New York

Doesn't really feel like I've left, but still got to act like a tourist by showing around two first-time New Yorkers and two former visitors.

Did a lot of the usual stuff. Walked around. Saw the things one should see. Ate the things one should eat.

Had some good times in the usual faves, with the usual faves.

Introduced the Sicilian gastronomes to some culinary hotspots:

Sometimes one takes New York for granted. But then you remember: