Star struck
So last night I had been invited to go into NYC to have dinner with a couple of friends I haven't seen in a few months. Originally we planned on going to an enoteca and having apps and wine, but the day before my friend said that his family was having a friends and family night for the opening of the garden of one of their restaurant. I knew he comes from a family of restauranteurs and that they owned China Grill Management, but I had no idea that his uncle was the one and only Mr. Chodorow. I knew he was well connected but didn't know quite the extent. So the family who we had dinner with was Jeffrey Chodorow, and we ate at ONO, one of NYC's best sushi and asian-fusion dining locations. I tried to explain the magnitude of my evening to my friends and family but no one knew who he was or how lucky I was to eat with Mr. Chodorow at one of his top restaurants!! The food was very good but not the the best, but it was the setting and the circumstances that made this one of the best meals of my life. The cocktails were out of this world as well as the appetizers which included spicy crab pizza, beef marrow dumplings, tempura rock shrimp, and others. The main course was a mix grill of asparagus, chicken, some of the best wagyu beef. To finish of the meal we had a sushi sampler that filled us to way past full. The sushi was very good but not very traditional. Many had genuine japanese roots but had clear fusion twists. Overall I gave the food a 8 of 10 but the circumstances were a 12 of 10, so averaged out it was certainly a perfect evening! I knew only my friends at SE would know who I ate with and appreciate my evening!!
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2 Comments:
I love moments like this. Pure random moments that stand out and exceed all expectations. I would bet a lot of people out here on the boards have similar stories.
Two of mine:
The night I had a flight get delayed for a few hours and ended up in a relatively empty airport bar having drinks and conversation with Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top.
The afternoon I spent at the Blue Bar at the Algonquin in Uptown NY, sipping Scotch next to Laird Koenig (little known) - but very well published playwrite and author.
One more - I sat next to Jeff Foxworthy on a flight back in the 90's, right about the time he was becoming well known. That was fun.
These are events you just don't plan on, thats what makes them fun.
Ribster at 6:33AM on 04/26/09
wow. I shop at the same grocery store as one of our local news reporters...
AliceBlue at 8:46PM on 04/27/09