Originally Posted by Blumie
I've been inimidated by the place ever since I read Calvin Trillin's wonderful piece about the place in the New Yorker a few years ago.
Your mention of the article jogged my memory - I too, read the article and had intended on going there, but it slipped my mind.
The article is linked below, and I hope it is still open when I make my next trip to NYC:
http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/?020415fa_FACT