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(Curly Sue) wrote:

> I went to Manhattan twice this weekend. The main purpose of Friday's
> visit was to attend Terry's daughter's art exhibit reception. It was
> well-attended (a bit crowded but not uncomfortably so) and the star of
> the show was radiant. Stan was there and we both enjoyed talking to
> Terry, and also got to meet up again with her husband. Stan and I
> spent a while talking to Terry's son as well. Terry has two bright,
> talented kids- good job Terry!

Even though I didn't arrive home until 1:30 that morning, due in part
to three delayed trains, I had a great time. Kristen's art was
wonderful! Her art is full of detail and emotion. It was clear that
Terry and Bill are proud parents, justifiably so. I enjoyed the
conversation and the art. The wine and cheese was good too! as was a
barbecued Texas beef brisket sandwich I ate at a restaurant called
Virgil's before the art opening began. Virgil's is a few doors down from
the art gallery. Anyone who lives in the NYC area would do well to stop
by to see Kristen's paintings. The gallery is on 44th Street just east
of Broadway; its the store with the yellow Kodak awning out front.

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> I would go back there again, the food was excellent,
> reasonably-priced, the staff very nice, etc. but beware of Saturday
> night. I would make a reservation for the upstairs room where the
> belly dancing is, on a weekday, and not be in a hurry to get home.
>
> But this night was not over. Heading home we walked to W. Houston to
> get the train back to Queens. At that hour, some of the entrances
> were closed so we had to re-route a bit east. That's when a bit of
> good luck kicked in. I almost walked past it until it hit me that
> Yonah Shimmel was open at 12:40 am!!! So I backtracked a few steps
> and bought a couple of kasha knishes to take home. I still can't get
> over that it was open

Just curious, but why wait so long to be seated in an area where there
were probably numerous other restaurants with good food that were not so
crowded? By the way, how authentic was that Moroccan restaurant? Was the
food served without eating utensils?

Sue, thanks also for escorting me to Grand Central Station after we left
Kristen's art opening. Your directions on how to get back to Penn
Station were very helpful. I ended up taking Amtrak to Philadelphia's
30th Street Station, where I had to take a SEPTA train to get to the
PATCO train to return to New Jersey where my car was parked. The ride
home was fine, but all the trains were between 10-30 minutes late and my
feet were soaked due to my having walked so much in the heavy rain in
NYC. Fortunately, the rest of me was dry.