The company i work for, Ark Restaurants http://www.arkrestaurants.com/ recently opened a new restaurant, Robert. It is located at Columbus circle on the top floor of the Museum of Art and Design. Kim (my incredible wife) and I went the other night for a cocktail and were both blown away by the sophistication of the view, the room and the service. We are excited to go back and try the food, the menu was great. This is a non-trendy, old NY kind of place. It is going to be a tough tough ticket. (this review would not have changed an iota if i were not affiliated with the company)
We then crossed the street to go to Landmarc at the TWC, a goto for us when we have no reservation. LOVE this place, as it is informal, the food is a solid B+ and the value on the wine list has no equal. Their whole concept is to mark up their wine less, and because of this they get product from vineyards that normally don't supply New York restaurants. We got a half bottle of Merry Edwards Sauv Blanc and it was unbelievable. Normally we go here with a group and share lots of stuff. Their risotto is pretty good, as are the marrow bones. They are known for their mussels and steaks though. This time, I ordered a burger and it absolutely blew me away. It was steaky, charred on the out and bloody on the in. It was served on an Onion Foccacia Roll that held everything in place perfectly. It was aged steaky meat and I can't wait to go back and have another!
I beat up my phones. So after a year and a half with the current one, i went to Fusion Wireless in Port Washington. The guy who helped me, Sandy Blane, knows how to serve a customer. In ten minutes i walked out with a new blackberry with my entire memory reprogrammed. I asked virtually no questions, he just let me know the best deal going on. I laid out $64 for the new phone and i have a $100 gift card on the way. But we all know how big a pain in the @ss getting all the paperwork together for a rebate is. Cut this, paste this, copy this and mail. He did it all for me, put it in a pre-addressed envelope and all i had to do was stamp and mail it. Very satisfying.
A house a few doors down from us was recently sold. They were having a garage sale this past weekend and i decided to check if they were selling some stuff we have been searching for. Lo and behold, the gentleman was selling his CD's!!! For $40 i picked up every Pearl Jam, STP, and Nirvana disc, as well as various Foo Fighters, Live, Alice in Chains, Journey discs. There were also like 10 soundtracks, some Richard marx (yippee, j/k) discs. All in all about 85 discs. Think i am going to start looking for more garage sales. Shame the couple is moving, they were very nice.
Til Next Time
And yes, i am avoiding any Mets discussions at the moment.
http://www.robertatmad.com/
http://www.landmarc-restaurant.com/
http://www.merryedwards.com/
Fusion wireless is at 65 Main St. in Port
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