Life's Little Annoyances

People asking "Where can I buy your books?"

What on earth do they mean by that?

Where do we usually buy books, folks?

This is particularly annoying in the age of internet, where, even when they're self-published, the answer is always "Amazon."

KLEZNUT Dining: where to go before or after the show

The Upper West Side is honeycombed with great food of all prices & descriptions; it would take pages just to list everywhere within 5 blocks of the theatre (Broadway between W. 76th-77th).

The 2 that have become my post-show Hangouts are:

SAVANN (on Amsterdam between 79th/80th)
Relaxed yet elegant, and never noisy, with pleasant, friendly staff - seems to be a family-run place, with Turkish-inflected food of great deliciousness, a good wine list, and excellent brunch menu. It's become my Comfort Place after shows.

Metropolitan Diner (on the NE corner of Broadway & 77th)
A classic. One of the last of the great family-run diners, where the Greek guy behind the counter sings out incantations about how many orders of fries he's got with what burgers. Kid friendly; went there last night after the show with Barry & Libba & their little one (who was too tired to get his promised milkshake, so I owe him one) and my 2 cousins. Portions are enormous. Soup is good. And the waitress returned to put her hand on my shoulder and said, "I'm sorry, my lady, we are out of chicken pot pie."

I would go there again just for that. (My chicken souvlaki was delicious, though.)

ADDED: Forgot to say: my choices are based on "I'm suddenly turning up with a largish (5-8) group of people; who can gracefully accommodate us?"

Have your own favorite nearby? (Planet Sushi? The Cottage [Chinese]? . . . ? Let's hear!