Prabir and the Goldrush at Six Burner

It was my Beer Geek Friend's birthday and he wanted to see a movie, so we planned to see the 7:30 showing of "An Education" at the Westhampton.

We preceded that with a stop at Cafe Caturra, where I arrived first to a mostly empty room. The bar server suggested I spend the time waiting for B.G.F. by sampling some wines at her bar (the Jefferson Petit Verdot and the Sawbuck Cab) before making a decision.

I accommodated, my friend arrived and we ended up drinking a Zinfandel. Go figure.

To nosh, we had two crostini orders, one braised short ribs and caramelized onions and the other goat cheese, roasted red pepper and sweet balsamic reduction.

The crispiness of the bread made them a bit difficult to bite, but once bitten, the bread was deliciously chewy.It's safe to say we both enjoyed the contrast between the two toppings and demolished all.

The movie was good, full of realistic 1961 details such as men taking off their hats upon entering a building and the debate over a university vs. a Mrs. degree.

The plot could be loosely summarized as a story of the inner struggle between enjoying life now or planning for the future, a sort of journal of a young girl trying to establish priorities in her inexperienced life.

It wasn't nearly as cliched as an Americanized version of the same story would have been, and we agreed it was worth seeing.

Later I decided to swing by Six Burner to see Prabir and the Goldrush's set around 11.

This combination rock/classical group of musicians always packs the room; it's the makeup of the crowd that changes show to show.

Tonight, I would guess, there were a lot of visitors and out-of-towners in attendance and an enthusiastic bunch they were.

I ran into Andrew and C.B., which gave us a chance to talk tacky lights, seasonal activities and music until the performance began.

The boys had both worked today, though, so they were beat.

Luckily not too beat to enjoy dessert, however, and for me, it was my first look at new chef Philip Denny's dessert menu.

I had the Red Velvet cupcake, Andrew had the persimmon bread pudding with caramel sauce and C.B. had the eggnog creme brulee with mini gingerbread man cookie.

We all took our desserts down to the dish, as in no rinsing required.

Prabir and the Goldrush put on a rocking show again, using the violin as a kind of stand-in for keyboards.

Prabir loves to rock out (that's always evident) along with belting out his sad-sack, smart-ass and self-deprecating lyrics.

Not to be overlooked is the fact that 6B later in the evening is a great (and free) atmosphere for hearing this kind of music at the perfect volume.

No doubt Goldrush will be back next month with more of Prabir's classical hooks and if you haven't heard them yet, they're interesting enough to make a point of checking out.

If nothing else, it's great fun to watch Prabir enjoying himself so much.