A Toast to December

Hey friends! I took a little break from blogging this holiday season and focused on living in the present. And by living in the present I mean experiencing a bunch a great festive foodie adventures! I've done a little recap of my favorite endeavors so I hope you enjoy!

A most delightful grilled cheese @ Birch Coffee to start off the month

A very French Pinot with B at Whynot: a genius cafe that serves coffee AND vino

Tasty Mint Julep at the uber hip Maison Premiere in BK

Christmas tree outside NYSE

Wonderful friends' Christmas dinner at Rosemary's with S & G. So festive!

Holiday happy hour with my two E's at Terroir

ESB all lit up for the holidays!

Discovered this in midtown while traipsing around the city with P & E

Wine chiller: so cool! Literally!

Christmas Eve in front of the fire

Christmas dinner table all set!

Stuffed peppers at Vino's with "mafia" wine glasses

Beautiful sun across the snow in Delaware Park

...and ESB again all dressed last night for NYE

Hope you all had as wonderful a holiday season as I did filled with food, family, friends and love all around. For sure I will be detoxing a bit this January so you'll have more recipes to look forward to.Thank you for taking the time to read Lauribeth Loves and here's to a delicious 2014!