#kateday

#a kate a day keeps the sorrow away

Highlights of our exceptional surprise trip to Paris, Giverny & the Loire Valley: Eating at the marvelous @halle_aux_grains_bras_paris; the next night, five hours of dining at the table of the incredible Chef @david_toutain (second only to NOMA); exploring the @louisvuittonfoundation exhibition of Joan Mitchell x Claude Monet (thanks @nespector & my mom @margaretlassgardiner for the recommendation). And of course there was a glorious actual #kateday: climbing the Eiffel Tower; a ridiculously romantic dinner aboard le Bateaux Mouche, kickoff champagne and martinis at midnight at Bar Hemingway (the original Ritz, Paris), horse riding on the grounds of Versailles (thanks @les.ecuriesdecherisy - breakfast champagne!) exceptional surprise cake and lunch champagne at the exceptional on-site, suitably gilded restaurant, Ore followed by an exploration of the palace itself. Michael, being inherently ridiculous followed that up with a private, top tier dining in a candlelit glass greenhouse on the estate of Domaine de Primard (exceptional wine! evermore Champagne!), and staying in its incredible boutique hotel near Giverny just down the road from Joan Mitchell & Claude Monet’s legendary pond full of water lilies and eating at @david_galliene’s incredible Le jardin des plumes. We left Giverny via the Chartres Cathedral for four days at the brand new Fleur de Loire in Blois, home to @christophehaychef HayChef, one of the world’s only two Michelin star (and one sustainable “étoile vert”; David is the other) restaurants featuring Mr Hay himself taking orders and serving dishes late into the night and the sweet treats of @maxime_maniez. Outside Blois, we explored the various homes of the ridiculous and legendary Catherine di Medici, including Chaumont (on horseback!) and Chermonceau (literally over a river) where many members of the French resistance and Jewish refugees in WWII were able to escape. We’ve just returned - and I’m still processing the experience but immense thanks to my extraordinary love @mishutkamd - and also, well. Wow. (at Paris, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoKOSJ7u13k/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

My beautiful fiancé @mishutkamd surprised me with a trip to Paris and western France for the 37th edition of #kateday, everyone’s favorite holiday. I didn’t know the itinerary except for attire - dress up and bring riding pants. What happened next was … exquisite. Thanks to Michael and @fritvl for curating such a wonderful adventure and thanks to @k_r_universe for crossing the channel to help us find sustainable fabrics for our wedding attire at the extraordinary Marche aux Puces and at the LVMH sustainable fabric space). (at Le Narcisse Blanc - Hotel & spa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoIkj-7pNDy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Happy #KateDay ;-) #katedayneverending (at New York, New York)

Found in my purse... thanks @thejulielogan #kateday (at New York, New York)

#KateDay 2018 begins, starring my very confused doorman and pretty from two of my nearest and dearest. :-) (at New York, New York)

Adulting is making your own German chocolate cake and forcing your friends to eat it. #kateday (at New York, New York)

#a kate a day keeps the sorrow away