2016 by the Numbers

Happy New Year's Eve to everyone! Who knows why I’m obsessed with stats?  It’s not as if I ever passed a statistics class in school…  I’m so happy I got back to Italy in 2016, so it automatically becomes one of my very favorite years!  In case you’re interested, here’s how the rest of 2016 stacked up:

Theater visits: 60

Shows written by women:  28 (closer to parity, but still not quite there)

Ballet visits: 10

Readings/workshops: 4

Concerts/cabarets: 7

Award presentations:  3

Lectures:  2

Opera recital:  1

New museums: 3 (Peggy Guggenheim at left)

New restaurants:  25

Winery Tours:  2

Churches visited in Italy:  13
Movies:  10

Tweets:  520 (wait, what?)

Trips for work:  1

Trips for ME:  1

photo credit: Carol Rosegg

Here are my 2016 Favorite Theater Pieces.  These are in chronological-ish order...

• The King and I
• Skeleton Crew
• Southern Comfort
• Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope
• Red Speedo
• Cleopatra
• Teenage Dick
• Mr Wolf
• Dear Evan Hansen
• Indecent
• She Loves Me
• Small Mouth Sounds
• The Humans
• The Pen (part of Inner Voices)
• Sell/Buy/Date
• Master Harold…and the boys
• Honorable mentions to Charles Busch at 54 Below and The Hard Nut

And, again, thankfully, I had so much good food, I had to do my Top 2016 Food Experiences!  Restaurant Week and traveling to Italy have been a big help here (photos below not necessarily in order):

• roasted pork loin and pumpkin mostarda at A Voce
• grilled octopus with chickpea salad at MP Taverna
• tagliatelle with slow roasted lamb at Palma
• kale salad with burrata and butternut squash puree at Harlem Pizza Co
• cracker jack sundae at American Cut
• pavlova at Lambs Club
• avocado toast at Ca Va
• macaroni and cheese at Peg Leg Porker
• bruschetta at Voyager Wine Bar (JFK airport)
• Tuscan calzone at Bar 62 (Pisa)
• pici with tomato garlic sauce at Antika Trattoria (Cortona)
• bruschetta at Ristorante Roma da Riccardo (Buonconvento)
• prosciutto panini at Bar Ghirlandaio (Volterra)
• risotto funghi at La Griglia (San Gemignano)
• prosciutto and mozzarella panini at I Due Fratinelli (Florence)
• café shakerato at Caffe Niccolini (Florence)
• chestnut creme caramel at La Spada (Florence)
• Entire meal cooked with Daniela and Veronica (Borgo alle Vigne, Selvatelle)
• bigne alla crema at stand by Rialto Bridge (Venice)

Hey, let's all raise a glass to 2016 - goodbye to what's past and hello to what's coming in 2017!  May there be more theater, ballet, great food, spectacular cocktails, European travels and adventurous days ahead!!