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I'll tell you who...Elizabeth Gulino, whose byline reads: a night blogger covering everything from politics to celebrity... Writing for The Cut, in New York Magazine, in an "article" entitled: Now Is the Time to Make Pasta Salad I'd advise to have a good supply of toilet paper and reading material at home the next day.

Five-egg Frittata - mushrooms, onions, jamón, dill, chives.

Bernie Madoff - the gift that keeps giving.

That’s correct, I’ve never, ever seen that.

I ride the M14 a lot, and I’ve never, ever seen the Omni machine out of order.

FWIW, I never don't pay - I feel as if it's my civic responsibility.

Is it possible that Eater is getting worse? To whit (from their "Best Pizza"): First they write that a third location opened on the lower east side. Then they write a third location is on the upper west side. In the same paragraph. I guess what they don't really know is that the third location is, as Lucia's web site notes: On the fucking upper east side! Why I even bother to read this shit is beyond me.

Well, we have this to look forward to: In her first review as our new critic, Ligaya Mishan checks out the View, the revolving Times Square dining room with a nostalgic menu and a stunning panorama of the city.

That sucks. RIP, Mick - a one-of-a-kind guitarist. Ian Hunter is still around - at 86! I've seen him many times over the past 2 decades, often at City Winery, where he played with the Rant Band. I was recently talking with James Mastro, lead guitar player for the Rant Band, owner of 503 Social Club in Hoboken, etc. etc. and asked him about Ian - evidently not in the greatest of health, but hanging in there.

Humidity?

Amazing what happens in that 70km stretch!

The pastas are quite good, albeit small (though I could definitely do without that veal tortellini with amaretto, one of the strangest pastas I've ever had (and I've had a few). Yet it is still on the menu, so I may be the only one in denial. We've sat at the bar most times we've been - only once at a table. As is usually the case, I prefer bar seats.

Yes…it’s been a few months since our last visit, but I quite like Foul Witch. Expensive, though.

Tomato/broccoli fried rice.

Gemelli pasta with sausage and broccoli.