Labour lite

I'm taking it a little easy this weekend. Running errands with The Pastry Chef on Saturday involved a trip to Tiffany's for jewelry cleaning and the best customer service experience I've had in months. Everyone there was lovely, warm, and sincere. Between dropping the piece off and picking it back up, we went to Macy's, which was a less than excellent experience. But we got the job done.

Sunday involved a lot of laying about, but by late afternoon I pulled myself together. I broke out my Anne Fontaine top, threw on a pair of mules and a short skirt, put up my hair, grabbed my latest bag, and headed to the Met to see the Superheroes exhibit before it closed, with East Coast Guy. It was a little disappointing, and we're going to have to go back for Koons and Turner as we ran out of time.

We took a cab to Midtown and met one of ECG's two BFFs and /his/ friend for a drink and a quick dinner for them - they'd been drumming at the NYC Brazilian Day Festival - at Cafe Un Deux Trois. So lovely to see the BF again. He ran off to catch the train back to Great Barrington, and we wandered uptown to see whether Nobu would take us early.

When arriving early for a restaurant reservation, one may enquire whether one's party might be seated early if one waited in the bar. Regardless of whether this is a realistic option, one expects the hostess to be honest and polite. Particularly at a /nice/ restaurant.

One does not expect the hostess to smile insincerely, respond in a way that is unhelpful, and then take a phone call in the middle of the conversation, without preamble, when there are two additional women at the podium. We turned on our collective heels and left to get a drink at The Modern. When we returned, closer to the appointed time, the hostess in question was absent, and we were well treated. We took a moment to comment, politely, to the manager, who apologized. We were then seated promptly, at a delightful table, and the rest of the evening exceeded expectations.

The Menu:

Cucumber Martini
Ketel One on the rocks, splash pineapple juice, splash grapefruit juice, splash soda
Yellowtail sashimi with jalapeno (delish)
Salmon tartare with caviar
Oshitashi
Fluke with miso
Grilled baby squid with olive oil shiso
Eggplant with miso (the best I've ever had)
Eel with avocado cut roll
Toro sashimi
King crab sashimi

It was a lovely evening.