MitchW
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14 minutes ago, Steve R. said:
Mitch: trust me, I knew the # of years. Ginny & I got married at St Ann's in May '89 and then went to this concert there 6 months later.
By the way, if you look at the comments section on that YouTube video, there I am 4 years ago, saying the same thing.
I was just checking your subtraction skills.
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50 minutes ago, Steve R. said:
ARGHH! One of my favorite live performers and one who could even make YouTube videos sound good. Her concert at St Ann's here in Brooklyn a number of years ago was incredible. I sat mesmerized by her voice as she did everything from "Sister Morphine" to "As Tears Go By" to "Working Class Hero" to "Broken English". Anyone who hasn't listened to this concert on CD (or however youngstas listen these days) should. The church had perfect acoustics and her backups included Garth Hudson and Dr. John. RIP.
Yeah, a pretty great show (By the way, that "number of years"...35).
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as my tears go by...RIP.
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Oy - this guy was speaking loudly - to the map on the wall.
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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.
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And Mark Ladner will be the chef. If it's true, this might be good news...
QuoteNow, there are big changes afoot at Babbo. Bastianich, who’s maintained ownership of the restaurant with his mother Lidia and sister Tanya since Batali divested his share in 2019, has agreed to sell Babbo and Lupa to Stephen Starr’s restaurant group, according to people familiar with the deal. The Babbo redux will also mark the return of chef Mark Ladner, who was part of the original kitchen team when the restaurant opened and went on to open Lupa and Del Posto.
Grub Street - https://www.grubstreet.com/article/stephen-starr-babbo-lupa-mark-ladner.html
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31 minutes ago, GerryOlds2TheReturnofGerry said:
Yes, that's the one, from Angie Mar. I saw the $60 figure on an Eater map but couldn't find a menu online. Is there a link for the $94 lunch prix-fixe?
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Is it this place?
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10 minutes ago, GerryOlds2TheReturnofGerry said:
I can't remember the last time I went to a restaurant for Restaurant Week, but I noticed that Le B is participating with a $60 dinner menu. Considering their regular prices, I'm at least a little curious.
Where are you seeing that, @GerryOlds2TheReturnofGerry?
I see a $94 prix fixe lunch on their web site, in the lounge.
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Are you saying you want to pay for me?
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Thre's not much about your experience that makes me want to rush there, that's for sure.
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6 minutes ago, backyardchef said:
I got to see the band perform the Last Waltz as a kid at Radio City....and met Levon. I fell asleep during the concert. As I reflect, I believe that's the root of my perpetual self-disappointment.
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.
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At the young age of 62.
QuoteCharles Phan, a chef whose love of food led to opening the popular Slanted Door restaurants and showcasing modern Vietnamese cuisine throughout the Bay Area and beyond, died on Monday, January 20. He was 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
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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.
QuoteMr. Hudson did far more than play the organ. A musical polymath whose work room at home included arcana like sheet music for century-old standards and hymns, he played almost anything — saxophone, accordion, synthesizers, trumpet, French horn, violin — and in endless styles that could at various times be at home in a conservatory, a church, a carnival or a roadhouse.
He was the one who set up, installed and maintained the recording equipment in the pink ranch house in Saugerties, N.Y., where Bob Dylan and the Band recorded more than 100 songs that came to be known as the basement tapes.
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41 minutes ago, relbbaddoof said:
Thanks. I'll have to try this. Your scones look very good.
They’re tasty and not dry, which I guess covers most of the bases.
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48 minutes ago, relbbaddoof said:
What were your flour-butter-egg proportions?
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.
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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.
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A baked egg isn't exactly a fried egg.
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Fun!
Mitch McMuffin:
Fra' Mani ham, egg, cheddar on Thomas's English muffin.
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7 hours ago, hollywood said:
Still without thinking too negatively, you have to wonder what the next crisis will be.
January 20th?
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39 minutes ago, Jesikka said:
This reminds me of the time- not so long ago- when Mitch and another close friend and I, trying to cheer Barry up in light of the terrible news offered to have dinner anywhere he wanted. Toward the end of his life, Barry became extremely impatient with formal dining and very nostalgic about old school spots like Parkside and Randazzos. So Barry wants to go to Adrienne’s, which seemed to be chosen solely based on transportation inconvenience and a very very large veal serving. You know you love someone when you agree to go to the Rockaways on a work day weekday. Fwiw, Barry took the subway home. He was definitely a real NYer and man of the people, despite being extremely intellectual.
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!
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12 hours ago, bloviatrix said:
I wondered about that. It's really sad that he didn't have time to enjoy his new place.
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.
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5 hours ago, relbbaddoof said:
$18 for a Boars Head turkey wrap at their market).
Are you crazy?
https://defector.com/residual-ham-material-usda-inspection-boars-head-plants
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At 92.
RIP, Chef.
Quote“Basically I am a cook,” he told Nation’s Restaurant News in 1987. “We are not stars. It’s nice to be recognized, but let’s draw the line.”
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Spaghetti with shrimp and scallops. Broccoli rabe.