A Graham, a Pitt, and a Wollensky
On Tuesday, I drove down to New York City to discuss business with Ken. I like having dinner with the man. He is a man who knows how to enjoy himself, and I'm the goat that gets to tag along and enjoy the benefits.
He took me to Smith & Wollensky's for a steak. I guess this place is supposed to be well known...I've never heard of it. I ordered the prime rib which was quite nice, but I was secretly disappointed they didn't offer a rib-eye which has become my favorite cut. Oh cowboy rib-eye, how I crave thee! To compliment our meal, Ken ordered a bottle of the Beaulieu Vineyard Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 1973. It caught his eye, and the fact that sealed the deal was the fact that the bottle is 5 years older than me. To honor this, I got the first taste. It kind of tasted like crap, but seriously how do you send back a bottle that's so old? We got the wine double decanted (as the waiter suggested) and it did the trick.
While in NYC, it's supposed to be pretty common to spot celebrities and/or famous people. I have never seen anyone really famous in person before except a debatable spotting of Katie Holmes in Beverly Hills and Bill Clinton when he spoke at MD. I've topped those two tonight. Ken and I saw (drum roll please)....former SEC chairman, Harvey Pitt!
He sat by himself at the table next to us and so close too. I was probably only 5 feet away from him. Lucky lucky me. Next time I should remember to bring my autograph book aka my post it note pad. I think he's got some chewed up steak in his cheek while he's talking into the microphone.
He took me to Smith & Wollensky's for a steak. I guess this place is supposed to be well known...I've never heard of it. I ordered the prime rib which was quite nice, but I was secretly disappointed they didn't offer a rib-eye which has become my favorite cut. Oh cowboy rib-eye, how I crave thee! To compliment our meal, Ken ordered a bottle of the Beaulieu Vineyard Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 1973. It caught his eye, and the fact that sealed the deal was the fact that the bottle is 5 years older than me. To honor this, I got the first taste. It kind of tasted like crap, but seriously how do you send back a bottle that's so old? We got the wine double decanted (as the waiter suggested) and it did the trick.
While in NYC, it's supposed to be pretty common to spot celebrities and/or famous people. I have never seen anyone really famous in person before except a debatable spotting of Katie Holmes in Beverly Hills and Bill Clinton when he spoke at MD. I've topped those two tonight. Ken and I saw (drum roll please)....former SEC chairman, Harvey Pitt!
He sat by himself at the table next to us and so close too. I was probably only 5 feet away from him. Lucky lucky me. Next time I should remember to bring my autograph book aka my post it note pad. I think he's got some chewed up steak in his cheek while he's talking into the microphone.
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