Ahhhh...the empanada, a "flaky pocket of goodness". The day began at Gauchas on 1st Ave. in Yorkville, a small Argentinean restaurant known for their empanadas. We feasted on a variety of flavors including: Gaucha (Beef), Gaucha Picante (Spicy Beef), Pollo (Chicken), Espinaca (Spinach), Capresse (Mozzarella, Tomato & Basil), Mexicana (Chicken w/ Mole Poblano), Jamon (Ham & Cheese), and Humita (Corn). It was dificult to determine which was our favorite. 
The next stop of the day took us to Sicaffe on Lexington Avenue, known for having the best coffee in Manhattan. We can surely attest to that. The coffee was amazingly rich and well roasted. Now that we were caffienated, we were ready to learn Tango.
Each Sunday, Session 73 on the Upper East Side offers tango lessons for $10. Our instructor Lucille was quite passionate about the dance of the Tango. She went on and on and on and on about the "shoe swap" - an event in which fellow Tango'ers can exchange used shoes with each other. Unfortunately we didn't realize the importance of having proper shoes for Tango as a few of us had a put rubber bands around our feet to keep our shoes on.
It was a small group lesson, just the four of us, that is until we met John from North Carolina who "appeared" to be a Southern gentleman. Can we say "Yes Ma'am" ? He was the only guy there until a Harry Potter look-a-like showed up. He had been studying tango for 1.5 years and was extremely serious about the movements. Although he claimed to not be an instructor, his inner teacher was in full force.After a few hours, it was time to say Adios amigas.
