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Mike and I met Dan and Jeannine for dinner last night at ABC Kitchen.  The dinner was to celebrate Dan’s birthday (which is today – Happy Birthday Dan!).  It. Was. Amazing.  From the house made ricotta with strawberry compote and grilled bread . . . to the pretzel dusted calamari . . . to the chocolate cake with malted chocolate ganache and toasted marshmallow icing . . . I’ll be dreaming about it for a very long time.  I’ll have to take you there sometime.

It was at dinner that we heard about James Gandolfini’s passing.  I was never a die-hard Sopranos fan but I have heard that he was truly an acting genius.  Life is just so short . . . you can be sitting in Rome with your son and just . . . leave . . . it’s just so incomprehensible . . .  I think that’s what has impacted people the most . . . the shock.  I was reading my favorite daily blog (EOS) and she had posted about how James actually saved her marriage.  It’s a pretty incredible post . . . take a look if you get a chance. RIP James.