Russian Breakfast Report

I didn't really keep very good notes on the trip as far as my meals, but breakfast should be pretty easy to summarize. Both hotels we stayed in (Hotel Dostoevsky in St. Petersburg & the Mezhdunarodnaya Hotel in Moscow) served buffets with a lot of the same things:

assorted breads (croissants, rolls)
assorted pastry (cheese danish, strudels)
pancakes (blinis)
smoked salmon
whitefish
various coldcuts
cheese
scrambled eggs
porridge
"omelette"
fruit juices
coffee

The Hotel D. also served bbq chicken wings & mini cheeseburgers on their buffet (??) while the Mezh offered an extended selection of pasta, seafood, and other questionable mayonnaise based salads. Both hotels served their scrambled eggs extra runny & oddly orange. Oh, and I put omelette in quotes because what both hotels were serving looked a lot more like flan than what I would expect an omelette to look like (the portions were cubes), and neither Tom or I actually tried it.

At the beginning of the trip, I tried most of the offerings, but by the last day I was pretty much at the following:

croissant
cheese
coffee

All in all, the breakfasts were fine but just average.

New Puppy Alert! (relax, she's a friend's)

Look how cute! Introducing... STELLA

And we're back!

More details to come, but for now:
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And we're off!

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!

Lunch Report - 5/24/07

* HOME *

rotisserie chicken
spinach salad

Tom and I picked these up at Costco. Just a few last errands before we leave on our trip.

Breakfast Report - 5/24/07

* HOME *

cheese
mixed nuts
coffee

I'm too excited to eat this morning (watch for an upcoming post to find out why!)

Dinner Report - 5/23/07

* HOME *

mixed vegetables
steak (broiled with spicy steak rub)

Not much to say about this... except YUM!

Lunch Report - 5/23/07

* CAFE EUROPAN *
(Penn Station concourse)

roast turkey
mixed vegetables
mushrooms

Hearty & healthy!

Breakfast Report - 5/23/07

* HOME *

turkey
cheese
coffee

Just little bites to get me going!

Dinner Report - 5/22/07

* 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.

Lunch Report - 5/22/07

* 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

Breakfast Report - 5/22/07

* HOME *

mixed nuts
coffee

after last night's big meal - I didn't feel like anything more

Dinner Report - 5/21/07

* 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.

Battle of the Bands

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.

Lunch Report - 5/21/07

* 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.

Breakfast Report - 5/21/07

* HOME *

egg, turkey & cheese 'wich
coffee

No bread - just yumminess!

Dinner Report - 5/20/07

* 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.

Lunch Report - 5/20/07

* 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!

Tom and I started at 12th street and walked the length of the fair, checking out the food options along the way. We were hoping for cheap lobster rolls from Brooklyn Fish Camp, but they didn't have them this year. I stuck with my plan to only eat food from local restaurants & everything was great.

Breakfast Report - 5/20/07

* HOME *

egg in a hole (aka a "bullseye")
coffee

Tom made a batch cuz he knows I like 'em!

Star Sighting

!! 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.