NEW YORK, NEW YORK – Dinner with Gary and Diana Fisketjon. Â 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. Â Out the windows there are marvelous eagle gargoyles and views of lower Manhattan. Â I concentrated on the gargoyles (which face outward, so from the apartment we see their backs). Â What I learned on editing the pictures is that the backs of gargoyles are no more interesting than the backs of people. Â So out of a large group of photos from the evening I selected one of Gary. Â 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. Â Unseasonably low temperatures and heavy overcast skies generally made photography unpleasant. Â This is from a breakfast of beignets and cappuccino at Cafe’ Beignet in the French Quarter. Â 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 – Â Lunch at the Parkway Bakery and Tavern in New Orleans. Â Known for outstanding po’boy sandwiches – the fried oyster po’boy is heavenly. Â Thanks to Dickie Brennan for bringing me to this icon. Â This is Jay Nix, the owner. Â Here is a podcast featuring Jay: Â 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. Â Today I was carrying a camera.
Tuesday February 23, 2010
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – Dinner at Corton under the care of Chef Paul Leibrandt. Â A remarkable meal.