Day number 4 filming for BRAVO.  Today it was really extravagant - limousine, an exclusive Wall Street spa, then finally French cuisine to make your tastebuds tingle.  Although having an entire film crew in the limo was a bit interesting - considering I usually like to enjoy a limo ride - and this was hard to do with bright lights less than 6 inches from my face and a camera barely one foot away (of course, with the microphones, NO AIR CONDITIONING - and we all know how nice and cool the weather has been for us here in NY these past few days HAHA).

What would normally have been a 10 minute drive to Wall Street took over one hour as one of the production vans was having issues with their brakes and we had to wait until some minor repairs were made (ahhhh the glamourous life of television).  Upon arriving down on Broad Street, I witnessed something I had never seen before.  In the middle of the street, due to the proximity to the NYSE, were a series of metal and concrete blockades.  Upon approach, the limo was cautioned to stop so a bomb-sniffing dog could check us all out.  Once the homeland security agent gave the thumbs up, a button was pushed and the entire blockade began rotating - the street itself had a circular cut-out - and that entire portion of the street rotated.  A rotating street - are you kidding me?  WOW!

However, the wait was all worth it upon arriving at the SETAI club.  The spa felt like an oasis in the middle of a desert.  How in the world, in the middle of all the hustle and bustle of Wall Street, does there exist such a place.  The thermal whirlpool was beyond relaxing - then when the expert massage therapist worked on my back - I think I ended up snoring I was so relaxed.  The entire staff at the SETAI, especially the Vice President Steven O'Neal - were professional, courteous, and most all all, warm.

Back into the limo and away we went to a New York institution, and James Gandolfini's favorite restaurant, CAPSUOTO FRERES.  The cuisine was tremendous, the ambience perfect.  Across the room from our table was a woman celebrating her 103rd birthday with her family.  They invited us over to the table and were so excited to meet us as they were fans of the show we were filming.  I felt like a celebrity!

Dessert then came, creme brulee and a hazelnut souffle (their signature dessert).  No counting calories that night!

All in all - it was an exhausting yet amazing day of filming - just one more day left to go then off to editing and then finally airing on Bravo - stay tuned for the show schedule.