http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/23/things-to-do-if-you-dont-do-christmas/
Chinatown is popular yet crowded.
Even though I am more a lapsed catholic than anything else, I do think that Christmas is a family holiday.
One of these holidays when I consider eating out the 8th sin.
Reminds me of the day I attended a 999-Runaways concert at Hammmersmith Odeon, now re-branded as HMV Hammersmith Apollo, less soulful, more corporate.
It as on a Sunday. I was hungry before the gig and opening hours for pubs at the time were short.
I ended up across the street at a Jewish restaurant whose name I can't remember.
The menu and the food were an enigma to me.
I ended up pointing to a plate which seemed appetizing on a neighboring table when I had to order.
So what do non-Christians and in a larger sense those not celebrating Christmas in a religious or pagan way do?
Where do they eat since many places are closed?
Is it a way for restaurants the world over to broaden their reach?
When calling their reservation desks, I found out that while Daniel is closed on December 25, Jean-Georges offered a table but upon refection considering the time she quoted, she might have been thinking Christmas Eve.
The 7 Fish Fiesta at Lupa is a Xmas Eve only affair. On the other hand if you like to dine with a view of Manhattan, the River Cafe in Brooklyn gave me 3 options on Christmas Day.
Don't feel like cooking, want to eat at home, will you be adventurous and fall for the whole roast suckling pig gracing the Xmas Menu at Citarella?
I found a Homemade Version of the Feast of the Seven Fishes (Menu in Progress, 2007) with a shellfish and seafood stew including "halibut, swordfish, Manila clams and Mexican white shrimp" as the last straw (their photo, below).
Got your own picks and suggestions, whatever part of the planet you happen to live right now, send them my way?
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