Back from New York City. Wonderful evening with MH and Mark D. We met at Vino, a wine store in NYC on 27th (Pk and Lex). Tasted some wines from Fruli (near Venice) and some Brunellos. Then went across the street to one of our favorite restaurants, owned by the same guy as Vino, called
I Trulli. The name is from stone huts in the countryside in Puglia, the boot of Italy.

Appetizers of braised scallops, octapus, and salad. Entries of Bronzino (like sea bass), rolled Veal, and dumplings (small like pasta) and Shrimp.

Great time!

sat. night we two went to the Opera at Lincoln Center and saw La Traviata. Wonderful performance.

On Sunday we went to the Metropolitan Museum to see a small show on a Siciallian painter, and the Greek vase that the Met will be returning to Italy since it had been looted from a tomb in 1971.