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Logging my NYC report.  I was up there at a sales conference and had the wife fly into the city and meet me there on a backend of the trip over the weekend of the 4th.  It was my first visit post-covi

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If slorch can be a cunt there!  He can be a cunt anywhere! It's up to you! New York, New York!

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PenelopeWitherspoon

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1 hour ago, txduck87 said:

Saw “shucked” on broadway when I was there last month. Thought it was great. Funny as hell.

Headed back next week and looking for a show or two. Thoughts? Probably do the day of 50% off thing at TKTS. Jesus hotels are crazy this time of year.

Gutenburg! the Musical. Do it.  

 

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7 hours ago, txduck87 said:

Saw “shucked” on broadway when I was there last month. Thought it was great. Funny as hell.

Headed back next week and looking for a show or two. Thoughts? Probably do the day of 50% off thing at TKTS. Jesus hotels are crazy this time of year.

Kimberly Akimbo.

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PenelopeWitherspoon

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1 hour ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Have any of you NYC residents eaten at Rao's? If so, please describe the experience. From what I've gathered, it's impossible to get a table there. 

Never eaten there, but during the pandemic, got takeaway from there.  Honestly, better Italian all over the city.  

Had a great meal at Roscioli in the West Village.  I also enjoy Emilio's Ballato on Houston and Via Carota.  Haven't been to Rezdora in ages, but it was solid last time I went.  The pasta at Jupiter is very, very good, especially the rabbit.  Foul Witch and Raf's also lean heavily Italian.

However, my go to in Scalinatella (E 61st and 3rd).  Just tell them to take care of you, and they do.

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Leaving now, stayed at the Refinery. Have to say that compared to a few of the other places we have stayed, we really liked it. Decent size rooms, restaraunts and rooftop were both good, people were great, near Bryant Park (Christmas village was packed this week) and the subway, easy access from the airport, etc. We will probably move more towards SoHo next time as that seems to be where they all want to spend their time.

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7 hours ago, Brew said:

Leaving now, stayed at the Refinery. Have to say that compared to a few of the other places we have stayed, we really liked it. Decent size rooms, restaraunts and rooftop were both good, people were great, near Bryant Park (Christmas village was packed this week) and the subway, easy access from the airport, etc. We will probably move more towards SoHo next time as that seems to be where they all want to spend their time.

We had our holiday party at the Refinery (rented out the rooftop). We were stuck in the elevator for 45 minutes to start the night.  Lol.  

For NYE, we are doing the Olive Garden party again.  Some vids from last year.

 

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So we're leaving next Thursday to go to the Billy Joel concert at MSG.  Friday night is dinner at Atera.  Saturday night is Gutenberg.  

Don't have any plans for the daytime.  I've never been to the Museum of New York City--that looks kind of interesting with a subsequent walk through northern Central Park.

Thanks for your suggestions @PenelopeWitherspoon.

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Really good dinner at Atera. Maybe my best dining experience ever.

its only 14 seats, and you sit around a counter like you’re in someone’s kitchen. There was, of course, a wine pairing. But the much more interesting was the non-alcoholic pairing.

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Here’s the aesleskiver (or whatever) it was kind of like a cheese puff with truffle.

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The hamachi was amazing.

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I mean, it’s A5:

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Is squab my favorite? No. Was it still great? Yeah.

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The pistachio was nice and light, while the milk on the right was hit with liquid nitrogen.

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Has Zabar's always only had one location? 

How's their shipping? I ordered some coffee from them, but I'm a little nervous about ordering bagels. It's going to sit in a box for 3-4 days. 

Side bar: Deli Man is free on Tubi. It's a documentary about Ziggy who founded Kenny and Ziggy's in Houston. He of course grew up in New York. 

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47 minutes ago, Teebox said:

What's the verdict on Keen's?   I haven't been in years and last time (at bar, alone, for lunch), I was pretty non-plussed. 

I don't know exactly how to review it.  

As an experience, it's really cool.  It's an historical site as much as a restaurant.  The pipes smoked by various famous people going back to the Nineteenth Century is really a unique thing.

As a restaurant, it was good and fairly unique.  But my experience was atypical--Mrs.LL and I went before the Billy Joel concert.  So our reservation was at 6:30, and we don't typically eat until 9:00.  So neither one of us were very hungry.  We split a seafood tower (pretty good, but standard fare--hard to give much of a critique on that).  For a second course, she had the lobster bisque (good, not spectacular) and I had the appetizer portion of mutton.  Now, here's the fun thing: you don't see many steakhouses with mutton on the menu.  And I like mutton.  It was good damned mutton.  But I'll also recognize that not everyone digs on the sheep.

