EVERYONE LOVES A SALE

Can't resist a really good sale?  Me either.  I'll be busy the next few weeks hitting a spectacular list of designers and retailers hosting great pre-holiday sales.  

First on my list-the Italian powerhouse Alessi will be holding a one day sale on November 11 in its NYC stores with design favorites like the Michael Graves tea kettle at 20% off. 

 I can't wait for the Two's Company sale Nov.12-14 where savvy shoppers will be able to find deals of up to 90% off its decorative accessories.  A mother of pearl mirror originally priced at $475 will be $140.  At 275 Clearbrook Rd. Elmsford, NY.

There won't be a better time to shop the exotic hand block-printed fabrics and accessories from John Robshaw.  Gorgeous bedding and other items will be up to 75% off at the designer's sample sale. Nov. 17-19; 245 West 29th Street.

Happy shopping!

DOUBLE SCOOP

High up on my guilty pleasure list is an ice cream cone from Snowflake Ice Cream Shoppe.  Snowflake's is an old fashioned mom and pop ice cream store located in Riverhead, a town on the outskirts of the Hamptons.  Established in 1953, Snowflake's green and blue awning and floating ice cream cone sign make the shoppe nearly impossible to miss, and you won't be able to resist a visit to this iconic ice cream shop.

We stopped there yesterday on our way to the beach with my seven year old.
      "Do you want an ice cream?" I asked. 
      "No thank's, I'm not hungry" she answered, her nose buried in a Diary of A Wimpy Kid Book.
      "Are you sure you don't want an ice cream?" I asked again, my voice tinged with a note of desperation. 
      "OK," she answered, picking up on my urgent need for a butter pecan cone.

Their homemade ice cream is simply delicious;  dense and creamy, the purity of the ingredients shine. Sitting on one of the bubble gum pink benches and devouring a cone is pure bliss.

A board lists the flavor of the week which changes with the seasons.  Pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving and peppermint for Christmas are my all time favorites.

I like to take home a hand packed quart and serve it for dessert when company comes over.  Everyone seems to love ice cream and it looks especially elegant in a sterling and mahogany ice cream pint bucket from Vivre.

 I'm in love with these ultra modern Big Love ice cream coupes from Alessi.  The stainless steel bowls get icy cold and sit in a bright plastic pod which come in delicious colors-party perfect!