Favorite Chine restaurant translation (so far):
"Giant clam with two tastes."
Yesterday was principally about the Met, (as in the art museum not the opera house); a full, foot-sore seven hours of mostly Middle Eastern, Egyptian and Cypriot art as it happened, though through no particular design, and a couple of surprises as well. Oh and a new Picasso exhibit, open in preview to members, which we became quickly when it was explained to us that an annual membership would be cheaper than admission for two. Seeing a Picasso exhibit is like going to a gallery of a half-dozen different twentieth century artists. His linocuts alone are worth the price of admission. And "The Blind Man's Meal." And...
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