{"id":1412,"date":"2012-05-23T00:48:07","date_gmt":"2012-05-23T00:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marigoldonline.net\/?p=1412"},"modified":"2012-05-23T00:48:07","modified_gmt":"2012-05-23T00:48:07","slug":"from-the-himalayas-to-the-lower-east-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marigoldonline.net\/?p=1412","title":{"rendered":"From the Himalayas to the Lower East Side"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Painting on textile from current show at Rubin Museum<\/p><\/div>\n

While researching an article on NYC\u2019s off-the beaten path museums and exhibit spaces, I went with a friend to the Rubin Museum.\u00a0 Housed in what was used to be part of the original Barney\u2019s at 7th Avenue and 17th Street, the museum retained the wonderful six-tier staircase designed by Andree Putman. The collection includes work from Tibet, Mongolia, Bhutan, Myanmar, India, China and parts of Asia. Part of the space\u2019s serenity comes from having relatively few visitors, compared with the throngs in MOMA or the Met. You could spend hours at the Rubin, admiring works from modern India, illuminated Tibetan manuscript pages, a mural sequence from the Dalai Lama\u2019s Secret Temple, a complete shrine-like room with flickering candles and a lot else.<\/p>\n

All that eyeballing builds an appetite so later we repaired to painfully chic Cafeteria where the noise factor is extensive and the food not bad. We sat at the bar, admiring the extensive collection of\u00a0 booze including Aperol,\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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an Italian aperitif very similar to Campari in look and taste but with a lower alcohol content.<\/p>\n

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Later that day, another friend and I headed to a game of Exquisite Corpse. As I knew EC,\u00a0 each person writes a name, place or a remark according to the leader\u2019s instructions, folds it over and passes it to the next person and so on. And the end, each player reads a “story.” This version of the game starred five young writers and was hosted by the Times\u2019 former Ethicist, Randy Cohen, who threw out a plot line. The first writer picked it up and added to it for a few minutes and then tossed it to the next person. Most of the writers were very creative until they ran dry and got off on zombies.<\/p>\n

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Randy Cohen<\/p><\/div>\n

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This event took place at the Standard Hotel in the East Village. Too bad that our tickets had directed us to the Standard on the west side where we arrived to blank looks, requiring an expensive cross-town taxi. By the time cocktails and the game were winding down it was late and we were starving. Directed to a restaurant that was closed\u00a0 for a private party, we ended up at Forcella, which bills itself as \u201cLa Pizza Di Napoli\u201d– funny because every pizza I had in Naples was the classic margherita with mozzarella, tomato sauce and basil which wasn\u2019t even on Forcella\u2019s menu that night. \u00a0Our Decumani with mozzarella, truffle oil, arugula and pecorino was just fine.<\/p>\n

Speaking of cocktails, I think this one will be our signature offering for the summer.<\/p>\n

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Cava Sangria (adapted from Bon App\u00e9tit)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a01 bottle of cava (Spanish \u201cchampagne.\u201d) You could also use prosecco although it\u2019s more expensive<\/p>\n

1 blood orange (any orange can do the job but not as beautifully)<\/p>\n

2 T Grand Marnier or any other orange liqueur<\/p>\n

Fruit: raspberries, cut up peach or other–optional<\/p>\n

Cut up the orange, skin and all, and muddle (mash) it against the bottom of a large pitcher. Pour the cava and Grand Marnier into the pitcher and gently stir\u2014you don\u2019t want to remove the bubbles! Pour the end result into ice filled glasses. If you wish, add a little fruit.<\/p>\n

Toast yourself and enjoy Memorial Day weekend!<\/p>\n

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