Blue Hill at Stone Barns, & Success at the Carnival

Day 3, success. I began my day today making a dinner reservation for me & my husband's 3rd Wedding Anniversary which will be on April 28th. I made our reservation at Blue Hill at Stone Barns and I am SO super duper excited!

Blue Hill at Stone Barns has been coined one of the "Most Important Restaurants in America." It is a farm-to-table restaurant, and the day's menu is whatever is plucked fresh off the farm that very day. It is a unique dining experience, which I'm hoping will become more common. All restaurants should adapt to only using local, organic, and fresh ingredients. Blue Hill is headed by chef Dan Barber, who is one of the most extraordinary and influential chefs in the world right now. I really hope I will meet him on our trip... I would love to shake his hand and thank him.

My meals for today included organic rice bars for breakfast with a glass of orange juice, egg salad sandwiches, and some more leftover Pasta with Feta & Walnuts. Tonight we headed to a local Carnival where I packed a picnic dinner. I steered clear from all of the carnival food, and was very proud of myself... and my hubby too (he contemplated getting a Zepole cake, but didn't). Go hubby!

I am also planning to attend Stone Barn's Fresh Winter Market on April 18th. They will be selling the produce from their farm as well as fresh grass fed & finished meats (although I plan to just stick to the fruits & veg). They also give tours of the farm, so I'm sure Nina will enjoy seeing the farm animals. I'm looking forward to this.