I wouldn’t go so far as to say they are the best fries I’ve ever had but they were definitely good. The burger I had was fantastic as was the pavlova (a baked meringue with warm season berries).
After lunch we made our way to 7 West where Epsy, my ornament supplier, has her showroom. We had fun catching up and looking at new things she is making. We also discussed the box problems I keep having with my orders. She has assured me we will be making great strides in that area. We’ll see...
After finishing with Epsy we had to hustle back to the hotel to meet Mandy and her mom, Rhonny, for dinner. Mandy was there working the show for Pendleton and unfortunately we only had a few hours of overlap in the city, so this was our one night to go out.
We met in the lobby and decided to ride the subway down to Little Italy to find an Italian dinner. Mandy and Rhonny hadn’t been to the city in quite a few years, so it was fun to help them get acquainted with their new surroundings.
We had a very nice meal at a place whose name I can’t remember. I was still full from lunch, so most of my dinner came back to the hotel as left overs. After dinner we strolled a bit and then rode the subway back to Times Square. We took in a few of the sounds and lights and then Mandy informed us that she thought we should go to the “Shake Shack”. I was still full but thought this was a good idea being that I’d walked by the place for three days and it always had a long line.
Our Shake Shack experience was awesome. It was fully made by a woman named Sherry. If our visit was a movie, Queen Latifah would play her. Sherry was walking by as we were reading the menu board and I asked her what she would order. She said she would have the black and white shake and that it’s “better than sex”. She said she wouldn’t get the Jelly’s Last Donut because “It’s too sweet. It hurts your teeth.” Needless to say I had the Jelly’s Last Donut. Mandy and Rhonny had a black and white and mom ordered a cinnamon custard.
As we ate our desserts Sherry came up and talked with us some more. She was down right hilarious. She told us about the restaurant. We told her it seemed busy and she said this was nothing. Evidently this location has been open a year. On a good day it does $39,000 of business. It did $8 million dollars in its first year. Her favorite famous customer encounter went like this. She went up to a woman and told her that she looked like a younger version of Martha Stewart. The woman then said, “I am Martha Stewart!” Sherry then told us repeatedly “She looked gooooooooooood.” “That woman can eat. She ate a hot dog in two bites and downed a black and white. But she looked goooooooooood.” Sherry then concluded our time by telling us the woman who just walked out the door was some famous porn star. Mandy then asked Sherry if she also told her that the black and white was better than sex. It was hilarious.
Today was both quite productive and a ton of fun. We wrap up our trip tomorrow with a few morning hours in the city and then we are off to JFK.
Night,
Katy
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