{"id":19201,"date":"2018-01-25T14:17:37","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T14:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/?p=19201"},"modified":"2018-04-11T16:17:02","modified_gmt":"2018-04-11T15:17:02","slug":"turning-26-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york","title":{"rendered":"Turning 26&#8230;in New York!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">It\u2019s no secret to anyone that knows me &#8211; I\u2019ve been dreaming of going to New York for as long as I can remember. The iconic skyline, world-famous shopping, too many restaurants for you to try in a lifetime and endless things to do in a city that never sleeps&#8230; what more could a girl want?!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Excitingly, a trip to Philadelphia had been arranged early last year to meet a new member of the family, due to arrive in November. The perfect opportunity had arisen to tick off a lifelong adventure on my bucket list!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">My boyfriend and I sandwiched a three-day trip to New York in between our time in Philadelphia (I\u2019ll save that for another blog!) which, when I think about it now, still can\u2019t believe I got to experience!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">We took the train from Philadelphia station early Sunday morning to arrive in New York just in time for a little birthday brunch\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sharer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19242 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sushi Samba New York 1\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-1-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><ul id=\"socialshare\"><!--<li class=\"fb\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=688330137993706&display=popup&href=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york?img=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-1.jpg\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tw\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york&text=Turning 26...in New York!\"><\/a><li>--><li class=\"pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button?&url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york&media=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-1.jpg\"><\/a><li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sharer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19243 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-2.jpg\" alt=\"Sushi Samba New York 2\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-2-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><ul id=\"socialshare\"><!--<li class=\"fb\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=688330137993706&display=popup&href=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york?img=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-2.jpg\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tw\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york&text=Turning 26...in New York!\"><\/a><li>--><li class=\"pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button?&url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york&media=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-2.jpg\"><\/a><li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sharer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19244 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-Cocktails.jpg\" alt=\"Sushi Samba New York Cocktails\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-Cocktails.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-Cocktails-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-Cocktails-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><ul id=\"socialshare\"><!--<li class=\"fb\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=688330137993706&display=popup&href=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york?img=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-Cocktails.jpg\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tw\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york&text=Turning 26...in New York!\"><\/a><li>--><li class=\"pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button?&url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york&media=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-Cocktails.jpg\"><\/a><li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Starting with quinoa pancakes, brazil nut butter, blueberry compote, maple syrup and whipped cream&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sharer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19246 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-Brunch.jpg\" alt=\"Sushi Samba New York Brunch\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-Brunch.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-Brunch-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-Brunch-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><ul id=\"socialshare\"><!--<li class=\"fb\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=688330137993706&display=popup&href=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york?img=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-Brunch.jpg\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tw\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york&text=Turning 26...in New York!\"><\/a><li>--><li class=\"pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button?&url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york&media=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-Brunch.jpg\"><\/a><li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and lobster eggs Benedict with miso balsamic dressing.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sharer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19247 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-Brunch-2.jpg\" alt=\"Sushi Samba New York Brunch 2\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-Brunch-2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-Brunch-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-Brunch-2-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><ul id=\"socialshare\"><!--<li class=\"fb\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=688330137993706&display=popup&href=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york?img=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-Brunch-2.jpg\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tw\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york&text=Turning 26...in New York!\"><\/a><li>--><li class=\"pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button?&url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york&media=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-Brunch-2.jpg\"><\/a><li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Followed by an almost-too-pretty-to-eat sushi platter.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sharer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19248 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-Brunch-3.jpg\" alt=\"Sushi Samba New York Brunch 3\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-Brunch-3.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-Brunch-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-Brunch-3-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><ul id=\"socialshare\"><!--<li class=\"fb\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=688330137993706&display=popup&href=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york?img=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-Brunch-3.jpg\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tw\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york&text=Turning 26...in New York!\"><\/a><li>--><li class=\"pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button?&url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york&media=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-Brunch-3.jpg\"><\/a><li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n<p>And dessert which was tiramisu (the best I&#8217;ve had!) and blueberry and matcha mochi ice cream.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sharer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19249 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-Brunch-4.jpg\" alt=\"Sushi Samba New York Brunch 4\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-Brunch-4.