Restaurant reviews – the opinions expressed are solely my own. Often, though it will appear that they’re based on a single visit, they’re based on more than one. And I’m willing to hear from folks who disagree – I do know that restaurants, including my own, have their off days.
“I say 20 words in English. I say money, money, money, and I say hot dog! I say yes, no and I say money, money, money and I say turkey sandwich and I say grape juice.” – Carmen Miranda, singer/actress A couple of weeks ago, the NY Times published a photo essay on bodegones, the… Read More It’s all About the Turkey
“What were you just thinking?” — Jenna “In that particular moment, I was reconfiguring the warp field parameters, analyzing the collected works of Charles Dickens, calculating the maximum pressure I could safely apply to your lips, considering a new food supplement for Spot…” — Data “I’m glad I was in there somewhere” — Jenna –… Read More Feel the Machine Love
“For the first time ever, overweight people outnumber average people in America. Doesn’t that make overweight the average then? Last month you were fat, now you’re average – hey, let’s get a pizza!” – Jay Leno, comedian Much as I like pizza, I don’t think I could undertake the task that Adam Kuban has undertaken… Read More Let’s All Go to the Pizza Store
“Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true.” – Alfred, Lord Tennyson, poet Last week, La Nacion published a weird interactive map of the “best pizzerias” in Buenos Aires as chosen by their readers.… Read More Pizza, Old & New
“Repeating the same constructive behavior over and over, hoping (one day) for a positive result is difficult but virtuous. It’s the effort made by eating oatmeal every morning, brushing your teeth after every meal and daily journaling. It’s weekly therapy, consistent workouts and taking time for spirituality. It’s Rudy trying over and over to get… Read More I Went to Go
“It seems to me that there are two kinds of trickery: the “fronts” people assume before one another’s eyes, and the “front” a writer puts on the face of reality.” – Francoise Sagan, French playwright Not that I’m necessarily in accord with the idea that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, mine… Read More The Dark Art of Breakfast
“I would never want to live anywhere but Baltimore. You can look far and wide, but you’ll never discover a stranger city with such extreme style. It’s as if every eccentric in the South decided to move north, ran out of gas in Baltimore, and decided to stay.” – John Waters, film writer and director… Read More Bawlamer, Merlin – Days 9 & 10
So this is it, the last post on my NYC visit this year. I had fun with the folks I got to see, though I must admit, I was frustrated by the number of people I didn’t get to see – partially due to the short visit, partially due to my training schedule, partially due… Read More NYC Whirlwind Day 8 and Out…