The Central Park Blog » After Dark http://centralparkblogger.com The Central Park Blogger's News and Views of New York's Central Park Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:29:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Most Romantic Dining in Central Park? – The Boathouse Restaurant http://centralparkblogger.com/2010/01/most-romantic-dining-in-central-park-the-boathouse-restaurant/ http://centralparkblogger.com/2010/01/most-romantic-dining-in-central-park-the-boathouse-restaurant/#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:40:55 +0000 John Moore http://centralparkblogger.com/?p=563 The Boathouse in Central Park

The Boathouse in Central Park

Number 4. in my list of Central Park’s most romantic spots, the Boathouse Restaurant looks south out over the Lake and past Bow Bridge, offering one of the most beautifully pastoral vistas in the park. Dozens of tables all offer spectacular views of Bethesda Terrace as well, with the beautiful Angel of the Waters statue center stage on the Fountain. Whether it’s a balmy summer evening or a brisk fall afternoon, there is no better place to share a sunset in Central Park. The restaurant offers more than just scenery, too. With an accomplished and imaginative kitchen and professional floor staff, the restaurant offers a gastronomical experience to equal that of any of New York’s finer restaurants. Add to that the incomparable panoramic view of the heart of Central Park, and you have the perfect recipe for an evening of romantic bliss.

]]> http://centralparkblogger.com/2010/01/most-romantic-dining-in-central-park-the-boathouse-restaurant/feed/ 0 Park in the Dark http://centralparkblogger.com/2008/12/park-in-the-dark/ http://centralparkblogger.com/2008/12/park-in-the-dark/#comments Sun, 07 Dec 2008 03:53:04 +0000 John Moore http://centralparkblogger.com/?p=64 One of my favorite things to do in Manhattan, and I know I risk seeming a complete geek by relating this, is to run around the Central Park Reservoir at sunset in the wintertime, the geeky part being I love listening to Garrison Keillor on NPR while I do it (although Peter Gabriel and [...]]]> One of my favorite things to do in Manhattan, and I know I risk seeming a complete geek by relating this, is to run around the Central Park Reservoir at sunset in the wintertime, the geeky part being I love listening to Garrison Keillor on NPR while I do it (although Peter Gabriel and Tom Petty come a close second). There is something about watching the crystal clear depths of the night sky as it darkens around the skyline (New York City dressing for for the evening) juxtaposed with the (admittedly) corny intimacy of an imaginary radio broadcast that somehow brings together everything I love about my life in one brilliant, breath-fogging, layer soaked moment. My other favorite thing being the last set at an intimate jazz club, a favorite piano player and a lot of old friends in ugly hats (jazz thing) sharing the sublimity. I like to think that the nerdy-ness of the first is balanced by the tragic-coolness of the second.

In any case this practice is especially magical the next two weeks, not to mention a very inexpensive holiday treat.  For the next two weeks The Prairie Home Companion will be broadcasting from the Town Hall theater on 43rd St. here in Manhattan.  Tonights performance included  Michael Feinstein, Metropolitan Opera Tenor Raúl Melo, and the soulful jazz vocalist Inga Swearingen.  So, imagine, running around the reservoir, gazing down across the water towards the skyline below and listening to a hysterically funny sketch about opera.  No really.  First time for me since the Marx Brothers.  Anyway – two more weeks of holiday fun, and a great place to listen.  Not that I’m advocating running around the park alone after dark.  Bring friends.  And say hello, I’ll be the guy trudging and chortling.

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