MitchW
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Is it possible that Eater is getting worse?
To whit (from their "Best Pizza"):
QuoteLucia Pizza of Soho
Open for: Lunch and dinner.Price range: $$$
Lucia Pizza started as a slice shop in Sheepshead Bay, where it caught the attention of pizza fans and food critics. The second location, in Soho, is just as good and a third just opened this month on the Lower East Side. Try the specialty slices, too: The cream of spinach slice is inspired by the famous steakhouse Peter Luger and the recipe for its vodka slice is a family recipe from owner Salvatore Carlino. There’s a small counter for standing, but most people eat their pizza on paper plates out front. There’s a third location in the Upper West Side.
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:
QuoteUpper East Side Location:
Address: 1571 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10128
On the fucking upper east side!
Why I even bother to read this shit is beyond me.
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Well, we have this to look forward to:
QuoteIt is deeply un-New York to eat so early, but you want it all: the last of the afternoon light burning through the windows, then sunset’s long orange smear, blue night massing like a thunderhead, and all the buildings coming on like constellations.
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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.
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9 hours ago, small h said:
Something has gone wrong. Spaghetti is not supposed to be squiggly and stuck together.
Humidity?
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5 hours ago, Orik said:
A typical autumn dish from Mantua to Modena.
Amazing what happens in that 70km stretch!
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52 minutes ago, small h said:
I remember liking my pasta
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.
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50 minutes ago, GerryOlds2TheReturnofGerry said:
Has anyone been for the regular menu?
Yes…it’s been a few months since our last visit, but I quite like Foul Witch. Expensive, though.
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Tomato/broccoli fried rice.
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Gemelli pasta with sausage and broccoli.
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1 hour ago, Wilfrid said:
And Paul Simon going on tour (83).
Interestingly, I think we saw his previous farewell tour at the Garden.
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Coq au Vin. Mashed potatoes.
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9 hours ago, hollywood said:
Curiously absent from this discussion is Bob Dylan (84) and still touring.
Yep, just forgot. And a couple of people who were on tour with him back in 1975:
Joan Baez - also 84
T Bone Burnett - 77
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Ray Davies - 80
Neil Young - 79
Ringo Starr - 84 !!!
Joe Ely - 78 (and not doing all that well)
Joni Mitchell - 81
The list goes on and on...
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Stir-fry of pork, broccoli, carrots with Szechuan flavors. Can you use too much ginger?
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2 hours ago, hollywood said:
82. Bad week for music.
And for 82, evidently.
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15 hours ago, Wilfrid said:
I have fond memories of the Wharf from the late 90s -- old school seafood, chowder served in hollow sourdough loaves.
And piles and piles of steamed Dungeness!
Once the Embarcadero Freeway came down after Loma Prieta, all bets were off; but let's be real - if you were ever there before the quake, the wharf was the wharf, but the Embarcadero was not somewhere to spend a lot of time:
Unless you liked hanging out under a double decker freeway. Not quite as bad as the old West Side highway however, which was always fun...
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One of my favorite barbecue restaurants anywhere is (re) opening in San Francisco, at fisherman's Wharf.
QuoteA longtime staple for soul food in Oakland is opening its first location in one of San Francisco’s most-visited tourist attractions. Everett & Jones BBQ is opening at Fisherman’s Wharf, according to the Port of San Francisco.
The restaurant will span about 4,363 square feet across two floors. Everett & Jones will be located at 300 Jefferson St., which is the former home of Lou’s Fish Shack that closed in 2020 due to pandemic-related reasons, the port said. It is a short walk across the street from In-N-Out.
Back in the day (let's see, I lived in the Bay Area from 1978 - 1994), when both the 49ers and Giants were playing at the dearly departed Candlestick Park (man, could it get cold in that place!), E & J on 3rd St. was often a stop after a game...warily. I believe that location closed after the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989, and on subsequent trips to San Francisco over the years, we'd always make sure to get to the Berkeley branch, which remains open and I'm sure remains delicious.
Seems like there are a bunch of changes happening at the Wharf, as Alioto's (closed for the past 5 years) will finally be coming down, and that area will be made into a pedestrian plaza.
QuoteThe sun will soon set on a San Francisco landmark. Alioto's restaurant was a fixture of Fisherman's Wharf for decades before closing down in 2020, and now the Port of San Francisco is planning to tear it down and put in a public plaza.
The demolition is part of a $10 million plan to rejuvenate the wharf, which has seen a handful of restaurants shut down since the pandemic.
You really can't go home again.
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14 minutes ago, bloviatrix said:
There's been lots of coverage about the Hockney show in other magazines. The April issue of Vogue devoted about 6 pages to it. Friends who are going to Paris later this month are planning on going.
It's a nice exhibition space and pretty cool Frank Gehry building. Saw a Mark Rothko show there earlier this year.
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6 hours ago, Wilfrid said:
Current issue: a David Hockney painting on the cover,
I wonder if the cover has anything to do with this?
QuoteDavid Hockney
The Fondation Louis Vuitton is set to host an exhibition dedicated to Hockney, running from April 10 to August 31, 2025. David Hockney 25 will showcase over 400 works spanning his remarkable seven-decade career. Visitors
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Formaggio Essex carries a fair amount of salumis from Fra' Mani (and others). Mortadella from California and Italy. And a couple of really nice mozzarellas.
I never have any problem with the (admittedly few) cheeses I buy from Di Palos, most of which are used for grating.
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I had an itch:
For crab cakes (jumbo lump). Scratched it:
And these looked good when I went shopping in the morning:
Steamed, with garlic slivers throughout. Served with tzatziki I'd made earlier, as well as za'atar dusted pita crisps.
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Our condolences, @Mitchell101 . Glad you were somewhere that helped with your grief.
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Reasons to be Cheerful
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FWIW, I never don't pay - I feel as if it's my civic responsibility.