Happy Birthday Fred! Today he is mumble mumble mumble years old! I know, hard to believe. He looks cough! cough!
We are pulling out the stops and going to The Modern for dinner. It's the restaurant inside of the MoMA. I chose it because Fred is an artist, because they have beautiful views of the sculpture garden and because it went cute with his birthday gift-a MoMA membership.
I also chose The Modern because it's a Danny Meyer restaurant, and Danny never lets me down. One of my favorite restaurants is still Gramercy Tavern. I also adore Union Square Cafe and Blue Smoke.
In an act of blind faith, I made the reservation without really checking out the menu or reading any reviews. Until today. The good news is, the food gets raves as does the service. The not-so-good news? It's...fancy. Very fancy. As in silver domed plates delivered by various "stewards" as a "table captain" explains your food to you.
Fred and I are not fancy. We are simple folk who make homemade pizza with Pillsbury dough. We often eat without napkins and talk with our mouths full. Most of the restaurants we go to are nooky little places with dim lighting and a staff that calls your name when your hot dog is cooked.
Hey look pa! They done made fritters!Not that we don't love a good meal. Or know how to behave. Or like getting dressed up. It's just that I'm a little intimidated by this place already. Why is that? It's a service place, run by a guy whose restaurants are renowned for their hospitality. So why the anxiety?
It's that damn table captain. I just know I'm going to salute him. Then the stewards will take away our silverware because we will be exposed for the hand-eating heathens we are.
No,no. We're going to have fun and enjoy it. Then we'll go home, pay the sitter, and explain to Walt why we won't be able to buy him books for college.
6 comments:
Oh fritters! And fancy fritters at that. You must tell us all about the table captain. I keep having this mental image of Capt. Stubing from the LoveBoat.
You can't wait til your kids leave home to decide which fork you like for salad and which wine glass you love for white. Do it all just as you like and with a grand HAPPY BIRTHDAY smile. How fun. Enjoy it all... every minute.
Oooo La La. Very niiiice. Can't remember the last time we went someplace where there was a table captain. Honestly, I can't remember the last time someone actually served ME dinner. Jealous! (But not about the dressing up part. Do you think they'd still serve me if I showed up in slippers?)
Happy Birthday to Fred...I want a full report of what you two ate :D
Happy birthday, Fred! Hope you two had a fabulous time.
@PunkRizz: It was actually amazing and nice. They really make you feel at home. Not stuffy at all! They didn't have fritters last night but they did have a CHOCOLATE CART that they wheeled around. Outstanding.
@Alyce: Thanks! Had a great time.
@Amy: I know what you mean. Any day I don't have to wear hose/tights is a good day. But I do love my fancy geometric dress. Overall, we had a great experience. Highly recommend!
Thanks, Wendy! We had a blast. An expensive one, but still a blast.
Just came across your blog and am so glad I did. You just made me laugh out loud! It's been so long since my husband and I have been anywhere fancy that I'm nit even sure we would know how to behave! :) happy bday, hope it was fun!
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