Message from Maggie:  We had a wedding for one of Mr. Magpie’s childhood friends in midtown Manhattan over the weekend.  Please find some recommendations from our trip below.

Friday

• Drinks at Ditch Plains (We met our best friends and New Yorkers Blair + Ethan for drinks before dinner at this casual, cool oyster bar.  Moscow mules for everyone!)
• Dinner at Miss Lily’s (Blair helped me coordinate a huge group reservation for our pals at this Caribbean oasis.  Enjoy the Jamaican jerk chicken and salmon and drinks like Red Stripe and the very potent soju.)

Saturday

• Brunch at Norma’s (Tucked away inside the beautiful Le Parker Meridien hotel, Norma’s offers up monster size portions on a breakfast menu and every meal starts with a smoothie shot.  Open for brunch until 3.  Make a reservation!)
• Afternoon in Central Park (Is there anything more New York?)
• Wedding at Lotte New York Palace Hotel  (Timeless elegance in a 19th-century landmark mansion.  We enjoyed great food, a DJ that had a horn section, and an after party in a secret room.)

Sunday

• Ess-a-Bagels (We hit the road for our vacation to Rhode Island so got something on the fly.  This place boasts a some of the city’s best bagels and in turn has a HUGE line of followers out the front door.)