On Friday night I took the subway to meet Amber up at work so that we could go to dinner at Gobo. Our reservations were at 6PM and we had to hurry to make them. In a rare occurrence we actually made it about 30 minutes early! Gobo is a gourmet vegetarian style restaurant that bases the experience on the five senses -taste, touch, see, hear, and smell. I had gone there the night before to scope out the menu and the service; obviously, I was very impressed. On my scoping out mission I tried an appetizer of ‘steamed spinach dumplings’. It was delicious!
Returning back to Friday: Amber started off with the ‘vietnamese spring rolls with spicy honey dip’ and I had the ‘pine nut vegetable medley with lettuce wraps’. Amber’s was a lighter version of the traditional spring roll that we all know and love. The appetizer that I had was more in line with the lettuce wraps at P.F Chang’s. By the time dinner had rolled around we were already kind of full but we kept going anyway. The combination of our appetizers was already a meal in itself. The main course consisted of ‘sesame protein braised in sweet & sour sauce’ for Amber and ‘ginger glazed shitake & konnyaku on steamed greens’ for myself. Of course we shared our plates… yum! My selection tasted better than hers. Sorry babe!
After dinner we went to check out Rooftop Films (http://www.rooftopfilms.com). Each weekend they have the show in different locations in the NYC boroughs. This past Friday’s showing, ‘All is far: Romantic Short Films’, was at the former Seward Park High School (350 Grand St - L.E.S.). It was a unique mixture for different viewing tastes. Script writing in some of the shorts were Kimya Dawson-esk (remember Juno?) minus the speed but with all of the witt. Some of the concepts were a little bit more disjointed abstract then I like, but the overall experience was well worth it.
To learn more about the former Seward Park High School project go to http://rooftoplegends2007.blogspot.com. You will be impressed with what they have done with this location. It’s a total case of taking a lemon and making Lemonade.
Saturday was a blast too. Much to our delight DDT came over! We showed her around our neighborhood which we have been simply dying to do. She was probably getting sick of hearing us RAVE about our hood so she had to come and see it for herself. The tour was nothing huge. We did a loop down Dekalb touching on Fort Greene, hooking a left on South Portland then Fulton, cleverly navigating a route past our wine shop destination-of-choice Olivino. After the little walk we were famished so we tried yet another new restaurant in our hood called Red Bamboo. (www.redbamboobrooklyn.com/). Just like Friday night this was another unique take on (the terrifying and sometimes adventurous) the concept of vegetarian victuals. On this particular evening I had Buffalo Wings (veggie style) and then to top it off I had the Pork ribs (veggie style of course!) For me they didn’t taste anything like the real white meat but both dishes were tasty none-the-less.
This past Sunday’s brunch adventure was at Jane, which is located at 100 West Houston. Service was almost instant and we even got our food in a decent manner despite the fact that the restaurant was packed. The waiter, with his extremely intelligent English accent, opened with, “Can I offer you some sparkling, tapped or bottled water?” We went for the sparkling tap water. We started with a “side” of French toast that was actually an entrée. For our actual entrées, Amber ordered the ‘Salmon Scramble’ and I ordered the ‘Mushroom Omelette’. Both meals were delicious and both resulted in a debilitating food comma. The French Toast wasn’t nearly as good as ‘202’. Just ask Amber. GO, 202, JUMP ON IT! Check them out at http://www.ctrnyc.com/JANE/index.html.
To get rid of our food comas we went to check out ‘Sunday Best!’ In Brooklyn. Every S
unday they have a different act at this location that is literally rocks and leaves. On this particular day they were kicking it old skool with Afrika Bambaattaa. I am a total new comer to A.B. but I can tell you that I am now a fan. One song that you all may know is called Planet Rock (circa 1982). I think that they are on iTunes. Amber was dancing up a storm. She seemed to know every song and sample that was played along with the moves that go along with them. The crowd was unpretentious - not at all like the experience in other venues here in NYC. It’s worth checking out more than once. Check the schedule out at http://www.sundaybestnyc.com/.
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