Friday, I visited Tabla, a fabulous indian restaraunt on Madison Ave.
My friend Jerry is the Tabla pastry sous-chef which, turns out, is a big deal - meaning we were treated like Kings during dinner. The downstairs bread bar was full, so we ate in the upper dining room - which was unfortunately too nice for my camera and large flash. So I have no proof of the tasty peppered shrimp, naan, kulcha, pineapple/custard and crabcake fantasticness. 
Saturday night, Alex and I attended an underground dinner party in Brooklyn. Sara, (an amazing chef) had 12 house guests for a several-course meal that was delicious.
We started with a rum cider (which was not my favorite, since I do not love rum). This cauliflowerish soup concoction was so good. Then we had a puffed corn carrot thing that came on a skewer, but I totally forgot to take a photo of it...
My favorite part of the meal was this salad: beet, tangerine and goat cheese. SO good. I could have eaten three. But then I would have embarrassed myself and my friend Alex who was kind enough to score us tickets to this fancy shindig. 
Served next, was rabbit stew (which I ate but kept envisioning baby cottontails jumping over my fence, playing in my rosemary garden, so I felt really guilty). The dessert was carrot cake that was so smooth and delicious and perfect. The folks at my table were so interesting and well-read. They gave me great advice on where eat,visit,stay in Greece! 
Sunday afternoon, Alex and I ate at a Peruvian restaurant near her house in Queens. I ordered a potroast of sorts and she had a steak & onion dish that was covered in a green hot sauce. So the photo is kinda gross, but the food was hot and comforting. 