last night e and i went to hix oyster and chop shop - not bad. skate knobs and scratchings to start were quite delicious, but onglet and veal chop more variable. i am not sure that going so far past the requested medium rare is cool at these prices and a roast marrow bone was thoroughly baffling - it was essentially pureed garlic bread stuffed into a bone and was not that nice. e tells me this is the sort of thing moderately drunken girls make when they come home from the pub.

on another note, i hereby issue a save the day request for the evening of 17 september - i shall be taking dry martinis and cheese on toast in st john bar in celebration of my birthday. details may follow if i have your email address.