MitchW

Yeah, a pretty great show (By the way, that "number of years"...35).

as my tears go by...RIP.

Oy - this guy was speaking loudly - to the map on the wall.

Just... Midday yesterday, getting on at the 68th St./Hunter College 6 train headed downtown. I was suspect at first, but the car was clean and 100% empty. Of course, at 59th St., a psycho got on and sat directly across from me, even though every other seat was empty.

And Mark Ladner will be the chef. If it's true, this might be good news... Grub Street - https://www.grubstreet.com/article/stephen-starr-babbo-lupa-mark-ladner.html

https://www.le-bernardin.com/menus/lounge/lounge-menu

Is it this place? https://www.nyctourism.com/restaurant-week/le-b/

Where are you seeing that, @GerryOlds2TheReturnofGerry? I see a $94 prix fixe lunch on their web site, in the lounge.

Are you saying you want to pay for me?

Thre's not much about your experience that makes me want to rush there, that's for sure.

Kids... I did see Levon as an audience member for Spectacle...if I'm not mistaken, it was at The Apollo...maybe sometime in 2009.

At the young age of 62. I was fortunate enough to eat at Slanted Door any number of times. It was an excellent restaurant, and the later location in San Francisco's Ferry Building offered stunning views as well as fabulous food. RIP, Chef. https://sf.eater.com/2025/1/21/24348643/charles-phan-slanted-door-dead-62

As I'm sure Sneakeater would agree, he was the last surviving member of one of the most influential bands. (And if you'vve never seen The Last Waltz, do yourself a favor and check it out). At the age of 87. Rock on, Garth. NY Times' Obit

They’re tasty and not dry, which I guess covers most of the bases.

No eggs! (Though I suppose an egg wash might make them prettier). Ingredients ▢ 384 grams all-purpose flour ▢ 67 grams granulated sugar ▢ 1 tsp salt ▢ 2 1/2 tsp baking powder ▢ 1/2 tsp baking soda ▢ 171 grams unsalted butter frozen and grated (see post) ▢ 250 ml buttermilk https://theunlikelybaker.com/classic-buttermilk-scones/ I used kefir in lieu of buttermilk.

I promised Significant Eater some scones, but only if and after she ate some oatmeal. She did. Scones with currants. Served with butter, French raspberry jam, and a 2nd cup of coffee.

A baked egg isn't exactly a fried egg.

Fun! Mitch McMuffin: Fra' Mani ham, egg, cheddar on Thomas's English muffin.

January 20th?

That place was classic, and it only took us like an hour and 15 minutes to get there! I probably have some pix somewhere; I’ll try to locate them!

I was actually discussing this with his brother today. He moved in towards the end of January, 2024, and was really just settling in, cooking in his kitchen, unpacking, ordering shelves, furniture, etc. etc. Sadly, within 2-3 months, he found out he was sick. And that it wasn’t good. Thinking about how excited he was to move to Ridgewood, grab a pretty nice apartment, give us all shit about how Manhattan sucks and Ridgewood was the place to be, it’s all pretty fucking depressing. But thanks for all the good memories and thoughts you’re sharing.

Are you crazy? https://defector.com/residual-ham-material-usda-inspection-boars-head-plants

At 92. RIP, Chef. NY Times Obit

Only that he didn’t live long enough to unpack them?

Indeed…he had nice cocktail glasses.