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-Brunch-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-Brunch-4-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><ul id=\"socialshare\"><!--<li class=\"fb\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=688330137993706&display=popup&href=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york?img=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-Brunch-4.jpg\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tw\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york&text=Turning 26...in New York!\"><\/a><li>--><li class=\"pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button?&url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york&media=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Sushi-Samba-New-York-Brunch-4.jpg\"><\/a><li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">We walked off brunch all the way to 5<sup>th<\/sup> Avenue where we took full advantage of the continuing Black Friday sales!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">No birthday would be complete without cake and an alternative that I\u2019d be more than happy to welcome would be, absolutely anything from the menu at Max Brenner\u2019s Chocolate Bar! I was lucky enough to experience this place when I was in Australia a few years ago. Everything on the menu is based around something chocolatey and considering I\u2019m a chocoholic and it was my birthday, well there was no better excuse to be ridiculously-over-the-top indulgent!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sharer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19250 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Max-Brenner-Chocolate-Bar-New-York.jpg\" alt=\"Max Brenner Chocolate Bar New York\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Max-Brenner-Chocolate-Bar-New-York.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Max-Brenner-Chocolate-Bar-New-York-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Max-Brenner-Chocolate-Bar-New-York-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><ul id=\"socialshare\"><!--<li class=\"fb\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=688330137993706&display=popup&href=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york?img=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Max-Brenner-Chocolate-Bar-New-York.jpg\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tw\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york&text=Turning 26...in New York!\"><\/a><li>--><li class=\"pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button?&url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york&media=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Max-Brenner-Chocolate-Bar-New-York.jpg\"><\/a><li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n<p>We opted for dark and milk chocolate (critical dipping decisions, as I&#8217;d learnt from previous experience that white is\u00a0<em>far\u00a0<\/em>too sickly &#8211; I&#8217;m clearly worried about over-indulging at this point!). Our things-for-dipping consisted of strawberries, marshmallows, a homemade Twix bar, waffle with strawberries and cream, a creme br\u00fbl\u00e9e crepe and a mini hibachi for toasting to your heart&#8217;s content!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Suitably stuffed and feeling high on life (and sugar!) we left Max Brenner&#8217;s to find that the day was turning into night and everywhere was glistening into life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sharer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19251 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trip-to-New-York.jpg\" alt=\"Trip to New York\" width=\"750\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trip-to-New-York.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trip-to-New-York-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trip-to-New-York-600x900.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><ul id=\"socialshare\"><!--<li class=\"fb\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=688330137993706&display=popup&href=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york?img=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trip-to-New-York.jpg\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tw\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york&text=Turning 26...in New York!\"><\/a><li>--><li class=\"pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button?&url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york&media=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trip-to-New-York.jpg\"><\/a><li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">We made our way to the hotel, dropped our bags and headed straight back out to Times Square.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sharer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19252 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trip-to-New-York-2.jpg\" alt=\"Trip to New York 2\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trip-to-New-York-2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trip-to-New-York-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trip-to-New-York-2-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><ul id=\"socialshare\"><!--<li class=\"fb\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=688330137993706&display=popup&href=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york?img=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trip-to-New-York-2.jpg\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tw\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york&text=Turning 26...in New York!\"><\/a><li>--><li class=\"pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button?&url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york&media=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trip-to-New-York-2.jpg\"><\/a><li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sharer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19253 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trip-to-New-York-3.jpg\" alt=\"Trip to New York 3\" width=\"750\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trip-to-New-York-3.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trip-to-New-York-3-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trip-to-New-York-3-600x900.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><ul id=\"socialshare\"><!--<li class=\"fb\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=688330137993706&display=popup&href=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york?img=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trip-to-New-York-3.jpg\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tw\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york&text=Turning 26...in New York!\"><\/a><li>--><li class=\"pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button?&url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york&media=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Trip-to-New-York-3.jpg\"><\/a><li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sharer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19254 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/New-York-Times-Square.jpg\" alt=\"New York Times Square\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/New-York-Times-Square.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/New-York-Times-Square-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/New-York-Times-Square-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><ul id=\"socialshare\"><!--<li class=\"fb\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=688330137993706&display=popup&href=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york?img=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/New-York-Times-Square.jpg\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tw\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york&text=Turning 26...in New York!\"><\/a><li>--><li class=\"pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button?&url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/turning-26-in-new-york&media=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/New-York-Times-Square.jpg\"><\/a><li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sharer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19255 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/New-York-Times-Square-2.jpg\" alt=\"New York Times Square 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