Friday...TC and I left work early and went to ReBar in Brooklyn to help set up for another VIP cocktail party - I must say, we did a magnificent job of turning the dusty dive bar into an awesome space filled with tea lights and twinkle lights and lots and lots of folliage. falliage. and the cute bartender looked just like orlando bloom. mmmm

Saturday we scored some hot tickets to the Grand Tasting on one of the piers - inside, lots of restaurants from around the city were giving out free food samples and again, lots of free alcohol. Yes, I picked up a pin that said I heart absinthe. the best were mushroom dumplings from wakiya. there were truffles the size of my head!