CULTURE & LEISURE • Friday Routine
TAYLOR TOLBERT • director of marketing • Quality Branded
Neighborhood you work in: Midtown
Neighborhood you live in: Chelsea
It’s Friday afternoon, how are you rolling into the weekend?
We recently opened a new Southeast Asian restaurant, Twin Tails, so I’ve been out and about every night this week. I spend a lot of time in the restaurant, which I genuinely enjoy. It’s so fun to have friends stop by and see what I’ve been working on for months and months — and finally experience it.
Where are you drinking or dining this weekend?
I’m laying low this weekend, but next week is jam-packed. Most notably, I’m going to Time & Tide on Wednesday night. I love (regular-sized) Goldfish crackers, so their very large version is enticing. It’s also really fun to go to other new restaurants that have opened around the time we opened ours — I think it gives a good sense of where NYC dining is, and where it’s headed. Then, I’m finally getting to Corima to do their tasting menu.
How about a little leisure or culture?
I have a ticket to see Romeo + Juliet on Broadway on Tuesday night. I’ve been splurging a bit on Broadway shows lately, since this season is full of great openings. I saw Sunset Boulevard and Oh, Mary — very curious to see how this version of Romeo & Juliet plays out.
Any weekend getaways?
This might be a geographical stretch, but I impulsively booked a too-quick weekend trip to London, which I’m really looking forward to. My list of restaurants to visit is way longer than the trip, so I’ll have to cut down. I hope to snag seats at Manteca and Bouchon Racine. Nothing planned stateside for the near future, but I’m still thinking about my summer weekend in the Finger Lakes back in July. My friends and I got an Airbnb in Branchport, laid by the lakes and grilled nonstop. It was so lovely and relaxing, mostly because I was nowhere near the grilling duties.