MitchW

House-made crab cake, cole slaw, cocktail sauce. Mexico made tomato, avocado, and lemon.

Went back last night (this time with a reservation). It's a big week month year for us. And they haven't raised the price on the burger - yet! My big pork chop was also nicely cooked, with 2 sides. COMP DISCLOSURE: 2 glasses of wine, dessert.

I did a riff on the classic tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwich combo: Tomato, white beans and escarole soup along with a cheese quesadilla.

Made some Spanish rice, with a bit of chorizo and a few Shitake mushrooms I had in the fridge. Also had some beautiful Hokkaido scallops and wild Gulf shrimp. Both got the hot pan treatment. Served them both over the rice, along with Frenched green beans, prepared in my usual style (i.e. : butter, olive oil, stock).

Shit, didn't Eric Blauberg have this really good restaurant in the American Thread Building?

Yeah - the guy was kinda...the guy. The '90 - '96 era was kinda great. Right when I entered school.

Yeah - the guy was kinda...the guy.

Secretaries?! I hardly remember ears.

I mean the whole idea of going to the seaport to go food shopping is a little out there. And the non produce/proteins, like the stuff on the 2nd floor, while well-curated, is just kind of silly in my opinion. To say nothing of the fact that it has been barely promoted. Anywhere. There are thousands of new residents; to think they couldn't have done a better job - unless the developers really wanted it to fail.

My first "fancy" meal after moving back to NYC and enrolling in cooking school. It had to be fall, because I'll never forget the smell of the apples he had in baskets in the entranceway. RIP, Chef.

I only had two meals downstairs at Gouie. It is always a little depressing to me down there. (Oh wait, maybe one at People's, when they first opened). I like windows, even if the ceilings are high.

When you own one of these, why not?!

It’s still there; the good stuff is just upstairs and it’s called Essex Market.

Was it on CBS?

I think Chelsea Market is a much larger tourist draw, with the building it's in and with its location. Let's fact it: Essex and Delancey, or god forbid Broome and Norfolk, is not exactly 9th Avenue and one block away from 14th Street. Chelsea Market had also been well-established when covid hit; the market line basically opened and then god covided.

It's certainly quieter during the early part of the week, but never dead like downstairs often was/is. Not that there hasn't been some turnover upstairs either, but I think that was to be expected. You'd certainly think Nom Wah and Veselka and Burgers and Ippudo would draw some people, but no...

The entire Market Line doneski. I’m most concerned about Ends Meats.

Here's a slight disclaimer. I know the owner, who used to be chef at Cervo's way back when. He always wanted to make pizza (and sandwiches, basically). They opened in Williamsburg (he and another guy from Italy) like 7 years ago (?), and 3 months ago opened in the village. When he saw me and 2 friends from out of town come in, he came over, said hello, told us to sit down and said he was gonna make us a pie (I don't think he makes all the pies). The above was the result, and your actual result may vary. This specific pie ranked right up there with the best of Louie & Ernie's, the old Joe's, Luigi's, and yes Scarr's (which I occasionally find to be too heavy and too salty). It's not a coal oven place, so I will not compare it to Totonno's or Patsy's in E. Harlem. It's not Neapolitan, it's not Roman, it's not neo-anything - it's Nick's.

Recently, L'Industrie opened a 2nd location in Greenwich Village, on Christopher St. between Bleecker and Bedford. I think it just moved into a top position of NYC pizza rankings, certainly for this style of pizza and according to no one but me. Let's just say it's damn good.

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I always liked the Eyewitness Guides - the writers definitely had a snarky sense of humor, Brits that they are.

I haver a number of these as well, and I think I should do the same. Some of them literally have had specific pages removed, as rather than schlepping the whole book I would take out a section for say, a guided walk. And then shove that section back into the book when we'd get home. So not only are they old and outdated (and as you say, I know where the Coliseum is), but they're falling apart.

This is kind of interesting, regarding La Ciccia. Anyone we know been there lately? https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/sf-pasta-restaurant-17769532.php

My mistake - it was at the Pere Ubu show!

Chicken thighs (pre-salted and rested in fridge for a day) roasted with baby Yukons, carrots, and garlic. With a salad.