Kimberly Gets Her J.D. On + Lunch at Landmarc
Not only did my sister Kimberly graduate from law school yesterday...
but today is her birthday! Happy Birthday Kimmi!
So with this in mind, my family had a lot to celebrate yesterday. We started the day at Lincoln Center in Manhattan, where the graduation was held.
After a nice ceremony, Kimberly received her diploma! Here she is near the podium, about the cross the stage as her name was called.
My sister Christine and I were determind to be the loudest, girliest screamers and cheerers ever.
After the deed was done, we met Kimberly for a small paparazzi-style photo shoot with the gorgeous Manhattan backdrop.
Once 1 million the photos were taken, we headed over to the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle for lunch at Landmarc. I love this place! Not only is the food fantastic, but it overlooks Broadway and has gorgeous decor with an industrial wine bar vibe. I like.
We of course started the meal with some crusty bread. I also enjoyed a glass of Malbec (my fave)...
...while Kimberly enjoyed a signature martini. Loving that color.
For an appetizer, Christine and I shared a based of smoked mozzarella fritters with fried zucchini sticks...
Look at that cheese!
And for the main attraction, I had Pasta Genovese - a rigatoni with pesto. Luckily, the pasta portion was small, which kept me from falling into a cat nap at the table!
After lunch, we headed back to Kimberly's apartment for some birthday/graduation cake and gifts!
My mom ordered a cake from Mendoker's Bakery in Jamesburg, NJ, our all-time favorite bakery for cakes (and black and white cookies!).
This cake was designed to Kimberly's own specifications. One layer each of vanilla and chocolate cake filled with {a lot of} chocolate fudge and topped very generously with vanilla buttercream. I mean, really, I can't think of anything better. Look at that fudge! Ah!
And that is why today I will be on a liquid diet of smoothies and tea. Followed by zumba. And cardio strength.
Anyhow, Congratulations and Happy Birthday to my little sis! Yesterday was a great day :)
So what I want to know is...if you could choose any cake flavor combination in the world, what would it be?
Mine would be my old favorite - moist chocolate cake with lots and lots of vanilla buttercream!
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Happy birthday to your sister! That cake does look good, I want that filling!
1) Yeah for your smart sister! 2) everything looks sooooo delicious!!!!
Congrats to your sister!! The fritters look delicious as does the cake... that fudge layer is out of control!
Congrats to your sister! I totally enjoyed her guest post too!
I love any cake flavor with buttercream frosting! No "whip cream as frosting" or cream cheese frosting for me! I like the best!
Congrats to your sister!! That's such a great achievement!! Great restaurant pic! I love post graduation and/or birthday celebrations! :)
ahh love the pictures!! they all came out great - please send me copies! :) i also need to seriously stop myself from eating the entire cake in the next two days!!
Oh yeah! Congrats and all the food looks amazing! My favorite cake combo would be strawberry and white chocolate! YUMMMMMMMMMM!
Congrats to your sister! How exciting!
And that food looks too good to be true...and that cake...heaven on a plate!
oh wow, that cake looks amazing. That may be my pick for cake combination. Yum!
Cheers to your sister!
My perfect cake would involve something chocolate, creamy, salted, and hazelnut crunchy. I may have to fix this craving with a new creation. My waistline thanks you. ;)
your sister's martini looks delish! i would have to go with straight yellow cake with vanilla icing and tons of sprinkles :)
Hooray for your sister! A great accomplishment. My husband graduates in December and I can't wait...mainly to throw a party, lol! One of the best cakes I've had (other than my favorite yet boring go-to yellow cake with chocolate icing or red velvet with vanilla icing) is almond cake with fresh strawberry filling and buttercream icing. Mmmmmmm.