Wilfrid
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I can’t believe it’s still there. I went a few times when I lived in the neighborhood. Must be almost 20 years ago because I remember going on Halloween and my daughter was terrified by the servers’ monster costumes.
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2 minutes ago, Wilfrid said:
Dexy's played a big part in my life many years ago, so I always consume what the completely nutty, inconsistent, often infuriating Kevin Rowland produces.
Which this year means "The Feminine Divine," a kind of concept album based around the idea that women should be valued (okay), primarily by being regarded as sexually-charged, imperious goddesses (hmmm). It's like, let's worship the matriarchy for a change while still having the hots for it.
Completely nutty, like I said. But as so often, a number of the tracks -- not all of them -- have that glorious, sweeping brass-and-strings-driven musicality that represent Dexy's at their best.
Aha, Jimmy Paterson from the original Dexy's was involved in the writing, and one of the best tracks he wrote with Rowland back in the 90s. Explains a lot.
BTW, "It's Alright, Kevin" will make you want to hide behind the armchair.
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Dexy's played a big part in my life many years ago, so I always consume what the completely nutty, inconsistent, often infuriating Kevin Rowland produces.
Which this year means "The Feminine Divine," a kind of concept album based around the idea that women should be valued (okay), primarily by being regarded as sexually-charged, imperious goddesses (hmmm). It's like, let's worship the matriarchy for a change while still having the hots for it.
Completely nutty, like I said. But as so often, a number of the tracks -- not all of them -- have that glorious, sweeping brass-and-strings-driven musicality that represent Dexy's at their best.
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On 9/20/2023 at 11:42 AM, Wilfrid said:
I was looking at preparing salt cod for tonight, then I remembered I had been invited to dinner. Chore postponed.
Postponed for one day only. Will be a straightforward presentation tonight, although it has occurred to me that I could make brandade with cauliflower instead of potatoes.
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Yep, it's a bad choice of name in that respect.
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If you can't get into Foxface any more, consider Rosella about a two minute walk downtown from there, opposite the park.
Sleek, snug, sushi-but-not-just-sushi; interesting beverage list where the largest categories (by the bottle) are orange wine and sake.
I was treated to a massive omakase there, almost the whole menu. I think I shared four rolls and ate six pieces of nigiri. All fine (and they could tell you where the fish were from) and the Texas wagyu nigiri was unexpected. But to my surprise, the dishes that made an impact were from other parts of the menu. An excellent bluefish ceviche with coconut milk, corn and corn nuts, and an amazingly good salad (endive, pickled green strawberry, avocado, ginger dressing).
Wine freely poured throughout. I especially like their "own brand" 2022 As if Wines Rosella Orange Pet Nat and the 2021 Ryme Cellars "hers" Vermentino.
Great service.
Oh, and Foxface is known to them of course, and they speak well of it. They were also excited about Bar Miller, opening any day now around the corner on East 6th.
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That is spot on. I still smile at the bartender springing out to be the sommelier.
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Unexpectedly, I have an orange from which juice can be extracted. This is my chance to try cocktails that require OJ. Orange Blossom is an obvious place to start. Must do more research.
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I am sensitive to loud music while dining, but I hardly noticed it.
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I was looking at preparing salt cod for tonight, then I remembered I had been invited to dinner. Chore postponed.
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As I read that coverage, it is surely a lower price point and more casual than Les Trois Chevaux.
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There was also Pure Hell.
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Angie Mar, she certainly doesn't stop trying.
QuoteLe B. is taking over Mar’s Les Trois Chevaux space in the West Village—the French fine-dining restaurant will reopen in a new space uptown later this year or early next—with a whole new “sleek and sexy,” vibe Mar says.
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It's a pity the New Yorker didn't publish her review in its entirety in the print edition. A long-form specialist hired by a magazine known for long-form content that is now chopping her up into bite-size pieces. Not literally, I mean.
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Arguably, you need to be adventurous to take dinner from a hatchet-wielding extrovert in a truck parked in the Bronx.
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4 hours ago, Sneakeater said:
Also, how are we categorizing P-Funk for purposes of this discussion? (I agree they're probably not a "Rock and Roll band".)
They are a funk band.
See how helpful I can be?
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Your point is very well taken. I still have trouble shaking free of the Le Bernardin paradigm.
My daughter suggests, not unreasonably, that he trimmed the rating because diners need to be "adventurous." If so, I'm not sure he's right. Unadventurous diners could do well on cold and hot fish and tame versions of the pasta.
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Engaged in a potlatch just now at my local produce store.
I select a judicious number of lemons and limes. The guy says, you need more than that, and adds a bunch more to my bag. He asks for $2, the price of what I had originally chosen. I press $4 on him. He accepts. Then gives me an orange.
Fortunately we stopped before I had given him $50 and he had loaded all his produce into a cart for me.
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Congratulations should go without saying.
But here's the point I have been making in private for several weeks in anticipation of this review. I don't say Superiority Burger should have two stars; I don't even say Foxface should have four (although the food and wine deserve it). But having them both at three stars makes the star system look silly. An outcome Wells may relish, of course.
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@mongo Skip breakfast and lunch.
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3 hours ago, Sneakeater said:
Haven't read it yet, but should've been four.
Yes. Much as we respect the vegan burgers down the street.
I could write a detailed review of that review and maybe I will. Some weird stuff.
Rosner understood it much better.
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They became a ... stadium band.
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Oh, that is different from the UK.
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