Sweet Serendipity

So here's the final installment of our New York day trip...

After winding our way through fabulous Central Park, looking at all the Spring flowers beginning to show their faces, listening to jazz musicians, violinists and watching ice skaters, boaters and runners...we found ourselves on the bottom right hand corner and headed toward E. 60th Street. Because, we were on our way here.


Serendipity 3, Manhattan's Famous Ice Cream Parlor -- which I had stumbled upon by chance -- which is only appropriate.

But, real serendipity was at work this trip in New York, because on our way to Serendipity, the Restaurant, we had to walk right by this!


Which just happens to be Jack's favorite candy store in New York. Dylan's Candy Bar is owned by Ralph Lauren's daughter, Dylan, and has candy bins chock full of sugary confections. I think it's a bit overrated and expensive but what can I say? He's a kid... it's a candy store...


You pay by the pound -- so you can load up your bag with anything and they weigh it at the end.



After making the all-important candy purchase for snacking on the bus trip back,


and loving the colors and sparkly-goodness of this rock candy...


Especially this PINK sparkly goodness,


we headed off to Serendipity where we had reservations for 4:00pm.

The line was outside of the door and the inside was small, quaint and charming with stained glass light fixtures hung everywhere.


We were seated right away and ordered our sandwiches based on the waiter's recommendations and we were not disappointed! But, our most favorite treat of all was the one menu item for which Serendipity is famous for...Who knew?

Frozen Hot Chocolate!


And my kid loved it...


Both of them.


The recipe for Frozen Hot Chocolate can be found in the recipe book Sweet Serendipity. And there are two more books made famous by the restaurant -- Serendipitous Sundaes and Serendipity Parties.

Who knew that serendipity could be so sweet?