Depressing Stuff

[backyardchef]

21 hours ago, Sneakeater said:

Oy.

Get yourself to Buttah for a Blackout Cupcake to soothe your pain. 

[Sneakeater]

I want Ebinger's.

[Sneakeater]

Next thing you know Rudy's is gonna close.

[backyardchef]

1 hour ago, Sneakeater said:

I want Ebinger's.

let me know if you find it. I think this is a pretty good substitute. I don't love Rudy's but I appreciate Rudy's. 

[Sneakeater]

If I DO find it, it's gonna be mighty stale.

[Sneakeater]

Actually, remember the attempted revival 20 years ago or so?

[Sneakeater]

When Ebinger's briefly revived, I bought a Blackout Cake for my mother, who used to love them -- and she couldn't remember what it was.

At the time, I attributed it to her getting old.  But now that I'm old, it seems strange to me.  Cuz the problem isn't remembering what happened 40 years ago.  It's remembering what happened 40 minutes ago.

[backyardchef]

18 minutes ago, Sneakeater said:

When Ebinger's briefly revived, I bought a Blackout Cake for my mother, who used to love them -- and she couldn't remember what it was.

At the time, I attributed it to her getting old.  But now that I'm old, it seems strange to me.  Cuz the problem isn't remembering what happened 40 years ago.  It's remembering what happened 40 minutes ago.

I barely remember what we were talking about

[Sneakeater]

Let's review the bidding.

Since I decided to move to Ridgewood:  (a) my stored wine migrated from Ridgewood to Westchester County, and (b) Morscher's announced it was closing.

Do we think the universe is trying to tell me something?

Edited January 24, 2024 by Sneakeater

[Anthony Bonner]

have you discovered the worst thing about our wine moving?  you can't get it to storage for free anymore.

[Sneakeater]

Oy.

[StephanieL]

58 minutes ago, Anthony Bonner said:

have you discovered the worst thing about our wine moving?  you can't get it to storage for free anymore.

Is this when complaining is really bragging?

[Mitchell101]

1 hour ago, Sneakeater said:

Let's review the bidding.

Since I decided to move to Ridgewood:  (a) my stored wine migrated from Ridgewood to Westchester County, and (b) Morscher's announced it was closing.

Do we think the universe is trying to tell me something?

Maybe move to Westchester? 

[Anthony Bonner]

2 hours ago, StephanieL said:

Is this when complaining is really bragging?

how could I be bragging about a service that used to be free costing me something? 

[StephanieL]

6 hours ago, Anthony Bonner said:

how could I be bragging about a service that used to be free costing me something? 

Amassing a wine collection large enough to require storage.

[Wilfrid]

I stumbled over an outstanding (and heartbreaking) report on the Morscher's closing by Roger Clark on New York 1. Behind the scenes sausage making, interviews with long time (40 year) customers and quite a few tears shed.

I am sure it will be shown repeatedly for the next couple of days, but who knows when?

[Anthony Bonner]

On 1/24/2024 at 11:46 PM, StephanieL said:

Amassing a wine collection large enough to require storage.

on a website dedicated to food and wine? ok

[Wilfrid]

I do occasionally discard a book. Admittedly, usually because it's a duplicate copy. I rarely say goodbye to a collection. I finally convinced myself that a couple of shelves of travel guides, many 20 to 30 years old, can go. Obviously they can't be relied on for anything other than things like where the Grand Canyon is or how far Madrid is from Sevilla.

I confess I clawed back a few for sentimental reasons, or because they provide readable trips down memory lane. For example, the Gault&Millau guide published just before I moved to New York has great reading on restaurants that are no longer with us. Inside Soho (London, that is) reminds me of my years living there. A 1995 London nightlife guide depicts a vanished scene. I have a Bristol pub guide from my student days.

I am also keeping just three print Zagats (New York, London and Paris) as a reminder of different days.

I can imagine buying a new travel book if I was visiting a country for the first time. But online research is now obviously superior for restaurants and bars; even more so for places like galleries where exhibits change.

[MitchW]

15 hours ago, Wilfrid said:

I finally convinced myself that a couple of shelves of travel guides, many 20 to 30 years old

I haver a number of these as well, and I think I should do the same.  Some of them literally have had specific pages removed, as rather than schlepping the whole book I would take out a section for say, a guided walk. And then shove that section back into the book when we'd get home.  So not only are they old and outdated (and as you say, I know where the Coliseum is), but they're falling apart.

[small h]

17 minutes ago, MitchW said:

Some of them literally have had specific pages removed, as rather than schlepping the whole book I would take out a section for say, a guided walk. And then shove that section back into the book when we'd get home.  

I see you've found my 1985 edition of Let's Go Europe.

[maison rustique]

Last weekend we packed up a couple of boxes of travel guides, too. Spouse really wanted to keep them, but I convinced him to let them go. He kept travel journals for nearly every trip he ever took, so has those to reflect back on.

[MitchW]

I always liked the Eyewitness Guides - the writers definitely had a snarky sense of humor, Brits that they are.

[bloviatrix]

I really liked the Eyewitness Guides as well. And in the pre-cell phone days, their maps were excellent.

[Wilfrid]

I have stacks of Rough Guides. So useful in their day, but not armchair reading.

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And in the pre-cell phone days, their maps were excellent.

Good point. Who uses printed maps any more? 

 

[small h]

3 minutes ago, Wilfrid said:

Good point. Who uses printed maps any more? 

Me. After one super-fun time trying to find the Chautauqua Institution while driving through the vast cell-phone-signal-free zone that is Western New York.