NYC Last Day

Have I mentioned how COLD it was. It was very cold. 13 F at night. It didn't get much beyond 25 during the day.

The next day we got up and went to the Morgan Library. Doreen had a little business to take care of so I wandered about.

For lunch that day we went to Spice Market which I am pretty sure is in Chelsea. That was a GREAT meal. We had Chicken Samosas, Black Pepper Shrimp, Cod, Salt and Pepper Skate, Corn and Broccoli, Ovalitine Banana and a bottle of a Spanish Albariño. I would go back there in a heartbeat.

I think it was that day that we went to another play called The Voysey Inheritance. It was set in England in about 1905, and the story was about a family firm of solicitors who had been swindling their clients for two generations. Excellent play. It resonates, I guess. (There have been crooks for hundreds of years. Don't expect them to change) It was amatinee, and we were then able to go and eat at The Modern. What food! Following is our Chef's Tasting Menu. (We did the wine flight as well, but I don't have them written down, much to my chagrin):

Foie Gras Terrine Flavored with Juniper Marinated Raisins, Grilled Country Bread

Tartare of Yellow-fin Tuna and Diver Scallops Seasoned with Yellowstone River Caviar

Maine Lobster Poached in a Spiced Broth with Winter Vegetables

Chorizo-Crusted Chatham Cod with White Coco Bean Purée and Harissa Oil

Long Island Duck Breast with Black Trumpet Marmalade, “Fleischneke”, and Banyuls Jus

Artisanal Cheese Selection

Chocolate Tart, Chocolate “Crémeux” and Sorbet

Everything we ate was fabulous. But the Long Island Duck is what I will remember from that meal. It was crispy and fatty, Juicy and delicious. Worth a trip to New York just for that.

The next day our flight was out at 7:30 (!) and this was the night we lost an hour to that Idiot Senator who advanced Daylights Savings time three weeks. He should be defeated soundly. But we made it to the airport early enough to make the earlier flight, and got home before 10:00 AM!!!