MitchW

Forest Pork Store still exists, but their only retail is in Huntington. The factory is still in Ridgewood. There's a Net Cost in Rego Park, which is also a decent shop.

Brooklyn is over?

We should probably all go back to being single-celled creatures living in the seas, I guess. Evidently you never got the message that homo sapiens are the mutant virus.

Hey, the guy raising the rent is a partner!

There are some places that offer a few more choices for restaurant week, but honestly I haven't taken advantage of anything in quite some time. https://resy.com/cities/ny/venues/t-brasserie-at-tin-building-by-jean-georges/events/restaurant-week-lunch-at-t-brasserie-2024-01-18?date=2024-01-18&seats=2

Lemme know what you find, cause we'll be in San Francisco in March, after a nice few days up in Healdsburg.

Where is the "Where Is It?" topic? In any event, last week I went looking for capers. None in my fridge. None in my pantry. Kept looking cause I was sure i had backup, as I usually do...nope. Bought a jar of capers in brine and a jar of salted capers from Formaggio Essex. Last night, opened the pantry and somehow that big jar of capers had worked its way to practically falling off the shelf in the pantry just to fuck with me.

Gyudon. Lightly pickled cucumbers/tomatoes.

Haven't played with dough for a while, and the weather is just right for cranking up my oven. So... A pretty good focaccia. Ken Forkish same day pizza dough with added olive oil. Bulk fermented 6 hours, divided, then proofed in the sheet pan for an hour + before baking. Crusty, yet thick and softish inside - perfect for slicing in half horizontally and maybe shoving a slice of warmed mortadella within. Have a couple more dough balls that now, a day later, might be fun to try a pizza or two. But focaccia is just so much easier for me (i.e. less messy).

Thought this was kinda funny (from a Packers' fan friend)...

Right. While people choose restaurants for any number of different reasons, there are some who choose a place for its familiarity. If they make a really great burger and fries, for example, maybe it becomes a weekly place for some. If they make a really great Martini, well we know where to find @Wilfrid before he heads to a movie at the Quad.

Oh wait - now I see - I said they're good at home. I was wrong. Prescott looked as if he might've been on a bender the night before.

I don't remember? (Have I ever said anything nice about America's team?) But considering the Cowboys are right at or near the top of teams I loathe in the NFL, today is a happy day.

I think Elaine was replaced after one episode! Pictured here is Elaine Stritch, Pert Kelton (the original Alice), Jackie Gleason and Art Carney in his debut role as Ed Norton. https://eyesofageneration.com/remembering-elaine-stritch-at-the-link-is-a-running-bit-she-did-with-david/

At 99. Forever known as Trixie Norton. RIP. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/14/obituaries/joyce-randolph-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Nk0.n79L.IAGxiAJrJIm0&smid=url-share

Spanish "soupy" rice with chorizo and mushrooms. Plated (not as the NY Times prefers) and topped with seared scallops and shrimp. Something green, roasted with onions.

I was thinking more The Iron Sheik.

I didn't realize (until now) that Steranko is a bit to the right of...well, I'm not gonna name any names.

At least it wasn't Clark Kent!

As simple as they are, with as few ingredients as it takes to make them, they're a pain in the ass - prepare for a lot of cursing when you attempt. It's often the simplest stuff which I find the hardest to make consistently. Sadly, I;m pretty sure the Nixtamal in the market line is no more, so it's a struggle to find well-made commercial product locally.

I was surprised to learn that the UWS location only really lasted like 6 - 7 years, before it moved to Broadway. Sure, tell your Les Paul story (though I think you told it on the old MFF)...

Michael's voice is so nice. Last night, the inimitable Albert Lee. At the somewhat inimitable Iridium (these old "jazz" clubs are tight). Of course, his guitar playing is simply out of this world. I was surprised at how good his voice still is. His fingers are like twice as long as a regular humans.

Do you need/want a practically brand new tortilla press?

A. Especially if it will help on a down payment for something.

I did notice the beverage section when just leafing through it - looks good!