it's still friday

philly! it's been such a tiring day. we were on the road by 6:30, which was good as we beat all rush hour traffic and arrived in time to see her friend's classic ballet piece (she did a contemporary last night). we had lunch, took a nap, and got ready for c's contemporary at 6 pm. it went really well and she's so happy to have it over with. tomorrow is the classical ballet category for her age group.

we didn't eat until 1 pm and by then we were starving. we found the tiniest cafe across the street from the hotel and they had the most delicious food. i had cream of tomato soup with basil and croutons and shredded cheese, and a sandwich which i shared with chanda (roast turkey with pickles, lettuce and tomatoes). the chef was extremely solicitous and wanted to make sure we liked everything and that it was served properly (his helper had first neglected to put on my croutons and cheese). details like the lemon rinds and the olives served with the sandwich made it extra special. i've been reading blood, bones and butter by gabrielle hamilton (she has a restaurant called prune in the east village), and this kind of attention in a cafe is what being a chef is really all about for her.

warming up for her contempoary piece with her fellow classmate from home.

i have a movie of the warm up, but i haven't figured out yet how to upload from the new computer.

finally figured out how to put this movie up.

we were starving again by the end of the contemporary run competition . . and it took us awhile to decide where to go . . (our lunchtime cafe had closed) . . 

but we found a place recommended by a local employee in the hotel: marathon grill on market street . . and the food was just delicious.

salmon with a mustard sauce . . the waitress thought i was a bit nutty because i ordered an extra vegetable . . broccoli . .