I know its rather bad of me to post such long and lengthy posts that when you guys get to the end of it, it becomes more of a chore to read than to enjoy, so i have henceforth decided to make my posts shorter and limited in events

For today's post, it shall be about the wonders of NYC i just discovered/rediscovered yesterday. Apparently, since there are appproximately 10 fewer gucci stores in new york than in hong kong, there's isn't much to see once i have finished the 5th avenue flagship and its madison ave counterpart. So you know, it gets boring once the salesperson starts recognising you and chatting with you.

So i decided to find something more than just the wonders of shopping/fashion in new york. To my greatest horror, my friend from SF, who has the same cingular line, thus making it extremely cheap ( $0 ) and easy for me to call him as though we're back in secondary school, informed me that there's a michelin guide to New York. For all those uninitiated ( i shall refrain from calling you barbarians/gentiles =) ), the Michelin guide is the like makansutra, just that its a lot more high high class. There's one for new york city, and wow, the ratings are simply quite amazing. There are 3 ( alain ducasse is reopening in september damnit ) 3 star restaurants in NYC. ( 3 star is the max)

anyway, of the 3 3 star restaurants, apparently 2 have prix-fixe ( fixed price in french) menus, which means, i don't need to pay out of my wallet just to enjoy what is supposedly the best food in the city. So the 3 restaurants are Per Se, Le Bernadin and Jean-Georges. Unfortunately, Per Se is run by the owner of the French Laundry in Napa Valley, and they only offer tasting menus. And thus, the tasting menu is 250USD. I can't afford it. As for the other 2, Le Bernadin is fantastic for seafood and Jean Georges is good for fusion food. I cannot wait to try both these 2 places. The only problem is that they tend to only serve lunch on weekdays, making life a little more complicated. Thus I can only go when I have the time to spare.

Well, the other 2's fame rests more on their founder. That is not to say that their food is bad. One is L'Atelier Jean Robuchon. The other is Gordon Ramsay @ the London. Well, some people would have heard of Gordon Ramsay. Maybe the rarefied few will know of Jean robuchon. He taught Gordon Ramsay period. Along with Alain Ducasse, Paul Bocuse, Ferran Adria, Heston Blumenthal and Heinz Winkler they are like the multiply 3 starred chefs in the world. And with famous restaurants like Tallievent, Tour d'argent, lameloise, meurice etc etc. So to my point. I am thinking of trying these 4 restaurants. There are 2 more which I want to try, nobu and Union square cafe. But it might change to Nobu next Door and grammercy tavern, both by the same owners with essentially the same menu.

so yes, I want to go visit those 4/6 restaurants when I have the time. The amazing thing is that the fixed price menus. They are just amazing. You will never get top restaurants in singapore serving such good food at such prices, such is the competition. Anyway, this post shall continue as I try the various foods.

Anyway, Since i ended my day early, I could blog. I'm now going off to see if i can catch another broadway show. I'll speak more of broadway and baseball for later