Yikes!! House hunting in Manhattan... via Virgin America and American First Class
May 2, 2017, 11:34 am
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May 2, 2017, 11:48 am
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May 2, 2017, 12:50 pm
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It's been nearly a year since we moved from Denver, and Mrs. SFO777 has decided that the beautiful but sleepy 'burbs of southern coastal Orange County and its dearth of good restaurants isn't for her. So where to next? LA? No. San Francisco? Nope. Back to Denver? Not yet. Paris? Not practical. So, here we are at LAX Saturday morning heading to New York. We've always loved visiting and thought, what better place for an urban fix and great restaurants. So we decided to check it out and see how it felt and how bad the prices are for a lot less space. Crazy airfares this weekend but I lucked out and was able to find two 25,000 mile Virgin America saver First awards on alaskaair.com. Unfortunately, VX operates from the armpit of LAX, Terminal 3.
It sure seems like First World problems to me! This report begs the question: Have you ever eaten at The Fish Company in Los Alamitos?
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May 2, 2017, 1:19 pm
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SFO777 just throwing this out there...have you and Mrs. SFO777 ever consider moving to either Montreal or Toronto? Both are within easy reach of NYC and there are some pretty good restaurants up here too. Plus if you're buying a home, the US dollar exchange rate is VERY favorable.
May 2, 2017, 8:22 pm
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SFO777 just throwing this out there...have you and Mrs. SFO777 ever consider moving to either Montreal or Toronto? Both are within easy reach of NYC and there are some pretty good restaurants up here too. Plus if you're buying a home, the US dollar exchange rate is VERY favorable.
May 3, 2017, 2:24 am
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Happy to hear you are moving to NYC. Give Brooklyn a look if you are so inclined. Brooklyn heights is a great area though understand you might want to be in Manhattan. Once you move here make sure to eat at chefs table at Brooklyn fare, probably one of the best meal I have ever had. Also go to lucali and get some pizza.
If you move to Manhattan, it reminded me, for some reason, of the Seinfeld bit on Manhattan area codes.
Seinfeld - New Area Code - YouTube
Seinfeld - New Area Code - YouTube
SFO777 just throwing this out there...have you and Mrs. SFO777 ever consider moving to either Montreal or Toronto? Both are within easy reach of NYC and there are some pretty good restaurants up here too. Plus if you're buying a home, the US dollar exchange rate is VERY favorable.
There is a reason that I'm from Montreal.
May 3, 2017, 2:25 am
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With nothing on the schedule until an 11am appointment, we slept and even passed on breakfast since we were still full from yesterday's food orgy.
With three specific appointments today, we decided to Uber or taxi our way around the city. First stop was Sutton Place and a "pre-war" building with a manually operated elevator. Whoa.
Very nice, but the owner really wanted to rent the place furnished.
Next stop was back to the Upper East Side and the corner of Madison and E. 77th. OMG, what's not to like about this??
Oh yeah!
Our noon appointment at a lovely 2nd floor apartment.
... with a view of The Mark and yet another Jean-Georges restaurant. How cool.
OK, we really, really liked this place and we liked the Upper East Side. With lots to think about, we walk a block south on Madison to The Lowell and Daniel Boulud's fabulous Café Boulud.
Then Uber to our 2pm appointment in the heart of midtown.
This is cool and in the heart of the action with loads of restaurants nearby including Le Bernandin just a block away.
Then back to the hotel to pack and head to JFK for our 7pm flight home.
With three specific appointments today, we decided to Uber or taxi our way around the city. First stop was Sutton Place and a "pre-war" building with a manually operated elevator. Whoa.
Very nice, but the owner really wanted to rent the place furnished.
Next stop was back to the Upper East Side and the corner of Madison and E. 77th. OMG, what's not to like about this??
Oh yeah!
Our noon appointment at a lovely 2nd floor apartment.
... with a view of The Mark and yet another Jean-Georges restaurant. How cool.
OK, we really, really liked this place and we liked the Upper East Side. With lots to think about, we walk a block south on Madison to The Lowell and Daniel Boulud's fabulous Café Boulud.
Then Uber to our 2pm appointment in the heart of midtown.
This is cool and in the heart of the action with loads of restaurants nearby including Le Bernandin just a block away.
Then back to the hotel to pack and head to JFK for our 7pm flight home.
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May 3, 2017, 6:03 am
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Well you don't have to live IN T.O. There's always the outskirts like Mississauga (I believe there are some very nice homes for sale near the Country Club and within a very short drive to either Pearson or Billy Bishop Airport) though the nightlife is non-existent. One of the top Montreal chefs recently came to Toronto and said that apparently it currently has a better restaurant culture than Montreal. As for Winters, there was barely any snow last time! There was more complaining than snow.
May 3, 2017, 6:56 am
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I'm surprised that no one has commented on Mrs SFO777's contention that there are no decent restaurants in southern Orange County. Simply untrue! I won't say the place is stuffed with them, but it's not devoid of them either.
If that's the only reason for moving, it's not a very good one. And think of the temperate climate you'll be leaving!
If that's the only reason for moving, it's not a very good one. And think of the temperate climate you'll be leaving!