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I scored some complimentary tickets to see the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and Anoushka Shankar (daughter or Ravi, half-sister of Nora Jones) play in one of our favorite near-Jersey suburbs, South Orange. You may recall this is where Adrienne and I spent the first week of our time out East, and where we discovered a nice little restaurant called The Reservoir. We’ve made a point of visiting the restaurant every now and then (and even brought some of you with us), both for the good eats and good memories. Last night we broke tradition and under the advice of a co-worker, ordered the Chicken Murphy, along with the Tony Salad for One (it’s big enought for two) and a side of sauteed spinach. Turns out Chicken Murphy is large pieces of chicken, somewhat breaded and cooked along with our choice of medium-spicy peppers and lots of mushrooms in some sort of broth, topped with thick-sliced fried potatoes. Interesting, and very tasty. Which is a good thing, because we have lots of leftovers!

Chicken Murphy at The Reservoir in South Orange, NJ

By the way, if you want to hear the music we heard last night, WNYC is broadcasting live the same concert from Carnegie Hall tonight at 8pm EST.