Back to Tarrytown...AGAIN!!

The 4.5 hour ride from Clyde to Tarrytown was uneventful and easy-going. There is no such thing as traffic in upstate NY and I did not hit any real traffic the whole way down. I left Clyde at 7:30 AM and arrived back to the marina at 12 Noon. Dottie and I had a nice lunch at the El Dorado in Tarrytown, and then it hit....a storm from the south with as much rain, wind and power as we had never seen.....5 minutes later it was over and the sun was out.
Due to the storm, a scheduled "Chili Cook-Off" at the marina was cancelled, and re-scheduled for the following day.
At 5:30 PM, Karen Berlingo and her SO, Gary, showed up bearing gifts of wine and wine glasses. After a few cocktails aboard the Lucky Find III we headed out to dinner at the Red Hat Restaurant and Bistro.
Dinner was good and company we had, even better. The Red Hat Restaurant is a nice place for dinner, but truthfully, nothing spectacular. It tries it's hand at a French-Italian menu, but at a cost of about $100.00 per person ($375.27 including tax and tip), it could have been a lot nicer and the food could have been a bit more traditional for restaurants in that price range. I had the Mussells and Dottie, Karen and Gary all had Osso Buco. We had a great time, but I was really disappointed in the restaurant. Oh well, we live and learn! I'll rate the food as OK.
Karen and I had dinner about 5 or 6 years ago at a place called Harvest on the Hudson, in Hastings-on-the-Hudson, NY and Harvest ran circles around Red Hat in it's quality and service.

Later on today we are heading to Arthur Ave. in the Bronx for the Ferragosto Festival and plenty of really good and authentic Italian food. Karen and Gary will join us there.

Thursday, September 13 through Sunday September 23rd is the 11 day Italian Festival on Mulberry Street in Manhattan. It is well known as the Feast of San Gennaro.....and I plan on being there......LOL