Happily to one and all

[Thomas]

A quiet dinner at Le Gigot, on Manhattan's Cornelia Street, known for some good eateries.

Started with an on-the-house fish puree and salmon roe on crust of bread; then oysters on the half shell, accompanied by a glass of house sparkler (didn't ask the name, but it was serviceable); followed by saffron-laced bouillabase (sp) accompanied by a house Moulin a Vent (great pairing); followed by apple tart with Illy cafe; followed by a walk to th apartment in Greenwich Village, trying to figure our the genders of the many weird-looking people vomiting on the sidewalks.

We got into bed by 11:45, just in time to forget about the throngs crazy enough to crowd into Times Square. Was awakened at 5 AM 'cause the standard poodle needed to go out!