Random updates

Date October 15, 2007

Since I have been a delinquent with this blog as of late, I am going to try an update Manlio style. So here goes!
In the last few weeks we have:
- Ran 18 Miles to Coney Island and back in 88 degree weather. It was terrible. Terrible. Terrible.
- Ran 16 Miles and then hopped [...]

Rehearsal Dinner: Chestnut

Date September 24, 2006

Karen and I chose our favorite local restaurant, Chestnut, as the location for our rehearsal dinner.

From the first time we ate there in the late Spring, we wanted to devise a way to hold the event there. Working with chef Daniel Eardley and sommelier Michael Connolly was great from the beginning. They invited us to [...]

an O-H-I-O wedding

Date July 17, 2006

This weekend Alex and I headed to Ohio for Kristen and Mark’s wedding reception. They got married a month ago in NYC but decided to have their reception near Kristen’s home town.
The weekend started Friday afternoon when I left work around four to catch a cab to meet Alex uptown. I hailed no fewer [...]

Boot camp for a sissy

Date July 12, 2006

This morning I decided to try out boot camp with Matt Hayes. I have always wanted to go to boot camp or do basic training. Whenever I hear of a celebrity who needed to go through “basic training” to get in shape for a role, I get all kinds of jealous.
Our meeting started at [...]

But where can we put the bocce court?

Date May 3, 2006

After Alex and I got engaged we talked about how awesome it would be to somehow incorporate bocce into the wedding. You see, we love bocce–how can one not love a sport that allows you play without putting down your drink first? We play on weekends in the park, we play at the beach when [...]

What happened to Nosh and where is my caterer?

Date April 27, 2006

Up until this winter, Blue Star on Court Street was my favorite neighborhood restaurant. Alex and I loved it so much we decided to hire the chef, Marc, to cater our wedding. We were psyched! Then one winter afternoon we cruised up to Court Street and found a new sign on what was once called Blue [...]