{"id":951,"date":"2015-12-26T13:11:06","date_gmt":"2015-12-26T17:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=951"},"modified":"2015-12-26T13:11:06","modified_gmt":"2015-12-26T17:11:06","slug":"new-york-city-blog-dec-20-dec-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=951","title":{"rendered":"New York City Blog Dec. 20 – Dec. 26"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"windowChristmas was wonderful and bizarre. A dear friend who has given Christmas dinner for years had to fly to the west coast. She kindly and generously put one of the other members of our gang in charge of hosting the dinner. He did a fine job. It was such a special dinner that one of the cats clung to a door frame gazing at the goodies out of his reach.<\/p>\n

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Earlier in the week, I got out of a taxi on west 46 Street and thought I\u2019d arrived at a terrorist invasion. Not at all. The terrorists were merely tourists who had decided to dine at Becco which is part of the Lidia Matticchio Bastianich restaurant empire. People overflowed the always crowded sidewalk. Inside, Becco reminded me of the C Train at rush hour. I found my pal tucked in a corner under bottles of preserved foods that looked like illustrations from Gray\u2019s Anatomy. The food was fine and the $29 bottle of wine was great. Eating at Becco\u2019s is like eating in a mall.
\nWe got to Ruby Rims & Friends do the Can Can<\/em> just in time. The performances were to benefit Rauschenbusch Food Pantry and Judson Memorial Church. John McMahon directs this holiday extravaganza featuring lots of performers from the Broadway and Cabaret world.<\/p>\n

On Christmas eve we went to Pesce and Pasta on Bleecker. Complete chaos. Just as you\u2019ve resorted to pray for a table, the chaos clears, and you – yes, you – are given a table. It\u2019s a taste of Italy and I hope you survive.
\nMy friend polished off his cheesecake in record time and we scooted around the corner to IMC. The IMC movie house (n\u00e9 the Waverly) features left wing documentaries and dramas. Even its feature films, such as 45 Years<\/em>, star old lefties. Tom Courtney and Charlotte Rampling plod gently through a mini drama about his long ago lover.<\/p>\n

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