Last week kicked ass. Catherine and I went to Babbo, which was especially awesome after reading Heat. Calling didn't work to get a reservation, but we had a concierge at work that pulled some sort of magic. I had to-die-for goat cheese tortelloni and tasty parpadelle with chanterelles, plus salad with blood orange dressing, peach grappa, a delicious wine, a sparkling red dessert wine, and saffron panna cotta. Also, we sat next to Paul Giamatti! And he ogled the parpadelle!
The next night, we saw Paul Giamatti in The Illusionist, which was entertaining, although it turns out we had confused the movie with the trailers for the similar-sounding The Prestige. Paul Giammati is evil in it, though.
This week we had to move, since C's off to Harvard Law. My movers were so late the buildings were threatening to not let them use the elevators. Also, I waited in line for half an hour at Time Warner only to find out that the idiot on the phone who told me I could self-install a new account was wrong. Of course, WHY can't I self-install a new account? The building is a in-bed-with-Time-Warner-for-a-small-discount building, so I would hope the connectivity is well-tested, which was the only reason they gave for needing to send a technician. Note also that said technician is soonest available Sept 13 beween 10 and 2. Luckily, my new neighbor has kindly neglected to secure his or her Wifi. Phew!
Now I can shop for a new TV, and with slightly less urgency, a bed. ;-)
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ReplyDelete[...] The club was close to my prized Washington Square Hotel (decent prices, validated parking, free breakfast, good rooms), where I stayed last year when I went to see Bebel Gilberto at the Blue Note. Right across the street from the hotel is Mario Batali’s Babbo, and inspired by suggestions from Kushal and Yelp, I had dinner at Babbo before the show. 3 hours later we made it through every sumptuous dish in the tasting menu. The sommelier was very helpful too. In the morning, we stopped at Patisserie Claude (Yum, thank you again Yelp). I think the Village has become my favorite place to stay in NYC. [...]
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