Happy New Year's Eve! Have you been waiting for my wrap up?! No? Oh, well, here it is anyway. Honestly, this was one of the fastest
years I can remember. Maybe because I
turned 50. Maybe because I took so many
sick days! I’ve never worked from home
so much – next year had better be more healthy (for me AND my sister)! Work was again busy busy and boy, did I eat a
lot of good food! In case you’re
interested, here’s how 2014 stacked up:
-
Theater visits: 70 (I’m counting all the Humana plays in here)
- Ballet visits: 11
- Readings/workshops: 4 (I had to miss NAMT this year because of my sister’s medical drama)
- Concerts: 2
- New museums: 3 (super duper lazy – need to do better in 2015)
- New restaurants: 14 (that’s pretty good!)
- Movies: 10 (that’s more than I’ve seen in years!)
- Trips for work: 2 (not enough!)
- Hotels visited for work: 13
- Doctor visits (for me): 5
- Doctors seen (for my sister): it’s got to be around 20
- Ambulance rides: 2
- Dentist visits: 7
- Outside Mullingar
- Sweeney Todd in Concert
- The Happiest Song Plays Last
- Act One
- The Cripple of Inishmaan
- The Christians (at Humana)
- The Bridges of Madison County
- Macbeth (at the Park Avenue Armory)
- tick, tick…BOOM
- The Tribute Artist
- Sec 310, Row D, Seats 5 & 6 (Summer Shorts at 59e59)
- Indian Ink
- Love Letters
- The Band Wagon
- My Favorite Year (Musicals in Mufti at the York)
And, again, I had so much good food, I had to do my Top 14 (plus an honorable mention and a sad goodbye) of 2014 Food Experiences! I should also do a Food Hall of Fame, where my fried green tomatoes, sweet tea and po’boys can go, but that’s for next year. Oh, and seriously, just like last year, I’m asking: can someone start a Kickstarter campaign to get me a camera with a ‘food’ setting??
- Lobster ravioli at Le Singe Vert
- Roasted chicken at Nougatine
- Pork belly at Ca Va
- Bob white quail/brandied cherry bacon lollipop at Rancho Bernardo (San Diego)
- Spaghetti with clams at George’s at the Cove (La Jolla)
- Whipped lardo bruschetta at Terroir
- Coq au vin at AOC
- Bacon, egg & cheese waffle at Sugar & Plumm
- Corn chowder at Butter
- Zuppa alla tarantina at Lincoln
- Black cod miso at Nobu
- Spice cake with pumpkin ice cream and cinnamon meringues at the Lambs Club
- Lobster bisque at Ca Va
- Cinnamon fritters with three dipping sauces at La Fonda del Sol
- HONORABLE MENTION: everything at the Thanksgiving dinner cooked by my former-fellow-Queens-adventurer-but-now-he’s-moved-away :)
- And a sad goodbye to the most wonderful, delicious matzoh ball soup ever at the Cafe Edison. It (and the cafe) will be missed...
You know what? I also had some SPECTACULAR cocktails – here were
my favorites:
- Raspberry limoncello sangria at Meson Sevilla
- Ginger margarita at Nougatine
- Storm Catcher at Bathtub Gin
- Gypsy Lord at Bea
- Fall Fashion at the Lambs Club
- Pomegranate margarita at La Fonda del Sol
Let's raise a glass to 2014 - goodbye to you and hello to 2015! May there be more theater, ballet, great food, spectacular cocktails, and adventurous days ahead!!
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