As I understand things, Spanish style Tapas are supposed to look like the dishes above. Last night, we went to a restaurant that claimed to serve tapas, but served (what at best) could be called American style appetizers) - and we enjoyed the meal.
But first....
This was not going to be a day out as Marian, as I had to carry a couple of heavy donation bags to my car to be dropped off at Green Drop and didn't leave myself much time to do so. Once I took care of this effort (which wasn't too much of an effort at all), we went back home to take care of laundry before going out again.
NoMa Social is a Tapas restaurant located in a hotel with the same name. It's in the old Radisson space in New Rochelle, NY, and primarily serves the people staying at the hotel. In a bid to gain more local business, they partnered with Groupon.com to sell 50% off coupons that could be used for meals. Since our coupon would expire soon (given our busy November/December schedule), we decided to use it now. (My doctor would scold me, if he knew how many rich meals I'd be eating in a two week period. But I digress....) So, it was off to New Rochelle, where we found NoMa with the help from Google Maps.
The restaurant part of the hotel is located to the side of the hotel's entrance. It is bright, minimalist in appearance, where the bar is the center of attention. Most of the place is a contrast of white and black, with animated deep sea images being projected on the full width and height of the wall. We were told to sit down where we pleased, and our waitress arrived shortly afterwards. We ordered the special for $68, which included a pitcher of sangria, with five dishes of our choice. We chose the following dishes: Crispy Pork Belly, Fried Chicken Dumplings, Tacos (Shrimp, Chorizo, and Beef), Calamari, and Buffalo Wings. Although none of these dishes were out of this world tasty, they were filling and left us with a feeling that we will return again if we're in the neighborhood.
Why did I feel like talking about a restaurant today, instead of talking more about my bi-gendered life?
Well, the answer is that most of us TG people live mundane lives. Being TG is not the focus of our lives. But most importantly, Restaurant Six (that RQS, Vicki and I went to the other night) didn't even have the courtesy to even apologize after receiving a harsh (but polite) complaint email. (See yesterday's post for more info.) I simply wanted talk about having pleasure eating out for a change, and had the opportunity to do so.
