seasonal cuisines and performances in NYC

10-20--26-2025 

DD's Lafay101 Harvest Season Brunch  (with S. B. 4+) --------

hamas and guacamole 

chawanmushi with matsutake

cauliflower soup

with tarragon infused oil and okra dumpling 

little neck clams in wine and herb broth 

seasons offering:

blistered fushimi, shimeji, cherry tomato, fennel radish, radicchio

hard boiled egg, duck sausage 

chestnut rice dumpling 

with osmanthus fragrans in red bean porridge 

apple pie in apple shape 

drinks:

green tea, wine 

Comal (lower east side Manhattan) Mexican new cuisine -----------

Crab Tostada , Smoked Aubergine

Bluefin Aguachile , Chiltepin , Lime Oil

Skewers - Lengua, Al Pastor, King Mushroom

Grilled Little Gem, Trout Roe, Mole Rosa 

Pulpo, Squid, Prawn, Salsa Verde

Smoked Half Chicken, Masa Stuffed  Wing

Comal Rice

beer

cocktail, wine 

Chocolate Guajillo Torta

Vanilla Fruit Swirl

Corn bread cream with poached pear

the kitchen 

Cositas Columbian Cafe (upper east side Manhattan) ----

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Central Park walk

barber in the park 

French bookstore on Fifth Ave

Lincoln Center Opera House

Don Giovanni  at the Met 

American Ballet Theater at Lincoln Center 

TWYLA @60: a THARP CELEBRATION 

Sextet 

Bach Partita 

Push Comes to Shove 

Twyla Tharp on stage 

Afghan rice qabili pilau, Hungarian country bread

10-13--19-2025

FOOD --- home baked Hungarian country bread | pan-fried gyoza | homemade gnocchi with tomato sauce and shrimp | parboiled greens | ratatouille ( leek, zucchini, eggplant, carrots, green chili, tomato, onion, herbs ) | snap peas | Afghan lamb shank rice with carrots and dates 

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books from Blackwell's UK 

Mozart Piano Concerto #21 ( BSO )

in autumn light and air, orange bread, butternut squash, heirloom tomtato

10-06--13-2025 

FOOD --- home baked orange bread | congee with thousand-year-old egg | pan-fried chive pockets | homemade gnocchi with tomato sauce | par-boiled tong-hao greens | farmers heirloom tomato salad | steamed blue crabs with fresh ginger rice vinegar dipping sauce | sauteed manila clams and Chinese silk gourd |  soy-braised beef noodles with snap peas | sauteed cauliflower with tomato sauce | steamed shao-mai |  butternut squash soup with smith apple |  pizza after concert: artichoke and margarita |  beer 

GARDEN --- in glorious autumn light 

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a ballet 

• NIH concert (a ballet again): Ravel, Daphnis et Chloé