dying for a drink!

on friday night, anita, brooke, and i finally get to meet up for a few drinks. yay!!! anita picked out death and co, a new bar that opened in the east village.

after walking past the ominous heavy wood doors, you enter a fairly small, yet not over-crowded space that is reminiscent of an old speakeasy. there is very soft jazz music playing, though you almost don't hear it. i would have liked the volume turned up ever-so slightly. the bartenders have been snatched up from various hot spots throughout the city, so they really know their stuff and pay attention to details when making your drink.

i ordered my first drink from the menu. a mig royal. hmmm.. didn't really like it.
but i'm still on my champagne kick, so i go a champagne cocktail next.

always pretty, the sugar cube creating bubbles. but i didn't like this drink either!! it kind of tasted like a spring time candle. maybe i don't like bitters.
brooke ordered a very dirty martini. (her first ever!) see in the picture the mini carafe set in a bowl of ice, her extra martini! a 3-in-1 drink!

the conversation got emotional! i don't remember what we were talking about (maybe the fact that there is not flash photography allowed in the restaurant!) but as i slammed my delicate glass down on the table, the stem broke!

oops!

so yes, they had a silly little rule where they didn't allow any flash photos in the restaurant, so i went to the only place where they couldn't catch me ... the bathroom!


ha ha! suckers!! just try to stop me!

after waiting forever for a table, and by now, about to knaw at the lovely wooden walls out of hunger, we were finally seated. we read about all of the great "small plates" they serve. let me just warn you, they are very small plates. do not plan on getting any type of a meal here! as brook put it, they are "teasers"!!


my favorite, the proscutto wrapped pear! aka "bacon pear!!!" - what i gleefully shouted to the waitress!


bites of mac and cheese. definitely good, though it was seriously just a small spoon full.
(yikes! almost caught in the act! my flash went off here!!!)


this was also very yummy, filet mignon wrapped around ... something! (don't remember!) loved it!

we were at a crossroads, stay and drink and be tempted to order more overly priced bites, or really curb our hunger and go someplace else for a bite.
decision? hit the road!!! anita and i made our way to pomme frites for a tube of yummy fries to top off the night!