ChikaLicious
So I was rather tired after getting home so late and managing to sleep in until noon. The friend from philly who I was supposed to meet for brunch fortunately took a later train and we ended up making dinner plans instead. Sadly I couldn't go to Queens to meet a second friend as I had planned, I guess that trip will have to wait for another day. I napped and read most of the day, very relaxing, didn't even change out of my bathrobe until 5PM when I needed to start getting ready for dinner. I went to meet my friend on the East Side at her new apartment and sampled a deliciously dense french chocolate cake she had in the fridge. Scrumptious. We went to dinner at the Panorama Cafe on 86th and 2nd Ave and discussed her last nasty breakup. She had the ngocchi and I had asparagus ravioli in a safron sauce. Both were delicious. Took a walk downtown for about a mile then subwayed to the Lower East Side for dessert at ChikaLicious, across the street from the 2nd Ave Deli. The place wasn't cheap, our dessert came to nearly $50, but it was divine. Dessert there is 3 courses with a wine pairing. I had the Warm Chocolate Tart with Pink Peppercorn Ice Cream and Red Wine Sauce paired with the 10yr Mas Amiel Maury Cuvee Speciale. The chocolate was mind blowing and the peppercorn ice cream was fascinating. The wine was excellent, with strong chocolatey elements. My friend had a peach dessert which was also interesting and tasty. It was a very nice place and I hope to go back sometime when my budget has recovered...
