MitchW

Except if everyone is old.

All of a sudden, I'm channeling @Sneakeater with multiple posts in a row (some of which are meaningless).

Then @Wilfrid and I could be the two oldest people there.

I supposed if Hinds played there, I'd go.

I've limited myself to certain shows at Brooklyn Steel. Patti's end of year stuff. I've seen EC once (I think). And I saw Wet Leg (for the 2nd time) during which I wanted to jump off a cliff. Thankfully, I'd seen Wet Leg at the tiny Baby's All Right on their first time in NYC, where they were great.

I was hoping that it would take a while...I'm not even there...yet.

Got a notice from the SSA yesterday that I need to start taking my social security next year, as it's been maxed out, and waiting any longer gains me nada.

Radler - in AustriaGermany...and at Cafe Katja. One taste and no mas.

like in seawater, packed whole/live, right? Which has to be a pain in the ass and really expensive.

They seriously gave Daniel Jones $160,000,000?! He stinks.

No way - I thought I heard someone say my name…was that you? and I apologize cause I would’ve stopped!

I'm interested in the upstairs.

We certainly don't get to Cervo's as much as we did "in the old days." Not located as it is...as the locus of dimes square. Not populated as it is...with a million GenZers (half of whom are probably NYU students, and if they can afford NYU...). But on a hunch last night (with the weather being so nice, I figured many would be sitting outside in the middle of gorgeous Canal Street), we walked over at 7:30 and found ourselves immediately seated at a table (for once, I was right). At 8 PM, however, there wasn't a seat to be had inside - place was rocking, and they sure appear to be fully staffed up, though most were new faces to us. The food - as likable and well prepared as ever, which I take as a good sign if they're ever really going to open the place on Broome St. Described on the menu as sliced beef with charred cabbage and aged sherry, this is a fine dish. Well seasoned, lots of pepper, tender beef - very good and the only picture I could take while I could still see. Piri Piri chicken was had, peppers stuffed with Bomba rice and jamon was had, and both were fine. And the fries, of course, which are still some of the better fries around town, and one of the ways I can get Sig Eater to leave the apartment on a Monday night.

The uni we had here recently was excellent…and from Maine (I think, and hope).

I think it's much less bad than you think.

Leftover poached shrimp from dinner the night before... Made a broth from shrimp stock, dashi from a base I got at Dashi Okume, two kinds of miso, onions, carrots, celery, mushrooms, scallions. Ramen noodles from Sun.

Meat + 2? NIce, thick pork chop, pan sautéed (bone for the cook). Pan sauce the usual - white wine, stock, drippings. Roasted Yukon Gold potato, which are not as good roasted as the classic Russet. For some reason when I shopped yesterday morning, there was a big display of asparagus from Mexico. So there it is.

Yeah, it rained...a fucking lot. Actually, we had the rainiest September in something like 100 years. And evidently it rained as much yesterday as it usually does the whole month. If we could only pipe this water to the desert southwest.

Local greens. House-braised, marinated *artichoke hearts. Poached **wild gulf shrimp. Last of the farmer's market tomatoes (for now). Olives. Dill. Parsley. Mustardy lemon vinaigrette. Penne with meat sauce. * I'd make these marinated artichoke hearts more frequently...if they weren't such a pain in the ass. ** For the poached shrimp, make a quick stock (or court bouillon) with the shrimp shells. Strain the liquid, bring the stock back to a boil, drop shrimp in, turn off heat, cover for 3 minutes maybe stirring once. Drain and spread the shrimp out on a cold plate (I prefer this method rather than shocking them in ice water). These were 16 or so shrimp to the pound; larger ones might take an extra 30 - 60 seconds. I also like to brine the shrimp for about an hour prior to cooking them - wet or dry brine works.

Well, I'm pretty sure California has not run out of the invasive purple sea urchin quite yet. Eat it!!

Almost went after seeing Lenny Kaye at the reopened, renovated Tompkins Square Library for a fun discussion. I just can’t do shows in the rain at this point. Rhett plays fairly regularly at City Winery.

I've got a 1989 edition; of course, I don't have that earlier edition, so can't compare the two. But... It's pretty nice.

At 90. RIP. I'm sure there will be more to say. Groundbreaking.

Riffing... Not your grandma's BEC...the HEC. Ham, egg, cheese on a toasted bialy.

Plus Don Martin!