Posted by Mrs. Dionysius O'Gall on 4/17/2008, 12:09 pm
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I went to New York on Saturday and brought my good friend, the one who doesn’t normally like theater all that much, but she was game and so she came along to see what adventures I could pull her into.
We started the day (after going to the farmer’s market so that I could get some of my favorite Amish pretzels)
Pretzels here:
http://martinspretzels.com/
by going to lunch at Max Brenner, a restaurant in Union Square the specializes in chocolate. She had wanted to go there since her last time with me in NY about two years ago. It was good (but not great) and she got the craving for the fondue out of her system, so that was good.
Next, we went to see a movie that I urge you all to see. Soon. Very soon. Now, even.
The movie, a documentary, is called “Young at Heart” and it is about a group of senior citizens that join a singing group that sings modern music. Very modern music. The film is funny, sad, moving, touching and a deeply satisfying experience. I can’t imagine anyone not being able to take something away from it.
The link with the trailer is here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1047007/
Next, it was dinner time and we went to a Ukrainian restaurant so that my friend could have a meal just like her mother used to make. Her nephew met up with us for the meal and we all had excellent food. I had the pierogies. It’s a very unassuming place in the middle of the building that serves as a social hall, but the dining room itself feels like a granny’s dining room. I can’t wait to go there again.
The restaurant info is here:
http://www.menupages.com/restaurantdetails.asp?areaid=0&restaurantid=40790&neighborhoodid=0&cuisineid=0
Next the three of us went to see a show off-off-off Broadway called “After Vermeer” about an art forger played by Austin Pendleton. I really enjoyed the show, but I seem to like everything that Mr. Pendleton does. My friends liked it, but didn’t love it. The very very hard seats in the tiny theatre may have had something to do with that!
After that, we got on the train and went back home again. It was a lovely day. I wish you all could have been with us.
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