Allen and Delancey

Well, well, well...



After three weeks of waiting in anticipation of a wonderful meal, the night finally arrived.



Michael and I started out with friends and "FAMILY" at Splash for the Official Kick Off Party to NYC Pride 2008 sponsored by SKYY Vodka. The cocktails were flowing, people were chatting. Great to see Jonathan, G, Greg, Jeff and Kevin, just to name a few. Bought tickets to attend the PIER DANCE and also WON tickets to attend the PIER DANCE: i.e. I have two extra tickets for sale! Good times!



We left Splash and drove down to the Lower East Side to have dinner at Allen and Delancey. Yummy. Michael and I walked in the front door after exchanging a peck on the sidewalk and pulled back the heavy curtain to reveal a beautifully appointed room with a comfortable bar-the bartender seemed to be on her first shift-EVER! A friend Gerry was at the bar and then I heard my name screamed from the other side of the bar-DOES EVERYONE KNOW ME? LOL! Analise, I am sure I spelled that incorrectly, with whom I worked at Compass Restaurant before we both departed, is now employed at A&D. We waited to be served at the bar, but to no avail, so we walked to the dining room and Analise brought us to the booth in the corner surrounded by candles. Wonderful.



We were started with complimentary glasses of champagne and then looked over the menu. It terms out my buddy James is also the sommelier, but he had left for the evening. He will start at Per Se, THOMAS KELLER's restaurant in the Time Warner Building, in upcoming weeks. Looking forward to that.

Everything at Allen and Delancey was spot on. From the pretzel flavored sourdough rolls that started the evening, the champagne brought to us by the hostess, each course of culinary delicacies was better than the next and I cannot wait to come back again very soon.

Michael and I drove home up the East Side and saw this cute little orange car that I tried to get pictures of, if anyone wants pictures of it, please email me. LOTS OF FUN.

A sleepover presented itself and we fell asleep in each other's arms.

GOOD TIMES.