Obao x SELECT

In New York City, it’s almost as if I could eat out every single night for years and not got to the same place twice. Every street, every block, every borough there are restaurants upon restaurants boasting every cuisine imaginable. Last week – with my trusty Select Card in tow – C and I headed into Hell’s Kitchen for a spot of Asian cuisine.

Now this Select Card is a bit of a gem. Giving discounts at tons of restaurants across the city on food and drink for your entire party. The handy Select app also acts as a tool to find affiliated restaurants in the neighborhood whilst also acting as your actual select card when you forget your wallet. What more could you want? 

OBAO is a little fusion hot spot bridging the gap between Thai and Vietnamese comfort foods and adding that luxurious element for the New York foodie. Dim sum, lobster pad thai, pho bo and more, I was salivating just reading the menu. Would ordering one of every appetizer have been too much…?

When C told me she wasn't a huge fan of squid, I was NOT disappointed. More for me! This appetiser was one of the specials of the day. Chilli, salty, crispy, calamari deliciousness.

Now this little beaut was the icing on the cake. Not only did we eat like kings and queens but with the Select Card we got a whole 20% off the entire bill. Eating out in New York is as frequent as catching the subway, so isn't it great to dine at all your favorite restaurants with a cheeky discount from Select? 

How can I get my hands on one of these you ask? So the Select Card is available to buy online (click here) for a year membership it costs $80 or if you'd rather pay monthly its only $10. 

But you for you lucky readers you get a whopping 50% off! Be sure to use exclusive code 'SUPERCALAFASHIONISTIC' as the invitation code when signing up at www.meetselect.com. 

Most users start reaping the benefit after only two uses of the card, and in the city that could be done in a week. So what you waiting for? Click here to get your hands on your very own Select Card. 

And be sure to tag all your foodie pics that you post all over the internet with #meetselect. 

Can't wait to try out some more SELECT restaurants soon. 

Flat Iron

My gorgeous friend and fellow foodie Geneva and I have taken it upon ourselves to try out some of the yummiest haunts in London - hard life ey? Geneva was desperate to try out this coveted little steak house, Flat Iron, in Soho and of course I was happy to oblige. 

After checking out the minimalistic website (click here) and hearing recommendations from friends, I still only knew very little of Flat Iron prior to arriving;

1. Be prepared to wait.

2. It may just be the best steak in town.

3. Cocktails pass the time beautifully.

Steak and cocktails.

Heaven.Strolling up at 7ish, we were present with a rather long wait……., but with our names on the list, and our table scheduled for later that evening we were presented with our buzzer and headed off for some drinks.

The basement bar had a totally chilled atmosphere and offered a minimal cocktail list from which we both had to sample the summer special of Strawberry & Basil Collins. 

Pretty pink drinks.

Buzzer time! We excitedly showed our buzzer to the front of house who took us to our two little spaces on the big ol'shared table on the top floor of the restaurant.No time needed for choosing what to have. 

Option A or B. 

Steak or special.

With a whole load of sides and sauces to complement the big hunk of meat.

After mingling with the rest of the people on our sharer bench we all decided to opt for the Flat Iron 10oz Steak, which gives the establishment its name. 

Lashings of homemade peppercorn sauce and we delved straight in, barely taking a pause for breath - the steak was that melt in the mouth good.

I like my steak pretty much alive so when it came perfectly blue, I was very happy indeed. 

Washed down with some more yummy cocktails we were in and out in no longer than 30 minutes.

A perfect destination for a quick and delicious bite with friends, but not the best place for a date. due to their no bookings policy. 

Already planning the next date night with Geneva, its going to be a good'un - so stay tuned. 

Birthday Celebrations: Part 1

As most of you know I celebrated my birthday a couple of days ago and got absolutely spoilt rotten with an obscene amount of chocolate, presents and pampering. My best friend Roni, came round in the morning with a tub full of homemade chocolate chip cookies which I could not wait to sink my teeth into. As of March 12th I had gone without chocolate for 101 days, far too long for anyone to be without that gorgeous bean, but come b-day I was given chocolate left right and centre and to top it all off, my lovely Daddy sent me 36 Malteaser bunnies. Heaven!

It was odd being away from my family for my whole birthday but boy oh boy was my birthday package a treat. Bursting with M&S goodies amongst all the presents. I was a very happy little girl.

Roni and I went out for a huge birthday brunch at one of my favourite breakfast spots in Leeds, The Box in Headingley.

After which my lovely housemate and I, went for a little manicure sesh.

My housemates got me such gorgeous presents and this little macaroon jewellery box was by far my favourite. Emma searched far and wide to find it, and I absolutely love it! Isn't it the cutest!?

Roni & I were seriously getting out pout on. Reverting back to our 14 year old selves.

What I'm Wearing: ASOS Twist Back Body, New Look Necklace, Gap Jeans & Kurt Geiger Shoes.

Next stop, dinner at Viva Cuba. Recommended by Roni, this was certainly the best Tapas in the whole of Leeds! It's hard to find good Tapas outside of Spain, but this was the real deal. Perfect cocktails followed by unbelievable amounts of food. The girls and I were in our element.

Tortilla Chips with a selection of Cuban Salsas    

Champinones Al Ajillo  

Patatas Bravas

Chorizo al Vino

Jalapos

Paella de Marisco

Gambas Rebozada 

Calamares Fritos a la Romana  

Berenjenas Fritas con Ajo y Huevo picada 

Emma decided to have a rather generous piece of the Pollo Picante (Chicken breast fillet served with house piri piri sauce). Little did they mention that their "homemade" piri piri sauce was code for some seriously hot hot sauce. Poor Em is not one for spice, and decided to get her own back after all of us were in hysterics at her reaction and gave an even bigger serving to Hayley...

WATERRRRRR!!!

Dinner was absolutely great and despite leaving absolutely bursting at the seam (not a great idea to wear a body-con leotard...), we headed off to Call Lane for a tipple or two and a boogie in front of the live band at Norman's.

Thank you to my gorgeous girlies for making my birthday so special, had a wonderful day and can't wait to celebrate again later this month with my twinnie.

Also shock of all horrors, as of the 1st of July this year, google reader is disappearing off the face of the planet into cyber space with the likes of Tamagotchi's and Gameboys, so instead I guess were all meant to head on over to Bloglovin instead. If you have a bloglovin account click here to follow me, or follow me on Facebook (click here) and Twitter (click here). While your at it, feel free to jump on the instagram band waggon @georgiabenj for frequent updates of my somewhat sartorial life. 
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Home in London for Easter and lots of new fashion antics to update you with so stay tuned.

Hope you've all had a great weekend!