Life starts at...: Day 1 of Staycation 2010!

I had the pleasure of spending the day with my family today and NOT be in the office. Woo hoo! Originally we were going to spend two days at the Marriott Times Square so we could enjoy everything that NYC has to offer, but honey we are scared of the bed bug situation so we’ll wait until the fall or winter. Still we ventured to the Central Park Zoo to do something that the big one and little one could both enjoy. Although it was quite hot it was the perfect sized zoo for us today.

NYC and the Central Park Zoo

Then we ventured off of to try a milkshake from a restaurant I saw featured on Food Networks ‘The Best Thing I Ever Ate’. Now anyone who knows me knows I LOVEEEEE to eat! I am a foodie from the top of my head to the bottom of my feet. And that is why you’ll see number 3 of my short term goals is to lose weight! Anywho, it’s time for my first review.

Stand
24 E 12th Street
(between 5th Ave & University Pl)
New York, NY 10003
(212) 488-5900
www.standburger.com

Stand is a cute, casual, tad bit pricey burger joint. It’s somewhere you can go with your family for a good meal or hang out with your girls. My favorite part of the décor is actually the chalk paint in the bathroom! Imani and I left messages for those who might make the mistake of not trying the toasted marshmallow shake.

I had the mushroom beef burger, fries and onion rings. The mushroom burger was okay, but needed a little something. Maybe it’s that the onion marmalade wasn’t savory enough or it needed a little spice. I didn’t dare to put ketchup on this burger, I think that would have been disrespectful. The fries were okay, but the onion rings were great! I wanted to try the sweet potato fries, but how far can you push your diet in one day? Especially since I know what I came here for, the coup de grace. The Toasted Marshmallow Milkshake was everything I dreamt it would be. It was delish, not too sweet but it definitely tasted like marshmallow. I’m amazed at how creative some people are, I would have never thought of this shake. They had quite a few other interesting shakes like Ricotta Pistachio. If you are in the area or 50 blocks away I would definitely stop by.

Yummy Toasted Marshmallow Shake