My day in NYC ♡

August 8, 2015August 8, 2015 ~ Alisa Nappa ~ 5 Comments

I arrived to NYC last night and have had a wonderful day in the big apple so far.

I finally got to go to the Butcher’s Daughter! A juice bar/ cafe that I have been wanting to go to for a while now…..mmm doesn’t the food look amazing?!

The Butcher’s Daughter is strictly vegetarian and non dairy.

Most of their items are vegan and gluten free!

My brother and I enjoying the delicious juices from the Butcher’s Daughter. I got the waterflower juice and my brother Andre got the yellow juice.

We later went to Dominque Ansel Bakery where I indulged in a frozen smore!

(yes that is marshmallow on my mouth,

I actually did not realize that until now HAHA)

The frozen marshmallow is a roasted marshmallow with ICE CREAM INSIDE!!!

AHHHHHHHH. This was the bomb.

I love you I love you I love you New York.

with so much love,

Center of Quito ♡

July 18, 2015July 18, 2015 ~ Alisa Nappa ~ 34 Comments

I got to visit the center of Quito!

This is where the president of Ecuador lives ^^

There is so much history located in one place.

We were able to visit two of many churches located in that area.

My favorite was a church called Iglesia De La Compania which is a church made out of gold. Unfortunately I was not allowed to take pictures of it… but let me tell you! It was so breathtaking to see. I have visited many catholic churches in Europe but it was so interesting to see the characteristic of a South American church.

We ate at this lovely restaurant called Disolopay! I was able to try traditional ecuadorian food.

In the photo above the food we ate was yuca with honey for appetizers

Ceviche with shrimp…. mmmmm it was amazing!!!

Chorizo, huevos!!

Mote, Maduro, Chicharron, Llapingacho and more!!

As you can see we ordered a lot of food!

It was delicious!!

We also had canelazo which is a traditional warm alcoholic beverage.,, it was amazing!!

I had a beautiful time, I love you QUITOOOOO

with so much love,

Lunch in Puertolago ♡

July 18, 2015July 18, 2015 ~ Alisa Nappa ~ 2 Comments

My silly boyfriend took me to this amazing restaurant in an inn called Puertolago.

Puertolago is located in Otavalo.

We had empanada de verde as an appetizer.

Which was amazing the cheese inside the empanada was amazing!

We had fish for lunch! My dish was the plate above ^^ it was a type of fish and inside there were fruits of the sea inside. Just thinking about it now makes my mouth water!

Look how cute everything was presented!

It reminds me of my the way my mom used to pack my lunch in montessori school haha!

ANDD ofcourse we had dessert! This type of ice cream we had is called helado de paila.

Which is ice cream made from a pan.

The view from the restaurant was beautiful!

Yes we did try to take selfies in front of the mountain but it didn’t really work! haha

Thank you for the yummy food Puertolago!

with so much love,

Amorino ♡

May 13, 2015 ~ Alisa Nappa ~ 4 Comments

The cutest gelato shop opened on Newbury St. which is a street near where I live in Boston. I noticed that they served their gelato shaped like a rose… So it obviously caught my attention!!

As a last farewell hangout my roommates & I decided to go before we all left to go home for summer break. We all got the picollo cone, which is the gelato with the rose. Amorino sells are their cone gelatos in a rose shape. We got to choose up to three flavors.

mmmmm it was soo good and satisfying to eat such delicious gelato shaped like a rose! For some reason I felt it tasted even better when it was shaped like a rose haha

They even sold macarons with gelato which I didn’t get to try but I will definitely be going back in the fall to try it out.

Amorino states that they only use organic eggs, fresh milk, and selected fruits with no artificial colors or flavors.

If you are in the Boston area or in New York, France, Italy you should definitely check Amorino out!! Here is their website for more information- http://www.amorino.com/en/

Let me know how you like it!

with so much love,

Max Brenner ♡

May 2, 2015May 2, 2015 ~ Alisa Nappa ~ Leave a comment

A group of friends and I made a reservation at Max Brenner last night to celebrate the end of the year. I have heard many great things about Max Brenner so I was very excited to give it a try.

My boyfriend and I ordered the fondue for two. Look how delicious it looks!!

(Taking silly selfies with our fondue forks)

My friend Sammy ordered the Banana Split waffle!

Everything that I tried here was absolutely delicious. I was literally in chocolate heaven. Max Brenner is the modern day Charlie in the Chocolate Factory.

We had such a great time, Thank you Max Brenner.

If you ever get the chance to go to Max Brenner definitely go!!

with so much love,

Sweet Green ♡

April 26, 2015April 26, 2015 ~ Alisa Nappa ~ 3 Comments

I am so lucky to have one of my favorite restaurants near by me. Sweet Green is a place that serves local and organic ingredients from local farmers.

Look how cute this place is!!

I ordered the Harvest Bowl which had organic wild rice + shredded kale, apples, sweet potatoes, toasted almonds, local goat cheese, roasted chicken, balsamic vinaigrette with some tasty natural lemonade!

mmmmm right?!

They have soups, grain bowls, and salads!

Look they even show you what and where some of the ingredients are from! (as you can see most are from local farms)

Something that I love about Sweet Green is that they make certain meals based on the season we are in. Obviously because certain vegetables taste better when they are in season.

Here is a link to their menu- http://sweetgreen.com/menu/

if you’ve been to Sweet Green what is your favorite meal you get from there?! I’d love to know

Since finals is going on it is important to feed your body with healthy nutrients to help keep your body moving, sooo I definitely recommend going to this place especially during this time of the year!

ENJOYYYYY

with so much love,