I went to Dinosaur BBQ last night with a couple of Phi Psis who just graduated and moved to New York. The food was delicious and everyone there was really nice. The restaurant is in Harlem, close to the 1 train and near the highway. Make reservations before you go, it's packed!

A few notes:

1. Nick (Phi Psi) grew up in UES and is living with his parents temporarily. He borrowed their BMW 5 series and drove us all to the restaurant. I haven't been in a car that nice in over 6 months. Even when I'm back in the Bay area I drive my Miata, not my BMW. That car is gorgeous. The ride is incredible, even on bad NY roads, the interior is luxurious, overall an incredibly well designed car. There are so many little details that make that car awesome. I miss driving.

2. When you get far north on the west side, you really don't feel like you're in Manhattan anymore. It gets really woody, with trees lining both sides of the highway. It's really nice.

3. We drove past the Intrepid Museum which is an aircraft carrier with a bunch of planes on it. There's also a submarine and a Concorde you can go inside. Very cool. Definitely need to check this out.

4. Across from Dinosaur BBQ was Fairway Market, probably the largest, coolest grocery stores I have ever seen. Their vegetable selection was huge, they had an olive bar, huge cheese selection, big coffee selection, deli, and much more. And it's cheap. This is the first place I've found Cote d Or chocolate in the US. I ended up buying some of that, and some coffee. I was tempted to buy so much stuff. They had all the best cookies, crisps and other snacks imported from Europe.