What, no schnitzel or bratwurst?

One of the great joys of traveling is eating foods I don't get to eat very often at home, and there are few better cities for sheer culinary indulgence than New York. I had a mental list of things I wanted to eat, and I have to say mission accomplished (largely thanks to the sound advice of friends Sonali and Stacy). Indian? Check. Cheeseburger? Check. Thai or pan-Asian? Check. (And then tonight in Ottawa, seafood? Check.)

The downside is that the Padres lost 2 out of 3 to the Yankees (one of which I saw in person), but when you're eating well you can overlook something like that, at least temporarily...