A random list of fun stuff we discovered in 10 years inna Apple. Plus odd survival hints. And some food, here and there. For more hints, see ElopeNewYork.com which has a few touristy links. Cheers!

Wednesday

Eat Cetera: Luckyrice, Algonquin Hotel Flashback, Food Film Fest - Gothamist

Eat Cetera: Luckyrice, Algonquin Hotel Flashback, Food Film Fest - Gothamist

The Algonquin Hotel, famous for serving as the legendary hangout of various witty writers during the interwar period (and where The New Yorker was born, as the story goes), still functions as a welcome oasis after all these years, especially for those brave souls fortifying themselves for a foray into the theater district. The owners recently spent $4.5 million on a renovation, which included a face-lift to the lobby-level Round Table Room, where dinner and lunch are served daily in a big, relaxed space strewn with rugs, eccentrically mismatched furniture, and antique tables containing little drawers for stashing notebooks filled with all your cutting bon mots.

For the next few weeks the Round Table Room is embracing its atavistic tendencies by serving a special menu from the recently re-printed cookbook Specialities de la Maison, which was originally published in the 1940s and features a diverse collection of recipes from Hollywood and Broadway celebrities, socialites, noteworthy writers, from Katharine Hepburn and Christian Dior to Eleanor Roosevelt and Charlie Chaplin. It's a charming idea, and reasonably priced, with the lunch prix-fixe menu costing $22 and the dinner menu $29. For reservations call 1-866-363-9011. April 26, 2010- May 2
  • Appetizer: Maine Fish Balls by Robert E. Sherwood (Page 50)
  • Entrée: Smithfield Ham by Conde Nast (Page 69)
  • Dessert: Crepes Susette by Mrs. William Randolph Hearst (Page 110)
May 3, 2010- May 9
  • Appetizer: Lentil Soup by Miss Norma Shearer (Page 29)
  • Entrée: - Steak Eros by Mrs. Vincent Astor (Page 61)
  • Dessert: Pan Cakes by Miss Helen Hayes (Page 109)
May 10, 2010-May 16
  • Appetizer: Sandwich Filling by Miss Anne Morgan (Page 24)
  • (Finger Sandwich, on white bread, no crust, 6 per appetizer plate)
  • Entrée: Chicken Burgundy Style by Miss Katharine Hepburn (Page 71)
  • Dessert : Sponge Cake by Mrs. Ian McEwan (Page 103)

Friday

New York Choral Society - Mozart's Requiem

New York Choral Society
Mozart's Requiem May 1, Carnegie Hall
Coupon:
'NYMO9579' for 20% off tickets.