MitchW
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Proving that plating is overrated:
Especially at 7 AM.
Balthazar pain de seigle avocado toast. Cara Cara orange. Apple. 24-month aged Comté from Formaggio Essex.
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Ahhh, the Monday nights at PDT, with Don (who invented the Staggerac) and John behind the stick. I almost remember having a few with Barry.
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32 minutes ago, Jesikka said:
MitchW is willing to gift Barry’s Beatles box set to you…
Oh, that Beatles box set is going nowhere, especially not to a nowhere man!
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1 hour ago, Wilfrid said:
a bottle of white and a bottle of red
I don't know that Barry would like it phrased like this; sounds too much like a Billy Joel song!
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9 minutes ago, Jesikka said:
During the pandemic, we cooked virtually together every day, along with our friend Mitch, inspiring each other and trying to stay sane but mostly failing to overcome our neuroses, especially in combination.
Lovely tribute.
Fittingly, during the pandemic when Jess, Barry and I were doing all that cooking alone together, Barry broke one of his main dining rules, and that was taking pictures of food when dining out. We would both get pix of his finished dishes, set up at his dining table, along with his wine and accoutrements. It was simply another special thing!
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11 minutes ago, bloviatrix said:
Was there any one particular bar that Sneak loved? Can I suggest that we figure out a time that we meet and have a toast to his memory? I think it's something he would have appreciated.
The bar he really loved closed...Pegu. In general, I don't think he was much of a bar person per se, though he sure loved cocktails and dining at the bars in various restaurants. One of his faves was, and this may surprise some, Donohue's Steak House, on Lexington Avenue.
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1 hour ago, Steve R. said:
I am sorry he’s gone. The world is now a duller place. RIP Sneak.
This morning, over breakfast, Significant Eater and I were laughing and crying over some of the awesome times we'd had with Barry...one that came up was our mutual (mine and B's)
hatreddislike of Joe Bastianich. The 3 of us went to a newly opened seafood restaurant, helmed by April Bloomfield. Called, I believe, The John Dory Oyster Bar. There the 3 of us were, standing at a high top, while Joe was spread out on a table, looking at his laptop. God forbid that bastard got up to offer the 3 of us the table. After all, we were only customers. Man, was Barry pissed off!-
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RIP, Sneak. We had dinner within the last two months, at Torrisi. He’d been sick for probably the last eight to ten months, or at least found out he was sick within that time frame. He’d only entered hospice (or palliative care) in the last week or so, and I, along with two other friends, were set to visit him tomorrow morning. Not happening now.
His memory will certainly be a blessing.
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Just now, Wilfrid said:
Speaking
Listening?
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1 hour ago, Wilfrid said:
I know there are regulations about cheese temperature, but they are best ignored.
Often, if cheese is offered as one of the starters (and it's decent cheese), we'll order it and just set it aside for after our main courses. Nothing worse than ice old, too hard cheese!
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Wilf, I imagine you've already spent a few hours dissecting this fascinating piece...
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Moving on, if you are in the least bit interested in photography, then get yourself to MoMA and see the Robert Frank exhibition. I've been twice so far, and will make one more visit before it closes. Exhaustive and exhilarating. You have about two weeks left to see it.
Life Dances On Robert Frank in Dialogue
QuoteCoinciding with the centennial of Frank’s birth, the exhibition will explore his restless experimentation across mediums including photography, film, and books, as well as his dialogues with other artists and his communities. It will include some 200 works made over 60 years until the artist’s death in 2019, many drawn from MoMA’s extensive collection, as well as materials that have never before been exhibited.
James Baldwin - 1960
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We drove down to Greensboro, NC for Thanksgiving, stopping for a few nights in Richmond, VA, both on the way down and on the way back.
Who knew the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts was going to turn out to be a really great way to spend a day? State run, free admission except to special exhibits. And a special photography exhibition was the main draw (with comp tickets from our bed and breakfast, owned by the museum and right across the street).
A Long Arc: Photography and the American South since 1845
An exhaustive survey - photographers you know and photographers you don't:
Quote...the exhibition includes photographs by Alexander Gardner, George Barnard, P.H. Polk, Lewis Hine, Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Marion Post Wolcott, Robert Frank, Clarence John Laughlin, Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Bruce Davidson, Danny Lyon, Doris Derby, Ernest Withers, William Eggleston, William Christenberry, Baldwin Lee, Sally Mann, Carrie Mae Weems, Susan Worsham, Carolyn Drake, Sheila Pree-Bright, RaMell Ross, and others.
Photos of photos:
Allie Mae Burroughs, Hale County, Alabama, 1936, Walker Evans (American, 1903–1975), gelatin silver print, 9 5/8 x 7 7/8 in. Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, Gift of Norman Selby (PA 1970) and Melissa G. Vail, 2020.31
Just an amazing exhibition.
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53 minutes ago, Steve R. said:
Did I ever mention that we went to High School together? She was a grade behind me and I don't think I knew her, but still, that's something to post no? 😏
You definitely mentioned it previously.
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17 hours ago, StephanieL said:
Congratulations, @Diancecht! Don't forget that starting next year, most countries in Europe will require US citizens to get a sort-of visa.
It would be really nice if we knew exactly when this stuff was starting; and the UK actually has a variation on this coming into effect as well (the UK's will start immediately in the new year, I believe).
https://travel-europe.europa.eu/etias_en
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-opens-pre-travel-requirement-to-non-europeans
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17 hours ago, Orik said:
The truffle oil market collapsed when his places closed.
I'm wondering if you (or anyone) has tried this product:
QuoteProduct Description:
White Winter Truffles infuse this arbequina olive oil with a creamy texture, earthy aftertaste, and stunning complexity that can effortlessly elevate a simple dish.
Lodi, California & Le Marche, Italy
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41 minutes ago, Wilfrid said:
I'll have the poached brains followed by the sweetbread and truffle pie, thanks.
That menu looks pretty great, right?
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Today, on his substack account "Out of the Oven," Jeremiah Tower was kind enough to share with us all a few of his classic New Year's Eve menus from the 80s and 90s. I'm not talking Chez Panisse; I'm talking Santa Fe Bar and Grill and Stars (perhaps my favorite restaurant in the US...like...ever).
Just a great chef, who tapped into the food zeitgeist of the times better than anyone, in my opinion. But it wasn't just the food; it was the mood, the service, the sexiness of the places, that really proved his ability to look ahead and see what we'd really want from a fun night out at a cool restaurant. Keith McNally thanks Jeremiah for what he begat...literally.
Enjoy the menus...
Recipes and more on the substack (this post is a freebie)...https://jeremiahtower.substack.com/p/new-years-show-stoppers
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9 hours ago, Wilfrid said:
Le Jardin is apparently "back." The veteran of Cleveland Place (okay, Lafayette) has re-opened on Delancey after a "brief hiatus" (no, it's been years).
As the menu description of coq au vin begins "oven roasted chicken," someone else needs to bat for the team here.
Maybe the menu writer first stopped off at ConBud.
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Sneakeater
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He used to...he gifted a lot of that vinyl over the last few years.