Saturday, September 12, 2009

Donna and Frenchie

Last June, Mr. L and I met up with my mom’s girlfriends from Manila, Donna and Frenchie, who were both vacationing and travelling around the US and it just so happens New York was part of their itinerary. Their itinerary also included California, Boston and Vegas.

We weren’t sure where to take them for dinner because as you know there are just damn too many good restaurants to try in NY and since they are my mom’s girlfriends I wasn’t sure what type of cuisine they preferred. So I emailed them a bunch of restaurants and I also included the URL of their corporate websites so they can take a peek at the menu because we wanted to make sure that they both enjoyed their dining experience. Out of the long list I sent them, both Donna and Frenchie chose Tribeca Grill.

Mr. L then made the reservations for Tribeca Grill. Reservations in NY are very I repeat very very important and are an absolute must when dining in the city. You would never want to dine in a good restaurant in NY without a reservation because that diminishes your chances of dining at the restaurant of your choice.

I was really excited to see them because it always gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling whenever someone from home visits us. I think the last time I saw both of them was on the day of my church wedding in 2005 or maybe not lol I honestly don’t remember anymore. I was sure Mr. L would enjoy their company as well because both Frenchie and Donna have lived abroad and are well travelled so I’m sure we won’t run out of things to talk about and Mr. L won’t feel left out because I’m sure the topic of our conversation will be endless. I just wanted to make sure that everyone enjoyed that evening and there absolutely won’t be any dead air lol.

On the evening that we were meeting them, Mr. L and I both rushed to drive to the city because it was raining that day and we were quite sure that traffic would be worse due to the fact that it was a Friday evening and it was raining. As expected the traffic was indeed heavy that day. I kept calling Donna and Frenchie to give them an update that we were almost at their hotel and I also kept calling the restaurant asking them to hold our reservation because traffic was just too heavy.

Finally, we were already with Donna and Frenchie and we were already on our way to the restaurant.

When all four of us reached the restaurant we were happy that they truly held our reservation. So they seated us and we ordered a bottle of wine and appetizers and then the next thing I remember is we were already intoxicated---and we had our main course and dessert. I honestly don’t remember much because we were so deep in conversation about so many things ---- doing normal catch-ups about life in Manila, family and friends to almost anything under the sun. The dinner conversation was great and I was right Mr. L and Donna and Frenchie were a click. There wasn’t any dead air and the conversation just went on to the point that we closed the restaurant down lol. Imagine that?

As Mr. L asked for the check, we were both surprised to find out that Frenchie already paid for it? Both Mr. L and I were so embarrassed because we wanted to shoulder the check since they were both visiting us. How did she do that? Or better yet when did she pay for the check? Were we that deeply entranced with the dinner conversation that we missed it? So I was begging them to go for dessert or dinner the next night so we can pay for it but they declined they said that they already have plans and jokingly even said that one dinner is enough to be with us lol.

I was so embarrassed but very much delighted of this experience. We both expressed our sincere appreciation to them for meeting with us and for paying for the dinner. It was definitely nice to see them because they’ve been our family friends for so long. They both saw me growing up in my awkward and bratty stages to now being a married woman. So it was truly a wonderful and great experience to be re-acquainted with your mother’s girlfriends. Both Mr. L and I enjoyed that evening.

To Donna and Frenchie, we truly appreciate your visit and for treating us to dinner at Tribeca Grill. Hopefully, we can make it up to you when we visit Manila or on your next visit here. We look forward to hanging out with you…

Some photos of the meal we enjoyed...
Soup
Tribeca Grill

Main course: Fish...
Tribeca Grill

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