Lobster One at Palm One

One of our best buddies in the building is Arthur up on the 40th floor. He's the first person we call to come to dinner or to a party, and he's the first person who jumps to help when we need something. Arthur is a born and bred New Yorker, so we do our best to teach him about the South, and in turn, he tells us all we need to know about New York, specificially about restaurants. He knows the best places in the neighborhood, the best nights to attend and the best foods to order.

Twenty years ago, Arthur and his friends were such popular regulars at New York's Palm One that their prescence was immortalized at the restaurant with their faces drawn on the wall near the bar. Tonight we were lucky enough to be treated to the "Arthur Appleman Experience" at the Palm - wine, bread, salad with blue cheese dressing, creamed spinach and a four pound lobster topped off with a three-layer chocolate cake! As the waiters tied bibs around our necks and cracked our lobsters for easy eating, I prepared to experience my first lobster at the authentic New York restaurant with an authentic New York patron. Thanks Arthur!

Arthur posing like his picture on the wall at NYC's original "Palm One".


Perfect capture of Arthur's exuberance.


Cameron and I with our 4-pound lobsters!


Fun with the claws!

My first lobster!