Before my annual pilgrimage… pun intended… to New England for the Thanksgiving holiday, I made a stop in frenetic Manhattan and on a peaceful farm in upstate New York near the town of Coxsackie. Take a brief trip with me, first eating my way through Manhattan like a culinary King Kong, then down of the farm hanging out with some gorgeous animals.
First stop: Billy’s Cupcakes
I ONLY had two… dinner was 4 hours off
Walking the High Line… and urban garden built on an old elevated railway trestle.
Pasta with calamari and shrimp
Dinner in the Village
Good setting for West Side Story
Another interesting sculpture on the High line; if only it would play Quentin’s Theme from the old TV show “Dark Shadows”
Roasted Vegetables and bread
Octopus Salad
The stunning Chrysler Building
The World Trade Tower from 7th Avenue
The most AMAZING ricotta cheesecake
Unique view of the Empire State Building
The World Trade Tower
Christmas cheer along 6th Avenue
View from the High Line
Chelsea, New York City
The walls at Doughnut Plant, Chelsea
Christmas comes to the West Village
Rafele
6th Avenue
The “Friends” Building setting in the Village
Scary sculpture on the High line
Bet you can’t pick just one doughnut…
I had to pick FOUR: blood orange, chocolate blackout, wild blueberry, and cranberry-orange. Breakfast of the insane!
Two and a half hours north of the Big Apple (or is it the Big Doughnut?)…and just south of Albany lies Lime Kiln Farm… check it out if you are anywhere in the area!
My friend Brent, the heartbeat of Lime Kiln Farm in Coxsackie, NY
Lime Kiln Farmhouse
Now THAT is a regal cow!
Pigs with personality
The spokes-goat for Lime Kiln Farm
How cute is that face?
The happiest and best cared for animals you’ll ever see!
Brent’s cat… they always know when they have found an allergic visitor…
and he stalked me all around the farmhouse… maybe because we are kindred gingers!
MATT: AT HOME IN THE WORLD 
What a wonderful spread of experiences! Thank you for sharing 🙂
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