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33 Days. Seems like a lifetime away. But when you're trying to lose 20#'s in six weeks to make room for dumplings, donuts, duck and dandelion greens, it's imminent. (I'm blocking this blog from any IP address that my doctor could possibly log on from) Losing 40lbs every winter to put 30 of them back on every summer just isn't smart. And going to NYC in the middle of the weight loss period is downright stupid, but it's what I do. Annually. Last year there were the added calories of a Giants vs Patriots Super Bowl. I gained 3lbs that day in defeat. Had the Pats won I might still be eating/celebrating.

Where to eat? Tackling pasta seems to be the most challenging for me. Steak is easy, Peter Luger. Traditional Chinese Food with the kids? Grand Sichuan at 7th and Leroy. Jewish comfort food, though that's really an oxymoron, when are we Jews ever really comfortable? Cafe Edison in the hotel of the same name. But we were talking pasta or as Allan Iverson might say "Pasta, we're talking about pasta, not even a full Italian meal, but pasta?" Yes. Just pasta. I love me a good calf Saltimbocca, Chicken Marsala or Osso Bucco. But pasta is pasta and if I can't get to Italy, NYC will do fine.

Porsena, Locanda Verde, A Voce, Il Buco or it's little sister Alimentari and Vineria, Perla, L'Apicio, the list goes on....Now I need to narrow it down to one restaurant for one night, with many courses of course.

Guess the menu item and it's mid-town location.

Last photo posted was the $11.00 (in 2010) Sundae from ABC Kitchen. Salted Caramel Ice Cream, Chocolate Sauce, Peanuts and Caramel Corn.

Pasta, we talking about pasta.