New York Rules!

On Saturday we headed to the city as I had a MHC reunion picnic planned in Central Park. It was a beautiful day to be outside and catch up with friends I hadn't seen for years. Ammi & Nelson kept themselves busy by visiting the MET. Afterwards we all met up for dinner on the west side at a place called the eatery. It was a contemporary restaurant with an Italian & American menu. The ravioli I had was really good. Nelson enjoyed his burgher as well. The evening was breezy and refreshing, a real delight to be walking through the city.

On Sunday afternoon we headed north on route 9 all the way to Rhinebeck. Along the way, we stipped at the Poughkeepsie Galleria, for a little retail therapy. I had been wanting to visit this town since the hype about Chelsea Clinton's wedding last week. It was a cute little town with lots of good restaurants with plenty of outdoor seating. We drove around the town first, stopping the by the river at the Rhinecliff train station to see the sunset. Then had dinner at Terrapin, a restaurant acclaimed for fresh high quality cuisine. We chose to eat at the bistro side and had to forgo outside seating which was reserved for restaurant diners. But The same menu was available at the bistro side for lesser price. We started the meal with a hot (seafood) and cold (cream corn) soups. Our pasta entrées of ravioli and gnocchi was really good. Nelson ordered a duck quesadilla that was served with a great mango salsa. With three entrées and two soups and desserts shared between three of us, our entire meal was less than $100. We even had leftovers of our pasta as we wanted to save room for dessert. The crème brulée and the molten chocolate cake was definitely worth every calorie intake. The ride back was easy and pleasant on this cool sunday night.