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Tom can play. A couple of years ago he did a one-man show/play type of thing (Speaking Truth to Power), at the Minetta Lane Theatre. It was great…he has a pretty interesting background. And also has a weekly show on Sirius, which I don’t subscribe to.

What is fancyrice?

Penne with mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, anchovy, shallots, garlic, white wine. Salad.

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In that case… shrimp with RRRAAAAMMMMMPPPPPPPSSSSSS.

I saw that - they're unfortunately playing at one of my least favorite venues here - Brooklyn Steel. But also in Huntington, which is a nicer venue, so maybe...

I saw a great show last night. Lenny Kaye opened for Dave Alvin (The Blasters) and Jimmie Dale Gilmore (The Flatlanders). Dave Alvin is a phenomenal guitar player, Jimmie Dale still has a great voice. And Lenny is Lenny - coming out with his first solo album this year.

A really bad picture: Because I didn't want to sleep with the fishes. But it's DeNiro having dinner with Pesci, at Augustine! Adding the date: February 11, 2017

I forget, but it was at least one other restaurant (maybe even two?) before Le Gratin, that we actually enjoyed. Adding - it was a McNally restaurant that I'm remembering.

Spaghetti and meatballs; ramp leaves thrown in for good measure. Salad alongside.

Made an interesting cocktail the other night: an ABC Cocktail, theoretically from Seattle's Zig Zag Cafe. I have it on a proprietary listing of cocktails, from a dearly departed NYC cocktail bar. In any event,... 2 oz. bourbon (for which I used Old Grand-Dad Bonded). .5 oz. Cointreau Couple dashes Ango. Stir, strain, garnish with lemon twist. Quite good. Another cocktail I'm wanting to try is the 1906 Martini. 2:1 gin to dry vermouth, orange bitters, and an orange Curacao rinse.

I don't write the set lists and/or notes that go along. I just copy and paste them from SetlistFM.

Donohue's Steak House: https://www.grubstreet.com/article/donohues-steak-house-nyc-closing.html Also bittersweet, this was one of @Sneakeater's favorite places. We have a reservation next month; our plan is to raise a glass or two to him.

Yes, this hit eG the day it happened. She was an early eG person, and Chowhound too. RIP, “voyager.”

At The Rock, in NewarK, this past Monday... As Bruce mentioned from the stage, not a tour that was planned, until that shit went down in Minneapolis. Great to see and hear Tom Morello with the band for this short tour. Not necessarily a setlist for the casual fan, but for this fan, down in the front in the GA, it was fantastic. War (The Temptations cover) (with Tom Morello) Born in the U.S.A. (with Tom Morello) Death to My Hometown (with Tom Morello) Clampdown (The Clash cover) (with Tom Morello) (Tom on shared vocals) No Surrender Darkness on the Edge of Town Streets of Minneapolis The Promised Land Two Hearts (with snippet of Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston's "It Takes Two") Hungry Heart Youngstown Murder Incorporated American Skin (41 Shots) (with Tom Morello Long Walk Home (with Tom Morello) (introduced as “a prayer for our country”) House of a Thousand Guitars (solo acoustic) My City of Ruins Because the Night (Patti Smith Group cover) Wrecking Ball The Rising The Ghost of Tom Joad (with Tom Morello) (Tom on shared vocals) Badlands (with Tom Morello) Land of Hope and Dreams (with Tom Morello) (with snippet of The Impressions’ “People Get Ready” to end song) Encore: American Land (with Tom Morello) Born to Run Dancing in the Dark (followed by band introductions) Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out (with Tom Morello) (pictures of Clarence Clemons and Danny Federici on screen) Chimes of Freedom (Bob Dylan cover) (with Tom Morello

Two recent lunches: Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Crudités with home made ranch dip. Freshly made chicken salad, along with a salad and Wasa crisps.

It's time! For spargel: Like some of the largest spargel I've seen. Very nicely prepared, at Cafe Katja.

Last week, a friend received a gift of a fully cooked and smoked Wagyu beef brisket, from Southern Market in TX, via Snake River Farms. It was damn good (I made the cole slaw in the background; there was also mac & cheese and a cucumber salad). Shoulder lamb chops (round bone), salted and rested in fridge for 24 hours. Barba (Moroccan beet salad) along with a simple salad with home made ranch dressing. Those lamb chops, pan sautéed with mushrooms, and a pan sauce of drippings, white wine, chicken stock, mustard, horseradish, butter. Spanish-inspired braised new potatoes, with pimentón and saffron.

Cheese-y grits, over-medium egg, avo, tomatoes. 1/2 Cara Cara + 1/2 Mandarin. Lotsa pour over (Counter Culture).

Looks awesome!

So sad - RIP. Absolutely great guy, who was a mentor to one of my instructors at the old Peter Kump's NY Cooking School, on E. 92nd St. Gael Greene most always loved his food too...http://insatiable-critic.com/Article.aspx?Id=1212

I think it's the oil.

When I walk by Russ & Daughters, and it's not slammed (like at 9:30 this morning), I must stop in. And then I made each of us a sampler plate for lunch. My beloved pumpernickle bagel, smoked sable, Scottish smoked salmon, whitefish salad, pickled herring.

Wild gulf shrimp, not available at TJ’s. I think the only wild shrimp they have are the Argentinian, and they have added sodium.

Stir-fried shrimp with broccoli, onions, carrots, and some farmer's market gai lan in there too (oh, ginger, garlic, scallions, oyster sauce, soy, stock, etc.).