Aquavit for Jay’s Birthday

It was Jay’s birthday on the 15th October and we were wondering where we could eat that was out of the ordinary. Jay had originally suggested Yakitori Totto, which is an always-crowded Japanese joint somewhere by 8th Avenue and the 50’s. A decent place that we had tried before. But we wanted [...]

La Duchesse Anne

We’ve been wanting to visit this Zen Monastery near Woodstock, NY. Yes – that Woodstock of hippies and monster rock concert fame. Well, we finally got to see the monastery – actually two – one Zen and another Tibetan – all within the Woodstock area. There is a French restaurant called La [...]

City Hall Restaurant

My sister-in-law, Cecilia Nadres, got a big promotion at the United Nations. She’s now part of the professional staff, which for those of you who aren’t familiar with the UN system, means a lot in terms of benefits such as paid home leave, repatriation of home effects, education grants, etc. Anyway, Marita and [...]