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Yesterday's LT meet up in NYC was very enjoyable and a rousing success, save for one mistake. Katie (katiekrug), her friend Eileen, Liz (Eliz_M) from Club Read, Vivian (vivians) and I met at The Smile, a cozy restaurant on Bond Street near its intersection with Lafayette Street in Manhattan's NoHo (North of Houston) neighborhood, close to Greenwich Village. We had a very enjoyable and tasty brunch there; we didn't take photos of the food, but Eileen took this photo of the four of us just after we left the restaurant (from left to right, Vivian, Liz, Katie and me):
After brunch, Katie, Liz and I walked a few blocks north on Lafayette St to Astor Place in the East Village, whee we chatted while sitting at a café table until it was time for Katie and I to see the play Cyprus Avenue by David Ireland at , which was very good (review coming soon).
After the play Katie and I went to Strand Book Store, where I bought five books:
Lonely Planet Portuguese Phrasebook & Dictionary
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors & Asha Bandele
The Golden House by Salman Rushdie
The Hospital by Ahmed Bouanani
Spring by Karl Ove Knausgaard
Katie also gifted me a copy of Everyday People by Stewart O'Nan after we discussed the book earlier in the afternoon.
We then headed back south on Lafayette Street, as we had tickets to see The House That Will Not Stand by Marcus Gardley at the New York Theatre Workshop in the East Village. We had drinks at Lafayette Grand Café & Bakery, as it looked appealing. After we looked at the menu we decided to have a pre-theatre dinner there as well, which was very good.
Roasted beets, goat cheese, watermelon, marcona almond and basil:
Black macaroni, lobster, cuttlefish, spicy tomato, roasted garlic
Dry Aged Duck, fennel panisse, sour cherry, foie gras sauce:
Katie and I were having a wonderful conversation over dinner and wine, so much so that we completely lost track of time. When our waiter brought out the duck I checked my mobile phone, and noticed that it was 7:55 pm; the play that we were going to see started at 8 pm! Since it was too late to make the play, even if we left that minute, we finished our meal, continued our conversation, and left shortly after 10 pm. We took a 6th Avenue subway back to Penn Station, arriving in just enough time for us to catch NJ Transit trains back to New Jersey.
After brunch, Katie, Liz and I walked a few blocks north on Lafayette St to Astor Place in the East Village, whee we chatted while sitting at a café table until it was time for Katie and I to see the play Cyprus Avenue by David Ireland at , which was very good (review coming soon).
After the play Katie and I went to Strand Book Store, where I bought five books:
Lonely Planet Portuguese Phrasebook & Dictionary
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors & Asha Bandele
The Golden House by Salman Rushdie
The Hospital by Ahmed Bouanani
Spring by Karl Ove Knausgaard
Katie also gifted me a copy of Everyday People by Stewart O'Nan after we discussed the book earlier in the afternoon.
We then headed back south on Lafayette Street, as we had tickets to see The House That Will Not Stand by Marcus Gardley at the New York Theatre Workshop in the East Village. We had drinks at Lafayette Grand Café & Bakery, as it looked appealing. After we looked at the menu we decided to have a pre-theatre dinner there as well, which was very good.
Roasted beets, goat cheese, watermelon, marcona almond and basil:
Black macaroni, lobster, cuttlefish, spicy tomato, roasted garlic
Dry Aged Duck, fennel panisse, sour cherry, foie gras sauce:
Katie and I were having a wonderful conversation over dinner and wine, so much so that we completely lost track of time. When our waiter brought out the duck I checked my mobile phone, and noticed that it was 7:55 pm; the play that we were going to see started at 8 pm! Since it was too late to make the play, even if we left that minute, we finished our meal, continued our conversation, and left shortly after 10 pm. We took a 6th Avenue subway back to Penn Station, arriving in just enough time for us to catch NJ Transit trains back to New Jersey.
