I research activities for her visit. Going to Ellis Island is top on our list. But by the time she arrives, our plans have been reduced to one dinner.
Alexander and I see a late afternoon screening of Goodnight Mommy in midtown, a place I'd rather not be these days. While we both enjoy the movie, we need to confer with the people sitting around us to help figure out what the film was about. The general consensus is: good but with plot holes; may be worth a second viewing.
We take a subway (another place I'd rather not be) downtown, and get there before M, Sam and Josie arrive. We are having dinner at Minetta Tavern. The comfortable and everyman atmosphere is in direct contrast to the ease of getting a reservation. It takes M using her platinum Amex concierge service to secure a table for 8:30.
I get a couple of photos that M would rather take than be in.
We have cocktails and appetizers, and the famously wonderful Mintetta burger and fries.
And because there are two guys with huge appetites, we also order (and finish) two soufflés (one chocolate, one grand marnier).
We are home by eleven — probably five pounds heavier, but with no regrets.
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