We ran with a fabulous circle of people.
Inspired by our love for the new season of “The Real Housewives of New York City” and the fact that “RHUGT: RHONY Legacy” is returning this winter, we figured there was no better way to spend a summer day than trying to live our best life — Apple-holder style.
Thanks to our friends at Tri-State Cadillac, we were also able to do this with ease — driving from each luxurious destination in their iconic LYRIQ model, which is completely electric.
Do you know what else was electric? The energy at Jill Zarin’s luncheon!
From checking out “RHONY” star Sai De Silva’s Brooklyn brownstone to visiting Brass Monkey with Kelly Bensimon to working up a sweat during a boxing session at Trinity Boxing Club, our day as a NYC Bravolebrity was booked and busy.
Want to take a bite out of your own apple? Then look below for all the stops you can take so you can recreate our day! Chic, c’est la vie!
Jill Zarin’s Luxury Luncheon
Thomas Halsey Homestead, 249 S Main St #4826, Southampton, NY 11968
We came, we saw, we luncheon’d.
To attend a Zarin event in the Hamptons felt like we were right back in the early seasons of “RHONY,” waiting to get disinvited from a brunch at any minute.
Fortunately, there were no disinvitations and we were instead greeted by all of the “Housewives” you could dream of spending a summer weekend with.
Between catching up with “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Margaret Josephs to chatting with “Real Housewives of Orange County” alum Braunwyn Windham-Burke — where she gave us some upcoming wedding tea — the event kicked off with some great conversations.
While you may not be able to attend this luncheon whenever you please due to it being an annual event, we definitely recommend taking some time to head out east to live your best “Housewives” life.
If you want to be able to throw your own “Housewife”-level party, Zarin said the most important thing is the guest list.
The magic of Zarin’s luncheon isn’t created just by the “RHONY” OG herself, but also with her impeccable co-hosts, Brian Kelly and Sean Koski of Ticket2Events, who help facilitate this function every year. In the words of another “RHONY” legend, they made it nice!
Sai De Silva’s home
What better way to re-energize after some classic Hamptons traffic than heading to “RHONY” newbie De Silva’s gorgeous brownstone and eating some cheese? Yes, we officially squashed #cheesegate once and for all — while also getting into where she now stands with some of her cast.
And hint: It’s going to be quite the reunion!
We swear, cheese is not “weird” and actually the perfect accompaniment to spilling a little brie, we mean tea. If De Silva does invite you to her home, remember rule No. 1 — no shoes!
And even if she doesn’t, use her as inspiration to do what so many of the previous “Housewives” would never do and explore Brooklyn a little bit. Remember what “RHONY” alum Ramona Singer said? “Brooklyn, it’s not so bad!”
Brass Monkey
55 Little W 12th St, New York, NY 10014
Since we do find out that De Silva dips out of castmate Erin Lichy’s vow renewal party because she is hungry, we knew she wouldn’t judge us for stopping for another snack — at one of the most iconic locations in “RHONY” history: Brass Monkey.
And no, we didn’t just go to Brass Monkey, but we went with “RHONY” alum Kelly Bensimon and relived her famous confrontation with Bethenny Frankel. Pinch us because this felt like a fever dream.
“This is you, this is me” — and we were dying to discover if we were at Bensimon’s level (spoiler alert: we placed higher than Frankel!). We definitely recommend coming here, ordering some guacamole and recreating this legendary scene. Bonus points if you just start quoting it to someone who has never seen the show before.
Trinity Boxing Club
20 Vesey St, New York, NY 10007
After being high on “Housewives” history, we wanted to put our endorphin rush to good use, so we wrapped up our New York day with a boxing session at Leah McSweeney’s favorite, Trinity Boxing Club.
Trainer Martin Snow gave us some lessons — both in life and boxing — and we left feeling stronger than ever, very full and oh-so New York.
If the summer doesn’t make you work up enough of a sweat as it is, we definitely recommend you run to Trinity Boxing Club to get both a pep talk and a workout. Who knows, you may even see McSweeney and “RHONY” alum Tinsley Mortimer while you’re there.
And that is how you do New York like the “Real Housewives of New York City.” Thank you again to Tri-State Cadillac for the transportation and the memories!
“The Real Housewives of New York City” airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo.
