Tuesday 29 June 2010

The Meatpacking District

Our aim tonight was to find Buddakan restaurant in the Meat Packing district. We had been recommended to go there by Melinda in Bergdorf Goodman and as soon as we found out it was the setting for Carrie and Big's engagement party in Sex and the City, we couldnt resist.


Unfortunately, being the poor English student tourists that we are we made the mistake of trying to walk there. It was an awfully long way. We gave up about halfway through and tried to find our way around the New York subway system, with very little luck. Before long we were hopelessly lost somewhere around Chelsea, freezing cold and extremely hungry.

As icicles started to form on our hair and face we decided to take refuge in a 1950s style diner and give up on the search for the restaurant. The night ended in a bit of a disaster. I ordered the special of Spinach and Ricotta ravioli, only to be served Lobster ravioli. This wouldnt have been a problem if I wasnt severely allergic to shellfish. The waitress felt terrible but I spent the majority of the night throwing up. She did give us the meal for free, obviously scared that we were going to sue but it really put a downer on the end of a really amazing week.

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