 Porchetta in Brooklyn, Jason Neroni returns |
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 May 14 2007, 05:05 PM
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So NYMag has a photo of chef Alex Garcia in front of revamped eatery Carniceria, nee Porchetta. An Argentinean steakhouse.
 Question: Isn't Alex Garcia the guy who got indicted for money laundering? How strange that the owner is willing to exchange a petty larcenist for a felony drug trafficker/money launderer. Regardless, if there's meat and chimichurri involved I'll take a walkby perhaps to nibble this week. |
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May 14 2007, 05:10 PM
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QUOTE(lovelynugget @ May 12 2007, 03:05 PM)  So NYMag has a photo of chef Alex Garcia in front of revamped eatery Carniceria, nee Porchetta. An Argentinean steakhouse. Question: Isn't Alex Garcia the guy who got indicted for money laundering? How strange that the owner is willing to exchange a petty larcenist for a felony drug trafficker/money launderer. Regardless, if there's meat and chimichurri involved I'll take a walkby perhaps to nibble this week. Yes he is the same guy. Which without saying my first thought was, why would he find a replacement with even more controversy? 
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May 14 2007, 06:40 PM
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Everyone sure it's the same owner? At any rate, it was open last night with several people inside eating steaks. We went elsewhere.
-------------------- Dom is almost god spelled backward.
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May 14 2007, 07:59 PM
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Eater giving credit where it's due for the Garcia backstory.
-------------------- Sardines aren't for sissies.---Frank Bruni
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May 14 2007, 09:01 PM
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Alex Garcia is the luckiest man on the face of the earth.
-------------------- Mother of the drummer of "The Red, White and Bluesers"
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May 14 2007, 09:12 PM
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Given the criminal records of the recent kitchen staff perhaps they should reopen in one of those storefronts in the nearby Brooklyn House of Detention. They could turn it into a theme restaurant.
-------------------- "No, not the cats. Don't trust them. Their eyes. Their eyes. They know too much." - Sleep Talkin' Man
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May 14 2007, 09:19 PM
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QUOTE(Lex @ May 14 2007, 05:12 PM) Given the criminal records of the recent kitchen staff perhaps they should reopen in one of those storefronts in the nearby Brooklyn House of Detention. They could turn it into a theme restaurant.  Brooklyn has a rep for being tough, but really... Maybe instead of Carniceria it should have been named Halfway House. |
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May 14 2007, 09:28 PM
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QUOTE(lovelynugget @ May 14 2007, 05:19 PM) QUOTE(Lex @ May 14 2007, 05:12 PM) Given the criminal records of the recent kitchen staff perhaps they should reopen in one of those storefronts in the nearby Brooklyn House of Detention. They could turn it into a theme restaurant. Brooklyn has a rep for being tough, but really... Maybe instead of Carniceria it should have been named Halfway House. Now you're talking. They could set the tables up with screens in the middle like they use for prison visiting rooms. The servers could wear orange jumpsuits - "Hi, my name is 67256 and I'll be your waiter tonight." Instead of steak knives the diners would be issued switchblades and shivs. -------------------- "No, not the cats. Don't trust them. Their eyes. Their eyes. They know too much." - Sleep Talkin' Man
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May 14 2007, 09:30 PM
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The orange jumpsuit is so old-hat---Devi servers were wearing them a couple of years ago.
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May 14 2007, 09:36 PM
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I hear you can get a good steak with 2 cartons of Marlboros and a fluffy blanket. Be sure to get the 2004 toilet wine -- it's supposed to be a good vintage. Que terroir.
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May 14 2007, 09:41 PM
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QUOTE(Liza @ May 14 2007, 05:01 PM) Alex Garcia is the luckiest man on the face of the earth. no shit. I've never had the opportunity to get rich by laundering money. Some guys get all the breaks. 
-------------------- "I never have more than one drink before dinner. But I do like that one to be large and very strong and very cold and very well-made. I hate small portions of anything, particularly when they taste bad. This drink's my own invention. I'm going to patent it when I can think of a good name."
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