And man--they turned that table in an hour.  And that was cool with us, because we were going to the show (and I think we told the waiter we were going to the show).  We didn't exactly feel rushed.  But as we headed out, I had the very conscious thought, "damn--we weren't in there very long."  I'm not sure if that was the standard service plan; I suspect they were hustling on a kind of pre-show plan.  But if that is standard, I would understand how one would feel rushed.

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Crown Shy didn’t disappoint. 
 

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Love that place. Great food, great vibe, great service, great food. Yes, I said great food 2x.

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Did Dame Saturday but I didn’t take pics. It was fucking great. 
 

We Thw Notebook, Suffs, Lempicka and Appropriate. 
 

Appeopriate is amazing. Suffs is very good. Lemoicka is fantastic vocals with a weak book. And I fucking HATED Notebook. 

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Did Dame Saturday but I didn’t take pics. It was fucking great. 
 
We Thw Notebook, Suffs, Lempicka and Appropriate. 
 
Appeopriate is amazing. Suffs is very good. Lemoicka is fantastic vocals with a weak book. And I fucking HATED Notebook. 

Did the theaters ask you to turn off your cell phone AND your auto-correct?
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2 minutes ago, ohchaucer said:

I was just joshin’ ya. I’m the same. And sounds like a damn good few evenings. 

That was way more snarky than intended! It was. We’ll be back the first weekend of May to see Cabaret, Uncle Vanya, Enemy of the People and Mary Jane. 

Aim to get Ci Siamo reservations.

We did a count of our Playbills in the binders last night and since January 2013 we’ve seen 104 shows on Broadway/off Broadway. Jesus. 

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I was having lunch with Terrence McNally’s brother yesterday and he got a text from his BIL Tom Kirdahy “started filming Kiss of the Spider Woman with J-LO this week” so that was super cool. A film adaptation of the musical.

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I know I’ve mentioned it before, but I’m at the AMNH again today before work and I went to watch the space show at the Hayden Planetarium again. It’s a pretty cool experience, especially when I go in and there was three class groups there. Hearing the reactions of the children to seeing the amazing show happening overhead is always cool. It gives them an early love of science and space. Neil de Grasse Tyson has commented many times that he is an astrophysicist because of his encounter with a planetarium as a child. If you are bringing your kids with you please take them by here to see the show. If the cost is a bit steep I don’t mind giving anyone at least two free tickets you can use because my membership allows me to use two each trip I make in there. 

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Saw Stereophonic last night at the John Golden Theater. Would highly recommend. It’s the fictionalized story of Fleetwood Mac recording the Rumors album and all the drama that went along with it. 
 

Also a shoutout for Bamonte’s in Brooklyn. Real old school Italian. Family restaurant that’s been there since 1900 and has all the pictures of Joe DiMaggio, Rocky Marciano, James Gandolfini, etc.  The Sopranos filmed scenes in 3 episodes there. I’d recommend it over any place in Little Italy.  

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3 hours ago, Duane Moore said:

Saw Stereophonic last night at the John Golden Theater. Would highly recommend. It’s the fictionalized story of Fleetwood Mac recording the Rumors album and all the drama that went along with it. 
 

Also a shoutout for Bamonte’s in Brooklyn. Real old school Italian. Family restaurant that’s been there since 1900 and has all the pictures of Joe DiMaggio, Rocky Marciano, James Gandolfini, etc.  The Sopranos filmed scenes in 3 episodes there. I’d recommend it over any place in Little Italy.  

Stereophonic is on my list to see.

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This past weekend we saw Cabaret, Enemy of the People, Mary Jane and Uncle Vanya. Cabaret is kinda a mess because the role of Christopher is a fucking horrible actor choice that takes everything away from the show. The pre-show stuff was a clusterufck too. 

Jeremy Strong in Enemy of the People is worth admission, just like Rachel McAdams in Mary Jane. MJ isn't the strongest play but she does amazing work and I think she deserves the Tony over Sarah Paulson (although Appropriate is a much, much better play and should win for best revival). 

I loved, loved, loved Uncle Vanya but you have to like Chekhov and dark plays probably to fully get/appreciate it. Steve Carell was good but William Jackson Harper stole that stage. Damn was he impressive. 

