I picked up this matchbook from Sant Ambroeus during a Sunday Funday afternoon with an old friend. We met up in SoHo and went shopping, and then ventured over to Chinatown to wander around Chinese grocery stores. When I first moved into my apartment in Manhattan, I thought it would be a good idea to do my grocery shopping in Chinatown, despite having to lug groceries back to the Upper West. This did not last long.
After going to SoHo and Chinatown, we decided to grab a coffee at Sant Ambroeus. I have been meaning to come back ever since for dinner. This place was beautiful and full of attractive Europeans. On our way out to grab dinner, I noticed that they had matchbooks. This restaurant was so crowded that I had to ask another person to give me one. I wanted to ask the person for another one but felt awkward, so this is my one and only!
From there, we grabbed an appetizer at the now-defunct 'inoteca, then dinner at The Meatball Shop, where I enjoyed the classic beef meatballs, with the parmesan cream sauce. This was a while ago and back then, there was only the Lower East Side location. Now, there are 5 shops!
This was a fun day and a reminder as to why I love Manhattan: it is easy to weave in and out of neighborhoods and easily do a food crawl.
Matchbook verdict: By far the prettiest matchbook I own. I usually hate the color peach, but it really works here. I've never seen font like this before - it's bold, and the script is broken. The gold in the font and tracing around the logo helps punch it up a little bit. Last, the back of the matchbook is unexpected!
-GK
After going to SoHo and Chinatown, we decided to grab a coffee at Sant Ambroeus. I have been meaning to come back ever since for dinner. This place was beautiful and full of attractive Europeans. On our way out to grab dinner, I noticed that they had matchbooks. This restaurant was so crowded that I had to ask another person to give me one. I wanted to ask the person for another one but felt awkward, so this is my one and only!
From there, we grabbed an appetizer at the now-defunct 'inoteca, then dinner at The Meatball Shop, where I enjoyed the classic beef meatballs, with the parmesan cream sauce. This was a while ago and back then, there was only the Lower East Side location. Now, there are 5 shops!
This was a fun day and a reminder as to why I love Manhattan: it is easy to weave in and out of neighborhoods and easily do a food crawl.
Matchbook verdict: By far the prettiest matchbook I own. I usually hate the color peach, but it really works here. I've never seen font like this before - it's bold, and the script is broken. The gold in the font and tracing around the logo helps punch it up a little bit. Last, the back of the matchbook is unexpected!
-GK
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