"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Zeppo" > wrote:
>
>> >>Back in the Stone Age, when I was in college (the summer of '80) we
>> >>went
>> >>to
>> >>NYC and had dinner at Mama Leone's of fame and Billy Joel's singing.
>> >>Had
>> >>duck l'orange, was not impressed. Is it still there? I heard it
>> >>closed,
>> >>then reopened, then closed and is now open elsewhere. What's the 411?
>> >>I
>> >>figured there were so many 'experts' (tongue firmly planted in cheek)
>> >>here,
>> >>that I would ask.
>> >>-ginny
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> > The original one is long, long gone and anything that might have
>> > opened with its name would was not the same and is gone, too..
>> >
>> > When I got to NYC in 1971, I stayed around the block from the theater
>> > where I was working and was in a hotel that faced Mama Leone's. It was
>> > fun, it was boisterous, it had more than passable linguini and
>> > eggplant parmigiana. Was it the Italian equivalent of haute cuisine?
>> > Nah, but a good time was had by all.
>>
>> While we're on the subject of NYC, Marci and I are heading up there for
>> the
>> weekend for our 5th anniversary at the end of the month. We have a
>> reservation for Saturday evening at the eatery at our hotel, but haven't
>> nailed down anything for Friday night or Sunday Brunch. We're probably
>> going
>> to search out some music to listen to (Jazz, Gypsy Jazz, Western Swing)
>> after dinner.
>>
>> Recommendations? Any 'Knew Yawkers' in the group?
>>
>> TIA,
>> Jon
>
> No music that I'm aware of but I love Vivolo on the Upper East Side.
> And I loved Ouest.
>
Thanks Barb. I will look them up. I've heard of Ouest, and I'm very
interested in trying that.

Regards,
Jon