Dimsum & steak

To wrap up the NY trip:

Yesterday we began with a short run in Central Park. Isaac went on to do his 12 mile run, but Gina & I got tired and went back early. We went to Jinfeng's for dimsum and then picked up four Portuguese tarts before going to meet Anne-Catherine (my cousin) in the Village. Our plan was to see some of the Chelsea galleries, but we couldn't remember exactly where they were so we walked around quite a bit. Like a few miles. Meanwhile, I was developing a caffeine-withdrawal headache, so I eventually needed to stop for coffee. Which made the rest of the walk much more enjoyable. June 30 is apparently the end of the art season, so many of the galleries had already shut down until July, but we did see a few interesting things along 21st and 22nd streets. Then we headed down to the meat-packing district, an area I didn't know all that well. At this point, Anne-Catherine had to head home (after we snacked on the custard tarts).

In the evening, we went to GSE (Grand Sichuan Eastern), the best Sichuanese restaurant outside of China. (I cannot fail to mention this event which was certainly the highlight of the whole trip for Gina.)

The highlight of the trip for me, on the other hand, was this afternoon's lunch at Peter Luger. Peter Luger is one of the most popular restaurants in NY, so it was not easy to get a reservation when we called on Wednesday. They had only one time available the whole weekend: 2:45 p.m. on Sunday. It is well-known that what one orders there is the porterhouse for two:



The meat there is always dry aged on site ("dry aged" meaning that the salt and flavors do not leach out with the fluids that accumulate during standard aging). Very good meat. We were all happy:





Dessert consisted of pecan pie for me and cheesecake for everybody else. Having consumed too much, Gina & I decided to walk home across the Williamsburg Bridge, from where there are charming views of Brooklyn & Manhattan:







We stopped at a Chinese market on Clinton and then saw the tower in the 6th & Ave. B Community Garden:



before walking back towards the subway on St. Mark's Pl.