So. This is my first real blog post. I want to go back to some stuff I've done before, but this is my first outing.
Today was a great day. Friday.
Early morning, Becky and I flew to Newark from DFW. Yes, the early morning DFW to Newark crowd is as old and Jerseyish as you imagine.
Check into the Marriott New York East Side. Old hotel, but still nice. 42" plasma screens in the room, kickass AC, we're happy.
After the obligatory kid things (American Girl Store.............Oh my), headed back to the hotel.
Tonight, we went to so many cool places.
I picked out a place for dinner. Employees Only. Down in Greenwich Village. 9th St and Hudson.
We took a cab over. $13 ride. Decided to take a walk about the village before dinner. The Village is....awesome. I love it. Such a good vibe. People walking around all over. Lots of restaurants. Kind of reminded me of downtown Austin, but a lot more of it.
We were gonna have a drink somewhere else, but just decided to go to the restaurant. A little background. Employees Only was started by employees of other restaurants. Our bartender was one of the owners. As soon as I get home, I'll upload the picture. Made a killer Manhattan. Becky had a Bellini.
EO is a great place. Tarot card reader in the front. Old fashioned bar in the middle. Seating in the back, including a garden/greenhouse where we sat.
The food was absolutely amazing. The flatbread appetizer was really good, but the entrees exceeded expectations. I was a little worried that the food might be too fancy, but we both really enjoyed what we had. I had the Orecchiette (sausage, arugula, and parmesan pasta) while Becky had the roasted chicken.
I talked to the bartender, and he clued us into a couple of places to go afterwards. We ended up going to the Bitter End. Down on Bleecker. This is one of the oldest rock clubs in New York. They have a ton of cool posters on the walls of people that have played there. Bob Dylan. Jerry Jeff Walker. Joan Baez. Billy Joel. The list goes on. The band playing when we were there was Temple Hill. While not really my favorite music (they were kind of a cross between Incubus, Sublime, and any number of boy bands), they were extremely tight. They wrote all of their own music and performed it very well. It was a great show. They had lots of groupies there (hot groupies, at that). We both really enjoyed ourselves. The venue was bigger than the band, but still a good time. I will rip the songs so everyone can upload them.
Lots more of the weekend to come.
-b
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