pre-convention visitors

[ellen_datlow]

An influx of visitors from Australia and the UK are starting to arrive in NYC in advance of the WFC in Saratoga. Last night I had dinner with Kaaron Warren and her family at Miracle Grill.
Kaaron describes her experience--we discussed "meat" at dinner--you can read her point of view
here

I too, had two delicious blood orange margharitas but mine were frozen. If I'd had another I would have staggered home and gotten even less work done than I did last night.

Jack Dann's coming to town for a few days but because both our schedules are so tight we're not going to be able to see each other before the convention (except at the Australian Embassy Party Tuesday evening).

Comments

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

It's not exactly Mexican and certainly not traditional Mexican but more southwestern. You can find the menu here:
http://tinyurl.com/2d9kwt

[zhai.livejournal.com]

Honestly, all you needed to say was 'blood orange margarita' and I was sold, but the menu looks great, too, especially the barbecued pork empanadas and tilapia tacos. Often these avant garde sorts of places have kind of a California feel to them, I've found... and they probably run a distinctly lower chance of making you sick than some of the super traditional down-home places in SD anyway. ;) At this point I'd do harm for a freakin' El Torito.

There is, bizarrely, an avant garde Mexican place in Troy, NY, about half an hour south of Saratoga if you have the inclination during WFC, though I'd recommend apple picking or something instead -- but it's the only Irish-Mexican restaurant I've ever been to, and is called Jose Malones. The corned beef quesadilla is actually exceptionally good.

Thanks again for the rec. :)

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Now "The corned beef quesadilla" sounds weird...I doubt I'll have much of a chance to get out of Saratoga during the con although I'm signing in Albany Sunday evening (which will be very weird, as I haven't been back there for about 30 years).

I can't guarantee they'll have the blood orange margarita when you get here but they should have some good ones in any case (or you could all in advance to make sure ;-) )