Dinner & Double Birthday Party

Cafe Drake had decided on a relatively quiet Friday night after the holiday mania, but not realistically a feasible option after another delicious dinner prepared by Thordis Adalsteinsdottir and David Herbert . . . supremely moist tilapia baked in white wine with veggies and crowned with a dusting of smoked cheese (very Scandinavian combo, yes?), bowls of couscous and an assortment of red and white wines. Amanda and Oded supplied additional fun and quirky conversation (giant iguanas and cat tales featured prominently in dinner discussion), as well as the wheels that carried us all to the dual birthday party in a Bushwick loft of Brian and Gabriel. See if you can spot the birthday boys in photos above (or check out on August, September (2007) and January 2008 postings on this site. We were so enjoying ourselves on bourbon and ginger ale and a packed mirrored dance floor (!) our aim and focus behind the lens took a backseat to a good time.