How did you spend your Cinco de Mayo?Miss Tea had a busy schedule. First, it was off to the World Innovation Forum in Times Square with Fau (thank you for the invitation Fau!!!) at the gorgeous Nokia Theater. Miss Tea and Fau perused different booths, collected information, and listened to a very good lecture from CK Prahalad about innovation (which Miss Tea won't go into as it deals more with work). Among the exhibitors was Yelo - a new concept of wellness through sleep and reflexology therapy. Yes, Miss Tea slid onto one of their Alpha Spheres that vibrated like a massage chair. Miss Tea, however being reminded of the dentist's office, had the Vulcan death grip on the sides of this pendulum rocking structure to which Fau said, "You do not look relaxed." It's a bit difficult to relax (or sleep?) when people can see you in the middle of floor. Anyhoo, Miss Tea checked out the website, www.yelonyc.com, where you can book an appointment for a nap, nap + massage, or reflexology sessions. Miss Tea plans to try this out. Lala and KTB could've used this a couple months back!
After work happy hour was spent in Pamplona, a favorite haunt of Miss Tea. Chef Alex Urena and wife Martine, and Sommelier Luis, have become such good friends of Miss Tea that going to Pamplona is like going to see family. Everyone at Pamplona is so sweet and friendly, and the food is ALWAYS good. Miss Tea was joined by Lala and Rocky for a quick cocktail (re: 2) before Rocky and Miss Tea headed off to watch a pre-screening of Star Trek Zero. Somehow, Miss Tea got passes...of course, it was good to be true. 
Miss Tea is not a true Trekkie fan but was a little annoyed to see the line outside the AMC movie theater on 42nd Street. Though no one was dressed up (that would've been worth the waiting on line) there were plenty of fans who wanted to see the film, lining up around the block, here and there and everywhere. People on line talked about how they would've left work had they known they received pass sooner in their email box, people trying to find other people because they saved them a spot on line. Rocky's friend Schlongo joined us, a bit peeved that he had to tear himself away from tequila shots at the bar for this. And of course, none of us got in to see the flick. Organizers collected our passes and promised us another pass for Transformers 2. Hmmm. We'll see. BTW, Star Trek Zero starts on Friday, May 8th.
So why let Cinco de Mayo go to waste? Rocky, Schlongo and Miss Tea went across the street to Chevy's...there's something about dancing servers with maracas upon entering that make Miss Tea feel sorry for them...and is therefore inclined to dance as well to humor them. Our party was seated in a backroom on the 2nd floor across from a blaring DJ. Obviously, they were preparing for a Cinco de Mayo party but at 8pm there was no one there. Really, did they need to blare that music for all the diners? We complained to the manager who refused to have the DJs lower the music. She finally sat us at a different table but said, "There's music here too." Yeah, like ambience music from the bar on the first floor. What a B. Miss Tea was going to have her Corona in celebration of Cinco de Mayo, but Rocky insisted on something a little more fun: Sour Apple Margarita. Yummy! Rocky and Schlongo had the Blue Agave Margarita. Ahhh...Miss Tea is officially counting the hours to her flight to go on vacation.
Pamplona
37 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016
212 213 2328
Yelo
315 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019
212 245 8235
Chevy's Fresh Mex
42nd Street and 8th Avenue
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