how did you not explode?

that's
 what
 you will be asking
 at the end of this post

 upfront
 I am going to admit
after a glass of Malbec
 on Friday evening
 I didnt care
 if I took photos of the food
 or not 

AND
 I only had the iPhone
 in fact
 all the food fotos 
are iPhone-otos
 possibly a new word

 lunch at Land on Thursday
 included 
perfect size portions

 fried calamari may be my favorite food


after our adventures at Top of the Rock
we went to dinner

chicken soup took the chill off


there were Gingerbread people for sale
in 
Sugar and Plumm's bakery




Friday 
we went to brunch

 which by the way 
felt 
decadent 

brunch on a weekday

 at 
Ditch Plains


fried jalapeño rings


and
cheddar jalapeño biscuits


salt water taffy
accompanied the check
and
included a dentist recco
no
it didn't
I am kidding

we walked off brunch 
in Central Park
but not before stopping 
for
this
 Dinosaur with wreath 
on the steps
 of 
the 
Museum of Natural History

Toonman says
 if I would crop it
 just so
 it 
would be a whole other photo


we walked through the park


down to 72nd Street
take the obligatory


Strawberry Fields photo

the crowd at the
 Imagine mosaic 
was 
nutz


after the park
 a cornfield segue was necessary
we were headed to Times Square 
fortunately that's
where 
my office 
is

back home to regroup before cabbing it to 
Robert
which sits on the 9th floor of the Museum of Arts and Design our table looked out over Columbus Circle and up north over Central Park

this photo was taken last year the evening before Thanksgiving

we had some amazing food
 but 
as I said 
I didnt get any photos 
of 
the entrees or salads

 I am betting
 Kate did
 check out her blog

I did get some dessert shots 

 before and after
a chocolate mousse with a raspberry on top
'gifted' to us by the chef!

 hazelnut ice cream


carrot cake 
those are actual carrot slices
 and
 that's
 cherry ice cream


Bombolini 
delicious
 ricotta dough balls
 lightly fried 
dusted with sugar 
three dipping sauces
 dark chocolate
 white chocolate
 and
 salty caramel 
oh 
my

I actually weighed myself this morning
 I may be fasting until 2013