MitchW

Central Park Summerstage earlier this week (with a harvest moon!)... Who knew I'd like Boy George, but his band was great, his voice was great; his selection of covers wasn't bad either, with Walk on the Wild Side, You Can't Always Get What You Want, Purple Rain. As they like to do now, especially for summer shed dates, it was a co-headlining tour. With one of my favorite "bands," Squeeze. Squeeze is in about their millionth iteration; obviously, Glenn (an underrated guitarist, in my opinion) and Chris are Squeeze, and they just offer a great time.

Or maybe that there are cocktails available elsewhere?

@Sneakeater would have eaten it.

OG Met.

Old Met. RIP.

The fish monger at Essex Market does a pretty good job of this type of display...sheet pans, on ice, and covered. Though I can't recall the last time I bought anything from him, I do look every time I'm at the market.

Of course; and that one is a seminal book any way you slice it.

I think I remember the hoard-buying incident of Rittenhouse bonded. Or maybe it was only because of the bottle change?

I set a timer for 1:30 on side one, and 1:00 on side two. Hot pan, some grapeseed oil.

You're too kind, and thank you.

It definitely has been good every time we've eaten there, and I just made a res for late September.

Eel Bar. Foul Witch.

My condolences - may his memory be a blessing.

The usual plating disaster: Seared yellowfin tuna (dusted with La Boite's Lula blend) over a market salad (lettuce, heirloom tomatoes, cucumber, sweet onion) with a soy/ginger house-made vinaigrette. Fancy Japanese rice.

Man, I remember when the bar (and the food at the bar) at 11 Mad were soooo damn good.

Wow - those are good runs! I've only been to Shea, Citi, Yankee 1, Yankee 2, Candlestick, Oakland, Progressive (nee Jacobs) Field, Philadelphia

The ballpark in Baltimore is nice.

I bet he thought the song was about him.

Saw Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore, with their band The Guilty Ones, last night at City Winery. No warm beer last night. Dave Alvin can play some great guitar…

1/2 fines herbes omelette (parsley and chives). Needs help with the shaping, but otherwise tasty.

I miss these, which we always had on our visits to friends who once lived in Annapolis (he worked in Baltimore, and would bring them home for dinner).

OH! I now see that on their IG...https://www.instagram.com/p/C-Qe0r6OCy3/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== And not reopening until "the fall," which is not a precise date.

He wants to buy the recently closed Rockwood Music Hall, on Allen Street.

Here's the one from Baker Falls: Have you ever dreamt of being an owner of a venue in New York City? Well, we are oh so close to expanding on our Feverdream venue concept. After good news last night, we are looking for Founders Club investors to push the new live venue and community gathering space over the line to secure the space at 192 Allen Street in NYC (Former Rockwood Music Hall main stage). Last night we unanimously passed the local community board to open a new brick and mortar venue and cafe that can be respectfully open until 3AM in the neighborhood I have called home for over 30 years. The time is right: people of all generations are ready to come out, see each other face to face and gather around the hearth of music discovery. We need to raise 250K in the next few weeks and will be offering Founders Club preferred shares for 10K each. Reach out for more details, but we are incredibly thankful for those willing to invest in our vision. People who back us in this round will enjoy things like: 1) Preferred Shareholder status for quicker recoup of original investment. 2) No Cover Charge (most nights). 3) V.S.P. membership: we say screw “Very Important People” we just want a vibe of very solid people on our team. 4) plus we want your input on our in-house playlists–which we have shown are one of the most important aspects of creating an interesting community. As I have said before, but in case you missed it: At 192 Allen Street, we are hoping to create a social club for artistic weirdos (and those who love them)…a safe space to rock out, experiment and build something special over time through residencies & regular live events, as well as a home for weekly curated retail Maker Fairs. We will be all about artist collaborations from T-shirts to ToGo coffee cups. In daylight hours we will have a full service cafe with plenty of space and outlets to get some work done, meet new friends, have a meeting and hang out drinking coffee. And let’s not forget amazing cocktails, beer & wine programs and lots of Non-Alcoholic options during the night time. Just as we saved the Pyramid Club space with Baker Falls at 101 Ave A last year, now we are looking to create a 2nd more intimate version of what we built at that 300 capacity spot. Things like the Anti-Folk reboot, performance art, looping artists, theatrical plays, victorian puppet theater, street magic, one person long form comedy residencies as well as full-on bands we love to see live like MX LONELY, Punchlove, Mary Shelley, Shred Flintstone, etc… and maybe put it all together on one bill. Those who know me, get that I am all about creating the “vibe” as proven with my other co-owner/operator roles with Baker Falls, Cake Shop, The Library Bar and alt.coffee. Who wants in? Serious investors only. Please no sales calls at this time (I’ve been doing this for 30 years and not looking for a new dishwashing machine lease, etc)

I just got the email from them begging for money... Will you help us build Williamsburg's next favorite restaurant, Allegretto? With over 80% of financing already secured, Allegretto is currently undergoing renovations and is slated to open at the end of the year. We want to give our beloved community (that's you!) the opportunity to get involved as a sponsor, and help us hit our $500k crowdfunding goal. Sponsoring Allegretto at any level is a signal that you'd like to see this project succeed and be an addition to Williamsburg's dynamic dining scene. We wouldn't be able to do this without you! Earlier this week, I got an email from the owner of Baker Falls (nee Knitting Factory) asking for investors at the sum of $25 K per. What the fuck.