity lay some seriously good cocktails. I particularly loved the namesake - who knew rum and tequila went so well? Word of warning: the tipple here is boozier than normal. Thank goodness for the stomach-lining properties of the fatty pork belly devoured shortly before!
Witchery Australia top, Zara pleated skirt (sim but pricey), necklace from a boutique in the Marais, Chanel flap in Navy

While my top and skirt are from the archives, I added a couple of new pieces to my summer accessories arsenal:  these fun, sparkly sandals - the Tippsy by Steve Madden - are a significantly less expensive alternative to the Lilian by J Crew; and a new nose-ring I picked up from a jeweler in Kuala Lumpur. It's a little in-your-face (ha!) for corporate America, but I am pulling the race card on this one and hope to never need to take it off! 


Steve Madden Tippsy glitter Sandals

Have a nice weekend everyone - and to those celebrating Pride, have lots of fun and stay safe! 



Posted by Usha at Saturday, June 29, 2013
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Labels: Brooklyn, Cocktails, Date night

4 comments:

  1. Nikki | The Ginger DiariesJune 30, 2013 at 2:33 PM

    This outfit is fabulous! I love the red skirt so much ^^ x

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  2. thatdamngreendressJune 30, 2013 at 5:26 PM

    Ah, too bad your resto visit wasn't stellar...love your sparkly additions to the styling though!

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  3. Sweet LaundryJune 30, 2013 at 9:24 PM

    First off...I love a top from the archives when it's a Witchery top :) Secondly, cute shoes - perfect for a wedding reception!

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  4. Sara LouiseJuly 1, 2013 at 1:32 AM

    Pork belly before tequila... good to know! :)

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