NEW YORK, NEW YORK – Dinner with Gary and Diana Fisketjon. Photographically there was a lot of interest – the Fisketjons recently moved to a loft on the very top floor of a building in the financial district (next to the New York Fed) that has been converted to residential use. Out the windows there are marvelous eagle gargoyles and views of lower Manhattan. I concentrated on the gargoyles (which face outward, so from the apartment we see their backs). What I learned on editing the pictures is that the backs of gargoyles are no more interesting than the backs of people. So out of a large group of photos from the evening I selected one of Gary. Nikon D700 with 50mm f1.4 (my usual night interior kit).
Category: Food and wine
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – I attended a wine dinner with a dozen or so friends. We sampled a half dozen vintages of Château Pichon Longueville Baron, a so-called super second. One of our guests was Jean-Rene Matignon, the winemaker at Pichon Baron.
Monday April 5, 2010
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – Dinner at Quatorze Bis.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – A long day of food related activities, mostly outdoors. Unseasonably low temperatures and heavy overcast skies generally made photography unpleasant. This is from a breakfast of beignets and cappuccino at Cafe’ Beignet in the French Quarter. Continued a self-quided beignet tour at the more famous Cafe du Monde but the crowds were appalling and the light very poor.
Saturday March 20, 2010
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – Lunch at the Parkway Bakery and Tavern in New Orleans. Known for outstanding po’boy sandwiches – the fried oyster po’boy is heavenly. Thanks to Dickie Brennan for bringing me to this icon. This is Jay Nix, the owner. Here is a podcast featuring Jay: Jay Nix podcast
Friday March 12, 2010
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – Most Fridays I have lunch with my son Alexander, usually at Sidecar, upstairs from PJ Clarke’s. Today I was carrying a camera.
Tuesday February 23, 2010
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – Dinner at Corton under the care of Chef Paul Leibrandt. A remarkable meal.