NYC Eats (with a bunch of people)

Matt is long gone, but the memory of this meal remains strong. We wanted to take Matt to a Michelin star restaurant so we headed straight to Bay Ridge Brooklyn, of course, to one of our new favorite spots, Tanoreen. You might remember that back in November, I took Shefali there for her birthday. Since then, we vowed to return but with a larger group of people so we could further explore the numerous dishes on the menu. So, with Matt’s visit as an excuse, we got a great group of eaters to join us. In no particular order, the participating eaters were: Matt, Alex and Leo, Maria and Ahmad (my Tokyo eating buddy , Minori (of tonkatsu fame), Shefali and me. I’d say we did a pretty decent job. You be the judge.

: Fortunately, he wasn’t. Phew! Atef the maître d totally punked me. Oh, good times at Tanoreen.

: Here’s the actual receipt. To channel John McEnroe, “You cannot be serious!”

: This is when I was presented with that $20 fee for taking photos of the food! WTF?!

: Shef and Minori share a tête a tête.

: Because it was Matt’s birthday – his NYC birthday, anyway (we won’t be able to celebrate with him in CA)

: Why were all these waiters gathered at our table?

: Shef and Minori (post eating).Probably the most flattering photo ever taken of these two.

: we shared the sh*t out of this lamb shank.

: Chicken fetti be done!

: Leo looking sharp as usual.

: Minori and Matt debate the merits of spreadsheets.

: Ahmad contemplates eating more.

: It’s go time at our table.

: Maria contemplates the entrees.

: When I asked the waiter if the lamb shank would be big enough to share among eight people he said, “It’s pretty big.” He was wrong. It was enormous. And it was so tender and delicious.

: Palestinian Shephard’s pie

: This dish is like the well heeled cousin to halal chicken and rice from a street cart in midtown. Don’t get me wrong, I’d eat both versions in a New York minute.