It’s been a long and tiring day so please forgive me for quickly writing down my thoughts then turning the post over to my editor (Patrice) to proofread and publish. I have a bunch of other things to do and know I leave my work in the trustworthy hands of my editor.
This morning we met Patrice’s friend, Diana, for breakfast along with her son, Mark and his wife, Kelly. We had a fantastic meal at Bouchon (10 Columbus Circle). Mark is in medical school and Kelly works for Google. It was fun discussing how fulfilling a career in medicine lies ahead for this young man (Patrice here: Doesn’t a discussion mean more than one person talking? I don’t think Robert came up for air more than once).
After breakfast we contemplated what next to do. It was raining heavily so baseball was not an option (Patrice: Thank God!) so I felt it was Patrice’s turn to decide on an activity. She suggested a Broadway show. I cautioned her on how expensive these shows can be and asked for another idea. “Well how about if we do some shopping?” to which I replied, “What show would you like to see?”
We decided on seeing “Come From Away” a musical about 9/11. A musical about 9/11? It sounded awful to me. Of course readers might recall a couple of years ago Patrice recommended we see a musical about one of our founding fathers. I balked at that but was very happy seeing “Hamilton” long before it became a national phenomena. So it was off to see “Come From Away” but the tickets were sold out and we had to wait (in the rain) for possible cancellations. We got lucky but had to sit apart. The musical was amazing. It was funny (yes funny), informative, and the music and staging were spectacular. It was also incredibly touching at times and frequently I found myself on the verge of tears (Patrice: Don’t get too taken by this. After all we are talking about someone who use to well up when reading “Green Eggs and Ham” to our kids at bedtime).
In the early evening we worked out at the hotel gym and earned us a hearty meal. Tonight we dined at The Modern (9 W. 53rd Street) and had what might have been the best meal we have ever enjoyed. The restaurant was beautiful, the service was beyond words (seemed like we had a different server for every course) and the food tasted even better than it looked (see below). The dinner was a 4 course meal with tip included in the price. There were some other tidbits between courses but here are the highlights.
Like I said, the meal might have been the best I had ever eaten. If it hadn’t been such a classy place I might have even licked the plates clean. Trust me, I was very tempted. That is all for tonight. Loving your comments and hope to see lot’s more tomorrow.
This is Patrice here again. OMG, “tempted to lick the plate”? See for yourself. I caught him with my cell phone when he wasn’t paying attention. I have never been more humiliated in my life.
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