Our ex.expat group toured Roosevelt Island when the cherry blossoms were in bloom with tour guide extraordinaire Kevin Draper, who detailed the history and the newly built Cornell University technology campus and future redevelopment plans for the island.

After our tour, we took the tram back to Manhattan and headed to Blooms Tavern, a super-friendly Celtic-fused restaurant with an attentive staff who couldn’t have been nicer.

We sampled lots, including grilled cheese with tomato soup ($16), an impossible burger with fries ($16) and Blooms beer-battered codfish and chips ($25). All tasty and served with a smile! 

I recommend a visit to Blooms and a tour of Roosevelt Island (or anywhere) with Kevin.

Blooms Tavern
Midtown
208 E. 58th Street
New York, NY
(212) 308-9400
bloomsnyc.com/