We woke up late and took our time out the door- no rush, we’re on holidays. We decided to take an early light lunch as we had dinner plans. It was a scorcher out! Just a block away from the house and Matt was already breaking a sweat. We agreed that we must stop somewhere that had room outside. The problem was that it was a beautiful Saturday afternoon and everyone else in New York had the same idea!
After passing a few full patios in the Village we came across a quaint little French restaurant called La Ripaille and took a spot outside. Matt almost sweat through his shirt so we moved from our sunny spot to the shade. The lunch at La Ripaille was the favourite of our trip. This was one of the oldest restaurants in Greenwich. It came with a classy weathered ambiance, magnificent service, it was located in building with a old warn red façade, fresh flowers at each table, and food that was so authentically French. Alissa had the crape with brie and greens. Matthew the fresh green salad with berries and goat cheese.
After such a satisfying lunch experience we headed to Brooklyn to meet up with some fans of Matt’s tea blog for a tea session. The whole experience was nice (but intensely tea nerdy) as we drank some of the first green tea from this season amongst people who knew way too much about tea. We escaped early and headed to meet Mike, Maureen, Rick, and Barb for our reservations at La Cabonara. Dinner was not as satisfying as the lunch we had there last week but it was still quite good.
After dinner the others headed to Times Square to catch Broadway shows and we headed back home for a few beer before we went on the town.
We ended up going to the energy filled Arthur’s Tavern in Greenwich to catch some Jazz. The place was a dive, grimy, classic pub style jazz club as evidence by the dusty, stained faux wood paneling. The crowd was really a mix bag but the music was irresistibly toe tapping.
When we got home we heard of the horrible attempt at car-bombing Times Square. It made it quite difficult for everyone to make it to their Broadway shows but they made it and life goes on in NYC.
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