She knew I would pass on the Waffles, but tried anyway. When she gave up, she said, "Richie, have you ever had Concord Grapes?" When I said I hadn't, she trotted out a bowl of those babies.
I'm not really sure how to describe these, other than: Better Than Any Grapes I Have Ever Eaten. The only downside to them was the pits. They are worth putting up with pits. Absolutely shocking, how good they are.
Michael and I were going to do something in the afternoon before the reunion, but he wound up sleeping in. I decided to go for a walk in Park Slope.
They live off of 7th Avenue, which is a busy commercial area in Brooklyn. I invented the First Annual Seventh Avenue Pizza Festival.
There's a pizza place on just about every corner. My original plan was to eat my way all along the avenue.
After the third and fourth slices, I realized that I wasn't going to stop. In a brilliant defensive move, I bought three dozen Cherrystone Clams at a Fish market and rushed back to the house to immerse myself in Clams.
I threw them in a pot and wound up eating twenty-something Clams and drinking Clam Broth all afternoon while watching football. It was delicious, healthy, and filling. I could do that all day.
We got to the Reunion at around 5:00 pm. This wasn't a full-blown school thing, it was just a small group of our group of friends, and a handful of our teachers. We stood around talking for a while, and then went upstairs to eat. They started us with Salads.
After that, they fed us Family-Style. They brought out four platters.
I had three small pieces of Salmon, One Chicken Piccata breast, and a small serving of both the Pasta with Tomato Sauce and the Pasta with Garlic and Broccoli.
We hung out for a few hours, and had a great time.
The party broke up at around 11:30, and I walked Shelley downtown to the Village.
The Village, home of Spain Restaurant.
This is my favorite restaurant in the Northern Hemisphere. It has been unchanged (except the prices) for the last 40+ years. Same Manager, same Bartender, they haven't painted the walls. And they were happy to serve me at midnight.
As soon as you sit, they bring you a Salad.
Along with the Salad, they also force some free Appetizers on you.
Since I was alone, and it was Midnight, and I had already eaten 5348690384 times, I only ordered one main dish... Paella.
This Paella had Shrimps, Clams, Mussels, Sausage, and Chicken. I just love this. My parents used to take me there for this when I was 8 or 9 years old. Despite my best efforts, I couldn't finish it, and brought some home for Michael.
Quite a day. Any one thing would have made it memorable, and I did a lot of things. What a day.
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