Happy Birthday to me. Today (yesterday now) was a great day.
This was how my day started – bacon & eggs in bed with a fabulous cake card.
Then on to the Rockettes!
Radio City Music Hall
The pre-show stage
Santa on stage
That white shiny line is the Rockettes doing a kick line. It was a good show. One of those quintessential NYC holiday experiences and I’m glad we got to go once. Now I don’t have to go again.
Even though it was drizzling and rather chilly, we decided to take a stroll down to dinner. It was quite the haul, but I’m very glad we did it. We ended up seeing all sorts of things we hadn’t before, the least of which was a store were you can get things printed by a 3-D printer (or buy your own). Coolest. Store. Ever. Poo. Apparently, the store was just a popup and is closing soon. But on the upside, some of the beyond awesome designs featured in the store are for sale over at Shapeways.com.
After the long hike and some restorative hot coffee & tea, we arrived at dinner. The DH didn’t tell me beforehand where we were going, only thought I might have an inkling once he spilled the genre of food (new American). I had a thought, but was still on the surprised and delighted side. WD-50 is one of my very favorite restaurants and we had not had a chance to visit since the menu switchover.
Since it was my birthday, we did it up big and had the tasting menu. Words can’t adequately describe just how fantastic this meal was. Wylie Dufrense is my type of chef – cerebral, conscientious, and playful; and his dishes reflect not only that personality, but his profound ability to marry flavor, texture and experience into a truly memorable meal. Unfortunately, I can’t find the man on Twitter or as a verified listing on Facebook to thank him for such an experience in semi-RL. This was by far one of my top 3 (if not top 1 – sorry, NAOE) dining experiences ever. Expensive? Yes, but totally worth it for the experience. A few of the dishes challenged how I thought of certain ingredients, and more than a few have re-ignited my passion for exploration into the mechanics of cooking.
Our follow-along tasting menu print with notes scribbled hastily on the train on the way home. A day out, and I am still in awe.
Bathroom mirror selfie after getting home last night and staying up late to talk to my father. Yeah, dad, I’m not smiling in this one either – I was tired 🙂 I will do better next time. I don’t feel any older… just full and decorated with a beautiful sparkly & black pearl necklace from my DH.
All in all, a very successful birthday. Thanks, love.
Gastography 