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The Modern in Manhattan

A lovely lunch at The Modern. Yes, cocktails at lunch. This is the Empire Sour with Empire Rye Blend, Lemon, Egg White, Finger Lakes Cabernet Franc. Belgian Endive Salad with Meyer Lemon and Spiced Candied Peanuts. Charred Avocado Peekytoe Crab […]

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A Visit to MoMA

With Sarah, a visit to see the new MoMa, which underwent renovations for a big expansion. Some people crawling on the floor for this exhibition in the second floor space: Starry Night, of course. Some Picasso. A new one for […]

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Big Day of Birthday Fun

A big city day to celebrate my birthday. First, a trip to MoMA, then lunch at The Modern, a matinee, and dinner at a barbecue joint. We even had a nightcap back in Nyack. Day drinking! Gin cocktail, with apricot, […]

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A Visit to MoMA

MoMA is of our favorite museums, so we don’t really need an excuse to go. But this exhibit, Making Space: Women and Post-War Abstraction, was particularly intriguing. It showcased the work of women artists between post-World War II and the start of […]

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To MoMA, for Design and Art

As has been our custom over the past few years, we headed to Manhattan on New Year’s morning, for a little sightseeing and lunch. This year, we added the Museum of Modern Art to our itinerary. Greg was interested in […]

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Picasso at the MoMA

With a free day on my hands — a bonus vacation day thrown in at the last minute — I made sure to go to the Picasso Sculpture show I’d been promising myself for months I would see. What a […]

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Sam Goes to MoMA

Samantha’s first trip to MoMA was to see the Diego Rivera exhibit. Six of his murals were on display; they were ones for which he was brought here to the museum in 1931 to create. He ended up created portable […]