Monday, March 17, 2014


We were a week shy of St. Patrick's Day, but we managed to finish our night out at this great Irish bar.  Although we were filled from dinner, we decided to have one last night cap in Times Square.  The bar was filled and serviced by a bartender who was most accommodating.  Eileen ordered a half and half beer and I tried my first Irish coffee.  It was about 1am when we decided to call it a night.  Having a drink in friendly O'Donoghue's was the perfect way to end our day - or should I say our good fortune?


O'Donoghue's
Bar and Restaurant
156  W.  44th Street
Times Square
PH: 212-997-2262

Sunday, March 16, 2014

 ANDANADA 141


Eileen and I recently met Devin and Christopher for dinner and a great time was had by all.   The Spanish cuisine at AndanadA was amazing.  We met at 7:30pm and relaxed over two bottles of wine, tapas, paella and a dessert.  We each chose a tapas selection to share: Sauteed shrimp in spicy garlic sauce, Meatballs in squid ink sauce, Fried artichokes with grated Manchego cheese, and Mini potatoes in an "earth" of black olives.  Afterward we shared two orders of paella mixed with chicken, calamari, shrimp, fish, and mussels.  It was the perfect amount of food for us, but we couldn't not sample one of the desserts.  We tried the warm torrijas with hazelnut ice cream.  Yumm.  Everything was so good I can't wait to return for more - and more!




ANDANADA 141
141  W.  69th Street
New York, NY  10023
PH: 646-692-8762