Saturday's excursions started with breakfast at a great cafe that was more of an experience rather than just breakfast. It turned out to be the same cafe that we had breakfast at in D.C. With Josh and Kelly just two years ago. And I ordered the same meal!
We then decided to be brave and tackle Times Square. For some reason I thought that would be a great place to walk around and "shop". We pretty much wasted some time looking around and walking among the thousands of tourists that were down there. But...our next musical started at 2:00!!!! Les Miserables on stage!!! Beau and I love the storyline and the score. So naturally, we had to see it on stage. It did not disappoint. Not at all. The music was just as good as I had always remembered it. The set was really well done and the actors were wonderful. There were tears shed at the end which is always the case. Such a marvelous story of forgiveness and love. We loved it!
And to tell everyone of the amazing husband that I have, we trekked to Macy's on 34th St. After standing in the women's line for the bathroom for half an hour we milled around Macy's looking at boots for me. Every husband's idea of fun! ;) but seriously that store has everything!
After leaving Macy's we walked back to the Theater District for Italian dinner reservation. If you know me at all, you know that I did extensive research to find a great Italian dinner in NYC. We just couldn't pass up on legitimate Italian food when present. We definitely found it at La Masseria. With two Michelin stars, it was superb with every bite and worth every penny. We're still talking about he meal today. Here's what we had:
Appetizer: Steamed mussels with white wine and herbs (hard to mess that up I know, but the sauce is always where it's at...and not the essence of grit left on/in the mussels
Salad: Beau got a frisée sale with bacon lardons and Pecorino Romano cheese - he loved it. Kathryn got a spinach salad with pears, walnuts and Gorgonzola dressing - and yes, loved it
Pasta: this is what we came for!
Beau: He had the dish pictured below, Bucatini with onions, Pancetaa and pecorino Romano cheese (do you see a theme?) He slurped up every bite and sopped up the sauce with the Italian bread. 
Kathryn: I had the dish pictured below, thin Spaghetti with Clams in a white wine sauce. And no lie, that was by far he pasta and clams dish I've EVER put in my mouth! It was fantastic! The clams were cooked perfectly, again without any grit, the pasta was a perfect al dente and the sauce was thick enoug that it clung to the noodles. If I had a fridge on the airplane I would have bought another plate to go and had it for dinner tonight! (Again, do you see a theme with our ordering?)
And of course we had dessert! Beau ordered his all-time favorite, Tiramisu. And I had a hankering for vanilla cheesecake. This one was made with ricotta so it was extra light and creamy. By this point we weren't able to finish our desserts, but you better believe we took them home and ate them later! 
We finished off the night with a stroll through Grand Central. 
Kathryn: I had the dish pictured below, thin Spaghetti with Clams in a white wine sauce. And no lie, that was by far he pasta and clams dish I've EVER put in my mouth! It was fantastic! The clams were cooked perfectly, again without any grit, the pasta was a perfect al dente and the sauce was thick enoug that it clung to the noodles. If I had a fridge on the airplane I would have bought another plate to go and had it for dinner tonight! (Again, do you see a theme with our ordering?) And of course we had dessert! Beau ordered his all-time favorite, Tiramisu. And I had a hankering for vanilla cheesecake. This one was made with ricotta so it was extra light and creamy. By this point we weren't able to finish our desserts, but you better believe we took them home and ate them later! We finished off the night with a stroll through Grand Central. 
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