We're in NYC this weekend for a post-Thanksgiving shopping and music trip. Later tonight we go to see the NY Philharmonic. We spent today shopping.
We're staying at the Tribeca Grand Hotel, which is a delightful place, especially if you want to stay down in the area around Canal street. The lobby is a wonderful covered atrium where we are sitting right now just toodling away on our computers. We were greeted last night with a complimentary glass of champagne (who could ask for more) and an upgrade to a corner room. The rooms are smallish (but I guess all NYC rooms are) but the bathroom has a nice walk in shower with a seat to sit on and an "interesting" set of stainless steel fixtures.
Last night we dined at Il Matto which means "the mad man" -- a neat new Italian restaurant that lived up to its name. Katy started with a really neat tuna tartare and Paul had a peccorino creme brule with red onion jam. Yum. For the main course, Katy had a saffron pappardella with osso busco ragu and Paul had spaghetti with sea urchin. Double yum. A nice carafe of wine completed the meal. Well done and we would go back if we were ever near by again.
For breakfast this AM, we went to 12 Chairs. The OJ was =really= fresh squeezed and the poached eggs Paul had came with an "Israeli salad" of tomoatos and cucumbers and were covered in a mildly spicy Moroccan tomato sauce. Katy's challah french toast was the perfect texture -- not to soft and not over cooked either. Another nice place to visit.
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