New York, Christmas , etc.

So in a quick follow up to my last post, we went to Momofuku in NYC, got the cookies ( along with birthday cake truffles, apple pie cake truffles, and candy bar pie).  Here is the breakdown.  I have made the cookies 2 times ( once in Denver, once at sea level) and bought the cookies from the bakery.  The cookies from the bakery had the best look, the cookies from Denver had the best taste and the ones I made at sea level were just okay, (that's not to say that I would throw them out....I still ate them).  Other NYC eats...of course, Balthazar.  Steak Tartare, Steak Au poivre, Fig Financier for dessert.  As always delicious.  We ate at a few new places this year, or should I say we were forced to eat a few new places because some of our favorites were just tooooooo busy.  John's Pizza, which was okay.  A couple Italian restaurants, one in Little Italy, one not far from our hotel in Manhatten.  I got home to Denver, in time to repack a bag and head home to Canton for Christmas.  Sometime I am amazed at the extremes of my life...one week having dinner at Balthazar in NYC, a few days later having a pony at Brown's in Canton.  We had a great Christmas dinner at my sister's. I made a Nutella Cheesecake for dessert.  It turned out so good.  It's been a great holiday season for me.  Looking forward to the New Year and all the exciting adventures ahead.  Happy New Year!