It had been a little over a year since I had been to New York City, so it was nice to pop into the Big Apple even if was all work and no play. Stayed at Hotel Elysee on 54th between Madison and Park…a nice little french-styled hotel.
I arrived late so decided to just grab some dinner w/ room service…which was quite interesting as they’ve changed up their restaurant. Here I am in a french-inspired hotel and I’m met with Asian Fusion cuisine. It was fine but just wished I had a little more variety and not strickly Asian. So I ended up having mini burgers on bao buns w/ taro fries. When it was delivered to my room I looked in awe at the fries…they were piled up like the plastic grass in your Easter basket from when you were a kid. All in all, the fries were good…the burgers on the other hand…the sweet bread was just not working for me that night.
Some other meals during my stay did work however as I had some Italian at Serafina on 55th, seafood at Brasserie on 53rd and a delightful lunch at The Modern in MOMA.
One little funny aspect of my trip was my last night in NYC. That’s when I noticed for the first time a group of naked men on display at the Lever House on the corner of 54th and Park…right next to my hotel. Curious as to their existence I sought out my trusty search engine Google and found out some more info. If curious like I was, click here: http://www.mediabistro.com/unbeige/art/about_those_naked_men_at_lever_house_82007.asp
Pictures are:
– Room service from the Asian-inspired Monkey Bar as my dinner
– Views from the office building
– The naked men exhibit at Lever House
It was such a short trip…oh well, I’ll just have to take another bite out of the Big Apple sometime in the near future.
