Sometimes I look back at a weekend and wonder how the hell I managed to squeeze so much activity into it. Friday night I had a lovely dinner at Barbuto with Matt, Alexia, and their friend Nicholas, then planned to go home, but somehow wound up at Otto for a bit. I still managed to get to bed early enough to get up to meet Katie for a bike ride. Our progress was somewhat impeded by a charity walk/run in Central Park, but we re-routed ourselves a bit and had a good ride anyway. After biking, I met up with the ladies for an extra-special brunch at Florencia 13, perfect for Cinco de Mayo, Greta’s birthday, and a visit from Teddi, who had flown in from Seattle. After a few hours, I excused myself to go home and prepare for my 10-year law school reunion, which was later that night. It was much more fun than I imagined — I got to see tons of people I don’t see very often and even more whom I hadn’t seen since law school. And best of all, some of us ended up at karaoke.
Sunday was the D’Artagnan Duckathlon — a food-related competition of sorts where teams of four, most of which are from restaurants, participate in a bunch of mini-events — everything from racing around Hogs & Heifers in flippers to guessing the weight of a suckling pig. We certainly weren’t the most experienced or competitive team in the running, but, shockingly, we won the ham-identifying event. Our prize? Each of us got an enormous Jamon de Bayonne and a bottle of white bordeaux. Anyone out there have a deli slicer? Thanks again to John B., Emilia, and Joe for being such good sports.
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If I could and if you’d let me, I would be more than happy to help you finish off the bordeaux! You look like you had a lot of fun.
If I could and if you’d let me, I would be more than happy to help you finish off the bordeaux! You look like you had a lot of fun.
I’m glad you had fun at the Duckathlon. And I hope you found someone to slice the hams for you. Frank’s Restaurant/Butcher might be willing, since they participated as HQ for the Duckathlon. Hope you can make it again next year. We are already dreaming up new challenges!
I’m glad you had fun at the Duckathlon. And I hope you found someone to slice the hams for you. Frank’s Restaurant/Butcher might be willing, since they participated as HQ for the Duckathlon. Hope you can make it again next year. We are already dreaming up new challenges!