Well, not quite - but close! Only another 15 minutes until we head to the airport for our Russian holiday to St. Petersburg & Moscow! Hopefully I'll be able to post some of my adventures while I'm there, but I'll definitely have some exciting stories & fun pictures to share when I'm back.
Happy Memorial Day!
* HOME *
rotisserie chicken
spinach salad
Tom and I picked these up at Costco. Just a few last errands before we leave on our trip.
* HOME *
cheese
mixed nuts
coffee
I'm too excited to eat this morning (watch for an upcoming post to find out why!)
* HOME *
mixed vegetables
steak (broiled with spicy steak rub)
Not much to say about this... except YUM!
* CAFE EUROPAN *
(Penn Station concourse)
roast turkey
mixed vegetables
mushrooms
Hearty & healthy!
* LOCAL WEST *
(33rd St @ 8th Ave)
shared chili nachos
shared turkey club & fries
bourbon
It was a beautiful evening, perfect for sitting outside and enjoying an after-work get together with good friends.
* ROSE PIZZA & PASTA / HOT & CRUSTY *
(Penn Station concourse)
slice of mushroom pizza (rose pizza & pasta)
split pea soup (hot & crusty
This is what happens when one is uninspired
* HOME *
mixed nuts
coffee
after last night's big meal - I didn't feel like anything more
* MANDARIN ORIENTAL *
(Columbus Circle)
various hors d'ouvres
- beef kabob
- tempura shrimp
- red pepper hummus
- spicy tuna
- mini egg roll
mixed green salad
filet mignon
strawberry torte
bourbon
wine
BMG Columbiahouse was a gold sponsor for this City of Hope benefit and I was lucky enough to be invited. It was a roast of Alan Grubman (old school music lawyer,) so there were a lot of industry people either ivolved or in the crowd including Clive Davis, Russell Simmons, John Mellencamp, and Bryant Gumbel. However, the most exciting celebrity I saw was the guest of honor's daughter... Lizzie Grubman (remember her?) She looked like a train wreck.
This awesome video made it's way around my office several months ago & I just watched it again recently when it won a Webby award for animation in the online film & video category.
It's cartoonishly violent - but it's also very funny and I guarantee you'll see some familiar images in a whole new way.
* CAFE EUROPAN *
(Penn Station concourse)
turkey
mixed vegetables
mushrooms
I was hoping that they would have the red beans today - but it was still good with the side of mushrooms.
* ESCUELITA *
(39th St btwn 8th & 9th Aves)
salad
pasta w/vodka sauce
lasagna
chicken w/mushrooms
broccoli
string beans
tequila
This was the end of the season party for volleyball. The buffet was just the same as it always is, the drag show was just as fun, and the open bar was just as dangerous. It was a good season (despite my team's last-place finish), and I'll hopefully play at least a little over the summer, but I'm looking forward to the break.
* 5TH AVE STREET FAIR *
(5th Ave btwn 12th Street and Sterling)
chicken empanada (from coco roco)
bbq ribs (from blue ribbon)
pulled pork sandwich (from bisquit bbq)
It was a beautiful day and the street fair was packed!
* HOME *
egg in a hole (aka a "bullseye")
coffee
Tom made a batch cuz he knows I like 'em!
!! ADAM YAUCH aka MCA !!
Ch-Check It Out - it finally happened... I met a Beastie Boy. After following them for 20 years, it was a definite shock & I couldn't really say much. Bruce and I were in a bar at his cousin-in-law's birthday party & MCA was there as well (his wife and the birthday girl are friends.) I talked to him for a couple minutes, then Bruce did, then Bruce got a picture with him, then we stood in a group of people for a little bit longer, then MCA and his wife left. It might have been 20 or 30 minutes total, and despite later thinking of a million things I could have said, it was cool.
* BRUCE & JILL'S *
salad
chicken parm hero
pizza
vodka & fresca
Bruce & I split the sandwich, so it wasn't as crazy as it sounds and I had a great time playing with their beautiful daughter. Also, if bars had fresca, I would order this drink a lot!
* DIZZY'S *
(9th St & 8th Ave)
huevos rancheros
coffee
It was turning into a beautiful day, so we sat outside and enjoyed people watching along with our food. Even though I already had breakfast, this was technically brunch for everyone else, so I had the huevos rancheros. They were good & since my breakfast was really more appropriate for lunch anyway it all balanced out quite nicely.
* HOME *
frozen cedarlane burrito (from costco)
gawd - I can't help my love for these things! And, despite the fact that it's a burrito - it's a pretty healthy meal. Here are the nutrition facts from www.cedarlanefoods.com