Had dinner Friday at Ci Siam. It was good but really, really salty. Brunch Saturday was a little place called Sonnyboy off Essex that was pretty good and a nice, casual vibe. Our usually between show stop Saturday at As Is for a few beers and some pretzels and fries. Sunday drinks at Valerie. We're up next in July to see Stereophonic, Illinoise, Oh Mary and something off broadway we haven't decided on yet (we've seen every other show on Broadway playing). 

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On 5/12/2024 at 2:49 PM, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

A rainy Sunday in the city.  Decided to head down to Chinatown for Dim Sum at Mee Sum Cafe followed by a foot massage.  

or Kathe Kollowitz show at the MoMA.  I'ma head up at some point for a day.

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Was supposed to attend a Vogue party at the Met today for a private viewing of the Sleeping Beauty Costume Institute exhibit.  Instead, didn't get out of work until almost 5:30, so made it into the hood at about 5:45.  Not enough time to change into cocktail attire and make it to 82nd and 5th for 6:30 PM.  So irritating.  Will try and go during early AM member hours on Saturday (or Sunday).  

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2 hours ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

Was supposed to attend a Vogue party at the Met today for a private viewing of the Sleeping Beauty Costume Institute exhibit.  Instead, didn't get out of work until almost 5:30, so made it into the hood at about 5:45.  Not enough time to change into cocktail attire and make it to 82nd and 5th for 6:30 PM.  So irritating.  Will try and go during early AM member hours on Saturday (or Sunday).  

That does suck. I really want to see this too - we’ll catch in late July when we are back in town. I’ll try to get there at 10 so we don’t have a long queue (we aren’t members since we don’t go often)

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On 5/5/2024 at 4:02 PM, Duane Moore said:

Saw Stereophonic last night at the John Golden Theater. Would highly recommend. It’s the fictionalized story of Fleetwood Mac recording the Rumors album and all the drama that went along with it. 
 

Also a shoutout for Bamonte’s in Brooklyn. Real old school Italian. Family restaurant that’s been there since 1900 and has all the pictures of Joe DiMaggio, Rocky Marciano, James Gandolfini, etc.  The Sopranos filmed scenes in 3 episodes there. I’d recommend it over any place in Little Italy.  

 

On 5/5/2024 at 7:28 PM, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

Stereophonic is on my list to see.

Saw Stereophonic tonight. It's really good. I'm not a huge Fleetwood Mac fan, but I found the play highly entertaining. I have a personal connection as well as I know one of the producers. 

Tomorrow night, planning on grabbing sushi with a friend. Saturday night is dinner at Margot in Brooklyn for a collab with Au Passage in Paris. Sunday AM, it's the Met for Member Morning Hours and the CI exhibit before heading home to get things ready to move my bed (bought a new one to be delivered on Thursday).

Next week, people from out of town in town for work, so Monday and Tuesday will be jam packed. Wednesday evening, I might hit up Lincoln Center for Monet x Change and Sapphira Cristal (Drag Race winners AND classically trained musicians) doing their thing to kick off the Lincoln Center summer concerts. Thursday, I get a new bed. Friday, my friend and I are hitting Lincoln Center around 4 to try and snag a walk in spot at Tatiana for dinner. We have tickets to Uncle Vanya, then we plan to hit up the Empire rooftop and relive the OG Gossip Girl (I love this for us!).

Thankfully, the weekend is laid back and easy, then Tuesday, I am off and have an Alexander McQueen trunk show, after which they are hosting a cocktail fete at Overstory. Then, I'm laying low until I head back to London at the end of the month for work and Formula 1 at Silverstone.

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Went to Blanca last night for the first time since they reopened post pandemic. Continues to be my favorite high end dining experience in New York. Inventive and delicious, and thankfully lacking in the pretentiousness that sucks the fun from many fine dining experiences. The wine pairing is also super creative.

Im not much for food photos, but a friend in our group sent these this morning

 

 

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4 hours ago, Reynolds Woodcock said:

Went to Blanca last night for the first time since they reopened post pandemic. Continues to be my favorite high end dining experience in New York. Inventive and delicious, and thankfully lacking in the pretentiousness that sucks the fun from many fine dining experiences. The wine pairing is also super creative.

Im not much for food photos, but a friend in our group sent these this morning

 

 

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32 minutes ago, South Austin said:

Any recommendations for a good but not crazy expensive sushi place in midtown?  We're staying at The Warwick (54th and 6th) in a couple weeks and are looking for something in walking distance.

Kurumazushi is pretty good and won't break the bank.  

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