The New Amity Diner
1134 Madison. Near the Guggenheim. Good cheesecake and bland hot turkey with fries. But. It’s a diner so sure, I would go back.
CODINO
Walked past after visiting Cadillac house. With an enticing menu in we came. We had sworn off Caesar salad but the place had the right feel so we started with a perfect salad. Much to our surprise The bread was good with a tangy olive oil that was […]
The Magic Flute
I never claimed to enjoy the opera. Often I like the sets, rarely the story (but the story is never the point). If I close my eyes I enjoy most of the music, tho the soprano less than the rest. As often as not the staging, setting, design […]
Decoy
Peking Duck for Dinner with the kids. I made the reservation weeks in advance as it appears that the prix fixe Peking Duck dinner is very much in demand. We were seated at a tight communal table in a basement on Hudson street. It was rainy and cold […]
A new favorite quote
It turns out that long military careers usually create a different view of the way the world works than long careers in commercial real estate. And it is a view that Mr. Trump still rejects, even more vociferously than he did when he was running for office.
The Japan Society
When I was a little girl my favorite book was ‘From The Mixed Up Files Of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler’. I can’t say why but I did love that these two runaway kids went to live in the Metropolitan Museum. Well, if you take a question from them […]
Alvin Ailey night 2
First, Juba choreographer Robert Battke who we heard at works /process earlier this year was four blue dancers. What was it about. High squeaking violins as the bounced and jerked across the stage. It seemed jumbled and incoherent. Mr Battle redeemed himself with the short energetic Ella. As […]
Bryant Park Holiday Market
I set off yesterday morning on a quest to buy a gift of one warm scarf for a friend. I had bought one for myself at The Holiday Market at Columbus Circle a few days ago, I showed her, she loved it, I had a mission. I headed […]
