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Some Great Food In NYC
I just returned from my yearly trip to NYC. I have gone every year for the past 5 years at this time. It is wonderful time to visit. The food is great, shopping is fantastic and the energy in this city at Christmas is unbeatable!
We ate at some terrific places. For Greek food, try Uncle Nick’s on 9th Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen. Reasonable fare and the Moussaka is some of the best I’ve had. In Little Italy try Il Palazzo on Mulberry Street. It’s like being in a cafe in Italy. Very charming and pleasant staff. In Manhattan, near to the Waldorf Astoria on Lexington is a Japanese restaurant called Ise that is filled with Japanese patrons…a true sign of good food! We travelled for the first time to Brooklyn where we ate at Peter Lugers. I was less than impressed, Sparks Steakhouse in Manhattan is much better, although the atmosphere in Brooklyn is interesting. For brunch I recommend Norma’s at the Le Meridian Hotel. The portions are large and it is pricey, but well worth it. The coffee is french pressed and the juice fresh squeezed.
The shopping this year was amazing. The retailers are doing DEEP discounting. I normally shop at Bloomindale’s and Saks Fifth Avenue. There was so much merchandise in the Manhattan Bloomingdale’s that I went to SoHo to the smaller store and found some terrific buys. The buys were in every department and the stores were packed. Lots of bargains to be had if you can afford to shop this year.
We saw Grease on Sunday night. Not the best production I’ve seen in NYC, but it was fast moving and Ace Young is easy on the eyes.
FOUR CHRISTMASES
Review Of Four Christmases
Last weekend I went to see the movie Four Christmases with Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon. A very funny movie to say the least. I love movies at this time of the year that make fun of the craziness within many families celebrating the holidays. All the actors did a good job and I’m sure many people can relate to the situations presented at each of the Four Christmases. Reese Witherspoon is too cute and even in her 4 inch stilletos, Vince Vaughn towered over her.
The theatre was packed and I’m glad to see people out enjoying themselves during the holidays. Go out to the movies….don’t watch the news! Happy Holidays and enjoy the show.
TORREON
What’s Happening
Within the towns of Show Low and Pinetop/Lakeside there are tree lighting festivities in December. Starting at 2:30 pm on December 6 in Woodland Park there’s live entertainment, cookies and hot chocolate, tree lighting and finishing off the day in Show Low with the parade which starts at 6:30 pm.
If you’re unfamiliar with Torreon, it is a gated golf community located off of Hwy. 260 or Hwy. 60 in Show Low. There are two beautiful 18 hole golf courses, a club house with a great restaurant and bar area, pro shop, fitness center, family center, pool and spa, and tennis courts. There are plenty of beautiful homes and lots for sale as well as vacation and seasonal rentals. There are also longer term rentals available. This is a wonderful community with many ammenities located close to restaurants and many outdoor activities are available.
We have owned our home here for a little over two years and love spending time where there is a true change of seasons. We do get snow in the winter and the fall evening are chilly, but the days are gorgeous and crisp. The sky is blue and the stars at night are fantastic.
