Annual December trip to NYC

This week I was in NYC for work.  I think I have been in NYC at least 3-4 times at this time of the year.

Here is this year's Rockefeller Center Christmas tree and ice rink

Here is the Bryant Park Christmas tree.

I also met a friend for drinks at the Dead Rabbit.  Really cool little place and apparently quite swank.  

Below is a list of press and awards this place has garnered.

Tales of the Cocktail 2013: World’s Best New Cocktail Bar, World’s Best Cocktail Menu, International Bartender of the Year (Jack McGarry) Esquire: Best Bars in America 2013
Liquor.com: 15 Bars to Visit Before You Die
CNN: 10 Favorite New Bars of 2013
Village Voice: Best New Bar 2013
New York Magazine: Best Everyman’s Bar 2013
Forbes Magazine: Top 15 American Nightspots 2013
CBS: NYC’s 5 Best New Cocktail Bars
Eater: Where to Drink in New York Right Now 2013
Zagat: New York’s Hottest New Restaurants and Bars 2013
Wine and Spirits: Where to Drink and Dine in NYC 2013
Thrillist: The Thrillist 47

Yes is was really good.  They have a hardbound cocktail menu book.  Incredible stuff.