Noo Yawk

The flight was fine - took off late, landed early :-)

Patrick Vieira was in the queue for immigration (along with the people from about 10 other flights that landed at the same time as mine - I was half expecting to see signs saying 'Queue from this point: 45 minutes' and to have Mickey Mouse come up to us and start juggling...). So there's someone else who doesn't give a damn about the footy any more.

Then straight into the Rosoff Family Drama (they should make a TV show of it, except nobody in their right minds would believe any of it), fairly good Chinese for dinner, and some TV before going to sleep.

Today is Alexis's birthday. Shopping followed by what promises to be a fantastic meal at the Gramercy Tavern :-)

Shiny Things

I^WWe^WAlexis have^Whas a new shiny thing. Can you guess what it is yet?

One clue: I had to call up my credit card company from the store (ouch! international mobile rates! but all things considered...) to authorise the purchase.

Two clue: Fruity!

Three clue: Second largest prime number less than 20.

Dinner @ Gramercy Tavern

Aside from the little tasters (ratatouille crostini, pesto pasta, strawberry panna cotta and sorbet, mango jelly and white chocolate ganache), the free coffee muffin, the rather excellent Pennsylvania Pilsner, and a shot of Springbank 10, dinner consisted of:

Maine Crabmeat Fondue in a pea puree - a very piquant, sweet puree, with excellent, light, tasty crab.

Rabbit with Sausage, Mushrooms, Shalots and Potato Puree - succulent rabbit meat, cooked to near perfection, in a beautiful, rich jus.

Warm Pineapple Upside-Down Cake with Basil Syrup and Coconut Ice-cream. Gorgeous, warm yet tropical (ideal on a hot, sultry day like today has been). Though Alexis's uber-chocolate dessert was very very nice too :-)

All in all, probably the best meal I've ever had and well worth the $ I paid for it :-)