MitchW

Though I've never posted, Eel Bar has been in regular rotation for us almost since it opened. Once every few weeks at least. Since we sit at the bar, it's way more comfortable, for us at least, than Cervo's counter. The fried potatoes now are some of the best, in a non-French fry sort of way...they're bigger, triple-cooked, and just great. We usually get them to share on the main with the meatballs, which are also pretty damn good. And when they have a special... like these fried smelts, I find them hard to pass up. The grilled quail, when it's on the menu, is another fave. And yes, lovely service.

More along the lines of 41 Shots, but yeah, the title made me think for a second.

Darnold has certainly played these last couple of games at an elite level.

It could, but there are any number of scone recipes deriding the use of the processor, claiming it makes for a not as light and airy scone.

Can't read but I know he's opening his new store in Napa this week. I canceled my bean club membership a while ago - just had too many beans, and now they're easy enough to find the ones I want at Formaggio Essex or even Union Market.

Not exactly dessert, but: Scones, with currants, hot out of the oven 10 minutes ago, to go with a second cup of coffee. Made via the grate the frozen butter method, which is très annoying.

Maybe, but with 6 times that amount of sweet vermouth?

There’s really never a bad time for a well-made Martini.

I have tickets for that also - oh well. Lucinda - at...Lucinda's! Two days prior, she played an in-store at Rough Trade Below (at Rockefeller Plaza). That was a nice ticket, as it was under $20, and came with her new CD, autographed. While her mobility issues suck, her voice is still great, and of course her lyrics are fantastic. Her dad really rubbed off on her.

Marcella's Lemon Roast Chicken: Though I was not careful when turning the bird (hence the ripped skin), the chicken stuffed with two lemons stays amazingly moist, including the breast meat. This was a Bobo bird, dry brined for only a few hours, as it was both purchased and cooked yesterday. Wing tips and drumstick ends went into a pot of stock I was making with chicken parts/bones saved in the freezer. The Bobo is nice as it comes with head, neck, feet, gizzard, heart and liver.

FWIW, we ate at SoPo's fish market and it was quite good.

The nice thing about Regalis is they always have something that comes with "free" shipping. And then anything else you order comes with that free shipping as well. It's how I got those nice truffles last month, along with a tin of caviar and free shipping.

Creedmoor - the perfect insane asylum, in some people's opinion! Then again, if one doesn't know the difference between Greenland and Iceland, what's a few miles in Queens?

I have lower back pain every day. And that’s after disc surgery and fusion like 5 years ago, which did cure leg pain. Then like 2 years ago I had an epidural which worked great for like 6 - 8 months. Now we just try to get to the gym 4 or 5 times a week, which helps.

Yeah, they will do bespoke weed for you.

Actually, doing a little looking up, I guess PKNY opened where East Side Company Bar once was as well.

Any good bartender should be able to do that, no? Perhaps Painkiller, which was located where The Pickle Guys once were.

Huge Niners’ fan, too. https://www.instagram.com/p/DTdvbhYkXfF/?igsh=NzE2am9zcGlzeHo=

Cool article. I was lucky enough to see Tom a number of times; not with Television, unfortunately, but playing guitar with the Patti Smith Group.

A bunch of stuff over seasoned sushi rice . Wild Alaskan salmon and salmon roe, wild Alaskan halibut (the slightest bit overcooked, but Sig Eater said it was fine), smoked trout roe, avocado, pickled ginger.

Pretty sure this happens a lot - though Pruzansky's practice is his own office, so never as bad as at NYU, Sinai, HSS, et al. Only thing I try to do is get one of the first appointments of the day.

I have/had a great hand doctor. Actually, I have two. Mark Pruzansky...https://handsurgeonsnyc.com/dr-mark-pruzansky/ (Also, generally has individually wrapped chuckles at the office counter). Steven Lee...https://www.hss.edu/profiles/doctors/steve-lee. Achilles docs are a dime a dozen.

Oh , I forgot this one... Brouillade aux truffes. I couldn't eat this weekly, probably not monthly, but it is great - rich and decadent.

Got a little treat from Regalis this week... Which doesn't photograph that well (by me, anyway). That's a 60-gram Black Perigord truffle. So, on New Year's Eve... Black truffle risotto, followed by roast chicken with truffle shoved between skin and meat. Mise en place: Parsley, chives, house made truffle butter, truffle slices, Parmigiano. (The caviar was eaten separately, on potato chips and toasts, with accompaniments - that's the empty jar). New Year's Day dinner - linguini with black truffles.

I definitely don't consider the "extra"meatballs leftovers...this is production cooking, so I can whip a container of meatballs and sauce out of the deep freeze, and into my stomach. As far as the odd duck thigh, that's a rarity. These legs weighed like 8 - 9 oz. a piece, and even though Significant Eater may only eat one thigh, I can certainly eat a thigh and two legs! (I did confit 6 legs and thighs, however...sous vide and frozen as well).