Saying Goodbye to “Rent”

Last Books Read

(T) This Perfect Day - Like a blast from the past, I felt like a 10 year old again reading this 1970 Ira Levin sci-fi. How life might be if everything around us was controlled to be efficient and healthy. Surprisingly, nakedness and sex plays a big role...
***

(T) In Defense of Food - Eat food. Not so much. Mostly plants. An informative read on why Westerners spend so much time trying to eat right and almost always get it wrong.
****

(T)Are You There Vodka? It's me, Chelsea - The ramblings of Chelsea Handler. Pretty funny. Good candy.
****

(T) Namesake - I didn't enjoy this book. At all. I do now crave Indian food.
*

Latest Restaurants

Enoteca Barbone -Still awesome Italian/Babboo rip-off. I really like the owner, prices and pasta.
****

Slurp - New Vietnamese restaurant in LES. We were the only ones there. Comparable to Compuchea, but better and cheaper
**

SavorNY - A FoodCandy article on the wall! Tapas from around the world. Pretty good
***

Taisho Yakitori - Best in groups, Taisho is maybe my favorite restaurant in the city, currently.
*****

Clinton St Baking Company - An LES brunch favorite, the pancakes and crab cakes are some of the best we've ever had, but the line outside on a weekend make it something only worth it on the weekday.
***

Chickie Pig's - Literally across the street, Chickie Pigs servers up thin, oval-shaped pizzas in a brick oven. Focus is on the crust and not the toppings.
**

Banjara - Finally! Good Indian. Embedded in the 6th St Indian madness is Banjara with delicious curries, dosas and samosas.
***

The E.U. - A new chef prepares European comfort food including a thick and rich cassoulet, braised short ribs and Chicken and Dumplings along with a wide assortment of european beers. Very good.
***

Falai - Modern Italian. Homemade Pasta. Creative Dishes like Beet & Lobster Risotto. One of the best meals had in NYC so far.
*****

Cafe Glechik - A Ukrainian cafe in Brighton Beach known for their dumplings. Try the veal and the Siberian.
***

Rosario's Pizza - A tourist favorite of the LES, we read about this in one of our guide books. Pretty good pizza, but nothing special. Stay with the cheese.
*

Trattoria Spaghetto - Also mentioned in our guidebook, this Italian eatery actually turned out a better than expected lunch.
**

NY Noodletown - A decent Chinatown stop for Shrimp Wonton Noodle Soup. Reminds me of Canton Wonton Noodle House in Seattle
**

Saying Goodbye to “Rent”

Posted on January 23, 2008 by kelch25

I was alerted by Oh Bee-have–currently my favorite blog-ssession–that come June 1 “Rent” is closing.

I’ve never seen it. Diesel’s seen it three times. In the interest of marital harmony, Tim agreed to watch it for the fourth time; after all, this is THE musical that launched the careers of hotties such as Taye Diggs! After 12 years, Diggs is off to better things showing his hotness on national TV opposite Kate Walsh. But I digress…

The current cast has its stars as well including Tamyra Gray from “American Idol,” one of my fave reality shows. I’m glad we (and by “we” I really mean “I”) had a chance to check it out before the final goodbye. This is the second Broadway show we’ve seen, after our December trip to see “Spamalot.”

We finished off the night by going to the Blue Ribbon Brasserie–not to be confused with the Blue Ribbon restaurants– an eatery that deserves its own blog entry…

In honor of one of Broadway’s longest-running musicals ever, a moment of silence for the theme song.