rana

sometimes it's those spontaneous get-togethers that work out best! 

today i received an email from my friend, emily, around 2pm about how she was going to be meeting her husband in the city tonight after work and if we'd be up for dinner. while initially this week had looked a bit treacherous after coming off a monday morning red-eye flight and commitments wednesday through friday nights, but around 2pm when i read the email, a spontaneous double date seemed perfect. not to mention, cuong, emily's husband, works near chelsea market which right in the neighborhood, and we had been wanting to introduce the guys in a more intimate setting.

the food was superb! and the service was wonderful. we've passed by rana half a million times, often times on our way back from runs on the west side highway, and we've always enjoyed their free samples only :p tonight we shared the burrata and i had the linguine with spicy dungeness crab. my entree was huge and so so tasty ... there were large chunks of the dungeness crab meat and the jalapenos gave it a great kick!

so definitely going back ...