Back in the City of Angels
No writing today, just recovering. There were no babies on my flight home and I had Jason Starr’s latest FAKE ID to keep me occupied. I had fun in New York, but I’m very glad to be home.
After the madness of the Edgars was over, I had a swell time just relaxing with friends and family. I ate at some of my favorite restaurants and tried some new places too. Friday I took the ferry out to the Statue of Liberty and then walked around lower Manhattan in the rain. That night I had good greasy NYC pizza with Jason Starr and then we parked ourselves at a Lower East Side bar and marveled at how much things have changed in that area.
Saturday, I started off with lunch at Jean George. None of my photos came out worth a damn, but the meal was absolutely top notch. Here’s what I ate:
Amuse - fresh Mozzarella with pickled rhubarb, crab fritter with mango and 5 spice aioli, and a shot glass containing a bright green herbal broth
1st - Hamachi sashimi and Japanese cucumber served with a soy-basil tea poured over it at tableside.
2nd - Peekytoe crab with asparagus ribbons in a lime-melon broth.
Dessert - chocolate covered coffee-cardamom ice cream pop and roasted pineapple sorbet with caramel curd.
Plus tiny chocolates, tiny macaroons (apricot, caramel and peanut butter and jelly) and fresh marshmallows (ginger, vanilla and rose) cut from long ropes using scissors.
From there, a quick visit to the Museum of Modern Art and then a stroll through Central Park and a ride on the carousel.
As much as I love my adopted city of L.A, I do really miss NYC. I feel at home there in a way I don’t think I ever will anywhere else.
Photos are up on Flickr, one set of general NYC snaps here and another of the Edgar Award banquet here.
After the madness of the Edgars was over, I had a swell time just relaxing with friends and family. I ate at some of my favorite restaurants and tried some new places too. Friday I took the ferry out to the Statue of Liberty and then walked around lower Manhattan in the rain. That night I had good greasy NYC pizza with Jason Starr and then we parked ourselves at a Lower East Side bar and marveled at how much things have changed in that area.
Saturday, I started off with lunch at Jean George. None of my photos came out worth a damn, but the meal was absolutely top notch. Here’s what I ate:
Amuse - fresh Mozzarella with pickled rhubarb, crab fritter with mango and 5 spice aioli, and a shot glass containing a bright green herbal broth
1st - Hamachi sashimi and Japanese cucumber served with a soy-basil tea poured over it at tableside.
2nd - Peekytoe crab with asparagus ribbons in a lime-melon broth.
Dessert - chocolate covered coffee-cardamom ice cream pop and roasted pineapple sorbet with caramel curd.
Plus tiny chocolates, tiny macaroons (apricot, caramel and peanut butter and jelly) and fresh marshmallows (ginger, vanilla and rose) cut from long ropes using scissors.
From there, a quick visit to the Museum of Modern Art and then a stroll through Central Park and a ride on the carousel.
As much as I love my adopted city of L.A, I do really miss NYC. I feel at home there in a way I don’t think I ever will anywhere else.
Photos are up on Flickr, one set of general NYC snaps here and another of the Edgar Award banquet here.