Very, very rarely do I go out and have a girls-only night out so when I do, I make sure I pick a place I am going to like. I had heard good things about the "5 at 5" happy hour at BLT Steak so this is where the girls and I needed to be. My friend Susie is single so we were also checking out the scene for fun and nice guys. The "5 at 5" was great, the scene not so great, maybe it was just that night, the crowd was older, many couples, but it didn't matter because we had a great time. Why this … [Read more...]
Lunch with my Sister at a Mediterranean Restaurant
My much younger sister was home from college for the holidays so I decided to catch up with her at the Mediterranean restaurant, Eclisse, in White Plains. The restaurant was bright and open and the perfect setting for a sister's lunch. I looked at the menu beforehand and knew I had to order the Sacchetti Tartufi. This was a pasta dish with three of my most favorite ingredients, black truffles, shiitake mushrooms, and pecorino cheese. It was delicious. The fresh pasta was stuffed … [Read more...]