MitchW
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Restocked my favorite (or one of my favorites) brand of dried pasta. Now available in any number of places, but still the best price via Buon Italia. Shipping is free to the NY area, at as spend level of $100.
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These are sold as Wild Montauk Red Royal Shrimp 8-10/lb Head-On.
They were not 8 - 10s, but that's okay. Got about 15 for the pound. Head-on, and arrived in perfect condition. Prior to cooking, removed the head from half (or many) of them, for the better half.
Oh - they were fucking delicious.
Olive oil, garlic, white wine, lemon, parsley, chives. Served with rice.
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SL Pizza for lunch. SL = Super Lazy, as the dough balls were from Fresh Direct. They come frozen, 4 to a box; we had 2 pies for lunch. Baked on a well preheated steel, at the highest temp my oven will do.
Surprisingly not bad. Fresh mozzarella, canned and fresh cherry tomatoes, parmesan were the toppings.
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40 minutes ago, splinky said:
So now you just roll around on your phone instead of a big pile of Monopoly money when you win. That doesn’t seem fun at all.
Yeah, but it allows the players to do 30 other things at the same time...works for the short attention spans.
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4 minutes ago, maison rustique said:
. Plan to discuss with tax person today
That's a good move...I think life insurance is taxable only on the interest that it has gained.
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You're not fooling around, @cinghiale! About a year ago I gave up my bean club membership, as I was just overwhelmed with beans, and while I cook them and with them fairly frequently, for the 2 of us, it was just a bit much. And I guess I'm lucky in that where I shop locally a large selection of Rancho Gordo beans and other high quality products are sold.
11 hours ago, relbbaddoof said:That aside, there are subtle differences in creaminess, etc., between pressure-cooking and slow-.
Agree 100% - I'm a fan of the quick-soak method. But if using the IP, another half hour on the stove (i.e.: not under pressure) helps greatly.
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A good portion of @Sneakeater's book collection (and it was extensive) may be found at either of the two Topos used book shops, in (you guessed it), Ridgewood. Of course, I may have absconded with a few, though not the heavy tomes that you two might at any time be absorbed in. Mostly picture books...well, art books, that is. And inside the front cover you might well find a stamp showing who the book once belonged to. I'll add, parenthetically, that a good percentage of his CD collection may well be found, sans said stamp, at Academy Records on 18th Street. The CD collection was vast, and though I and a few others absconded with a few, we barely made a dent.
8 hours ago, Wilfrid said:I am just now mildly embarrassed by the Kim Wilde video tape in that picture. How is she doing?
Now that's a bit of a hoarding situation there, don't you think? A Personality Crisis, perhaps? I'm kind of willing to bet that whatever is on the video tape can be found in the ether somewhere, somehow.
As to Kim, well she's into quite a busy touring schedule this year...https://www.kimwilde.com/tour-dates/
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Since the ability to add and subtract is already a dying gift, I suppose this is…necessary?
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10 hours ago, hollywood said:
Meanwhile, eaglets born in Big Bear. https://ktla.com/news/california/hatched-big-bear-bald-eagles-jackie-and-shadow-welcome-new-eaglet/
Her first eaglets in 3 years! We've been watching them for a long time, and worry every time one of them brings up a bird to feed the eaglets. Apparently, the peregrines are no longer around at UC Berkeley, and she had successfully raised chicks for over 10 years. Experts believe they succumbed to avian flu.
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What didn't he learn the first couple of times around?
Guy Fieri’s New Times Square Restaurant Launches With a Sputter
QuoteOver the weekend, Fieri returned to Times Square with Chicken Guy!, a fried chicken chain he has been expanding across the country (138 W. 42nd Street, between Broadway and Sixth Avenue). It’s a big moment for the brand: Of the 25 locations that are open or coming soon, this is the first in New York City. The original Chicken Guy! opened in 2018 at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.
The scene: Times Square, of course, has changed since Fieri was there last. The neighborhood has become the epicenter of fast-casual fried chicken, with new locations of the Filipino brand Jollibee, Chick-fil-A, Raising Cane’s, and Birdbox, the offshoot of a Michelin-starred restaurant in San Francisco. That might explain why the crowds were thin on opening day at Chicken Guy!.
The Fieri spot was deserted an hour after doors opened at 11 a.m. on January 31. There were a couple of people seated toward the back of the restaurant, past the open kitche
n and next to the Jumbotron playing reruns of Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives, but otherwise, the dining room was empty.
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7 hours ago, small h said:
Suicide pact is immediately where my mind went.
Yeah - I think the dog did it to both of the humans, and then offed himself.
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Last week, at the Café Carlyle, we were lucky enough to see a great show by Benmont Tench; Benmont was Tom Petty's (RIP) keyboard player, and has played with, well, basically everyone from the Stones on down or up, however you want to look at it.
And he had a special guest, who was on a break from a mini-tour - Steve Nieve. He invited Steve up and they sang a beautiful version of (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding.
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I may be misremembering, but wasn't Ruffian one of the first "wine bars" to offer a selection of orange?
On 11/26/2024 at 6:25 PM, small h said:Sel Rrose (might've been the first place I had orange wine) used to have a bunch, but I see they're down to one.
I may be misremembering, but I'm pretty sure that at the now closed Delancey/Bowery location, the same person who owns Orange Glou was curating the wine list.
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So sorry - may his memory be a blessing.
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An interesting notification I received yesterday and would have jumped at, but we’re 3,000 odd miles away, and it wasn’t possible.
It was noted to me afterwards that ticket prices were $50 (standard issue at BB), but not many were available to the general public, and those that were sold out very quickly.
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Maybe I’m wrong, but in the 2nd paragraph, that writer states:
QuoteIt’s much smaller, with about 100 seats, as opposed to 2,800 in the original. And it’s on a different waterfront, looking out at New York Harbor, not Jamaica Bay
Didn’t it look out on Sheepshead Bay, from Emmons Avenue? Or, I guess writer could have wrote: “not Atlantic Ocean?”
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6 hours ago, Steve R. said:
Still younger than me. (my b-day was last week, but did I get a mention from either of you?)
Happy Birthday! Let’s just say we both can remember when you could buy a piece of Bazooka bubble gum, with a real comic inside, for a penny.
Now, you can’t even get a penny.
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Coming soon…20% tariff on the pence.
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4 hours ago, splinky said:
We used to get take out from his parent's Peking House on Union Turnpike.
Seriously?! That’s so cool…
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This guy is great…
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Frittata - potatoes, scallions, dill, parsley, Russ & Daughters Gaspe nova.
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the lunch thread (cont.)
in In the kitchen
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Smart kid!