Sean's trip to New York, Vol. 1, Part 2 -- Thursday, March 17 (evening)
I woke up from my nap around 6 o'clock. The room where I was sleeping was really warm because Jeremy's apartment has radiant heat and no thermostat or shut-off valve. There was a huge radiator right underneath the headboard of the bed! I opened the window to make it cool off a little bit.
While I was napping, Jeremy's cats Alcatraz and Orson played all over the bed and in and out of the windowsill, making it difficult to sleep. Here's "Traz" and Orson (in order).
Jeremy had decided on a place for us to go to dinner. So thus we embarked on our first outing into Manhattan. The name of the restaurant was Landmarc, a place recommended by a friend of his from work, and it sits in an area of downtown Manhattan called Tribeca. Their point of pride was a wine list of over 400 bottles! When we arrived, they had a 30-45 minute wait, which was short in comparison to some places in Manhattan! We wandered over to the bar and each had a cocktail while we waited. One of the coolest things about this restaurant was the open wood-burning grill which is visible from the bar. Imagine drooling over some of the most appetizing steaks you've ever seen while you wait for a table. Torture!
After we sat down, Jeremy ordered a wonderful bottle of Burgundy which we shared amongst the 3 of us. The wine was bold, but all of its flavors were incredibly subtle and had a soft finish. A very pleasurable thing to drink! For appetizers, Liz and I shared a small bucket of mussels (which I had never eaten before) and Jeremy had a foie gras terrine. For the meal I had the pasta special which was a shell pasta with an herbed alfredo and Italian sausage, Liz had a steak with Bordelaise sauce and Jeremy had a lamb shank. All in all, an excellent meal, and we topped it off with a creme brulee and a lemon tart. The only drawback of this whole thing was the server. She seemed stand-offish and snooty to us, probably because we looked under 30. We tipped her adequately, but man was Jeremy tempted to give her a piece of his mind.
One misconception about New York is that the subway is scary. I'll say for sure that the subway is dirty and has a million different smells to it, some good, some bad, but don't tell me the subway is scary until you've walked through the Bushwick area of Brooklyn at night. It'll make you want to STAY in the subway. Oh, and if you go to NY be sure to get a multi-day unlimited subway pass. It comes in handy BIG TIME.
While I was napping, Jeremy's cats Alcatraz and Orson played all over the bed and in and out of the windowsill, making it difficult to sleep. Here's "Traz" and Orson (in order).
Jeremy had decided on a place for us to go to dinner. So thus we embarked on our first outing into Manhattan. The name of the restaurant was Landmarc, a place recommended by a friend of his from work, and it sits in an area of downtown Manhattan called Tribeca. Their point of pride was a wine list of over 400 bottles! When we arrived, they had a 30-45 minute wait, which was short in comparison to some places in Manhattan! We wandered over to the bar and each had a cocktail while we waited. One of the coolest things about this restaurant was the open wood-burning grill which is visible from the bar. Imagine drooling over some of the most appetizing steaks you've ever seen while you wait for a table. Torture!
After we sat down, Jeremy ordered a wonderful bottle of Burgundy which we shared amongst the 3 of us. The wine was bold, but all of its flavors were incredibly subtle and had a soft finish. A very pleasurable thing to drink! For appetizers, Liz and I shared a small bucket of mussels (which I had never eaten before) and Jeremy had a foie gras terrine. For the meal I had the pasta special which was a shell pasta with an herbed alfredo and Italian sausage, Liz had a steak with Bordelaise sauce and Jeremy had a lamb shank. All in all, an excellent meal, and we topped it off with a creme brulee and a lemon tart. The only drawback of this whole thing was the server. She seemed stand-offish and snooty to us, probably because we looked under 30. We tipped her adequately, but man was Jeremy tempted to give her a piece of his mind.
One misconception about New York is that the subway is scary. I'll say for sure that the subway is dirty and has a million different smells to it, some good, some bad, but don't tell me the subway is scary until you've walked through the Bushwick area of Brooklyn at night. It'll make you want to STAY in the subway. Oh, and if you go to NY be sure to get a multi-day unlimited subway pass. It comes in handy BIG TIME.
posted by Seanicus at
3/23/2005 11:00:00 PM
