We met the sweetest twosome at the Empire Diner - a very lively pair. She spent the whole time talking very loudly on her phone whilst making her way through a mother of a burger and a giant salad. He picked at a couple of meatballs and was moved to ask the waitress "What was the sauce? It was v hot!" She said "it was chilli sauce" But what was in it he asked...We finally got talking to them when their plate of death by chocolate arrived. It turned out they'd ordered the Brooklyn Blackout Cake which is a cake created to commemorate the black out drills that happened in Brooklyn during World War II. These guys were in Brooklyn in the 60's when the whole of New York's power went out and the whole city shut down. People were trapped in elevators, trains stopped between stations, traffic lights were out, women were stuck in Elizabeth Arden with wet hair - it was devastating. Anyway now this cake commemorates that event as well and these pair remembered exactly where they were when the lights went out. Well, she did, but unfortunately he was sure he had alzheimer's - although he was happy he didn't have alzheimer's.
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