alison and i certainly love going to the bridge cafe! as i have mentioned before, we take everyone we can think of there for dinner…

this time? we got taken!

the corporate real estate folks at alison’s law firm had an “outing” on monday. (for the record, alison is not in the corporate real estate practice.) they started with a walking tour of the area near the brooklyn bridge IN brooklyn and then proceeded over the bridge to manhattan. i did not go on the tour, but alison thought it was pretty dang cool. caissons and contruction, oh my! they even took the “secret staircase” down from the bridge…

the group then headed over the bridge cafe. when alison mentioned how close her husband was to the restaurant — i got an invite! woo!

there were about two dozen folks from the firm there — mostly summer associates with a few partners and real estate associates mixed in. we sat with the smallest group — three summers (one from cordoza, one from buffalo and one from columbia) and a partner. really nice folks! one of the things that struck me was how young they were. although alison passed the bar last year, she had been working for several years as a scientist and a scientific adviser before practicing. in other words, she is 6-7 years older than the average associate who went to law school after undergrad. the other thing that struck me was how willing they were to soak in her experience (and some of mine!) — they asked a lot of good questions.

the food was off a abbreviated bridge cafe menu. everyone was started with a mixed greens and roquefort/walnut salad with a vinaigrette. shockingly (ha!), i had the diver scallops (with the andouille sausage and grits preparation). alison’s fave dish — the lamb — was not on the menu so she went with the massive ribeye — 2/3 of which is still sitting in our fridge.

there were both a red and white wine served, but i did not get a good look at the labels. the red was distinctively not californian, a bit dry, but still with subtle fruit flavours. we did not try the white…

“thank you” to the firm for taking us!