Food and Drink

  • Where Everybody Knows Your Name . . . and Your Business

    At one point when I was dating the bartender, I mentioned that I had stopped in and had a drink on one of the nights he wasn’t working. To my pleasant surprise, when I asked for the check, I was handed an empty billfold. When I tried to leave a tip, I got chastised. I

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  • Where Everybody Knows Your Name . . . and Your Business

    At one point when I was dating the bartender, I mentioned that I had stopped in and had a drink on one of the nights he wasn’t working. To my pleasant surprise, when I asked for the check, I was handed an empty billfold. When I tried to leave a tip, I got chastised. I

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  • Best of NY Food

    at least according to the Village Voice. Weird categories, but looking forward to having a bunch of things to check out in the near future. Snaps go out to the boys at ‘inoteca, who have always been incredibly welcoming, not to mention generous. Not only with the wine, but with the meat thermometer that the

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  • Best of NY Food

    at least according to the Village Voice. Weird categories, but looking forward to having a bunch of things to check out in the near future. Snaps go out to the boys at ‘inoteca, who have always been incredibly welcoming, not to mention generous. Not only with the wine, but with the meat thermometer that the

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  • OJ — more details

    First of all — what is OJ? OJ stands for October soJourn, due to a not-so-firm grasp of the English language. It is an annual pilgrimage to the woods, where anywhere from a dozen to twenty people gather to frolick, feast, and sometimes fornicate. Most often, though, a bunch of us rent a large farmhouse

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  • OJ 2003

    A full account of OJ 2003 is to come later, but I wanted to let folks know that the photos are up. I’m still renaming the pictures and playing with the format a little, but they are now available for your viewing pleasure.

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  • Tonight, I Celebrate!

    Tonight, I will go to OTTO. As some of you may know, I have been somewhat of a regular there since the blizzard back in February, partially because I love the food and wine, partially because of the proximity to my apartment, but mostly, because I was dating one of the bartenders. He no longer

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  • Foodie – A New York Food Event

    Gothamist: Foodie – A New York Food Event After reading about this fantastic event, I sent an email to the organizer. He responded, so hopefully, I’ll be going to the next one! Yum!

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  • Whirlwind Weekend

    It is fascinating to me how our minds and bodies interact with each other. Similarly, I find it interesting how what is going on emotionally manifests itself physically. This weekend started off brilliantly. I was going to Maine for Rosh Hashanah. I have been somewhat stressed out at work lately (ah, the Lost Post), and

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  • Food, glorious food

    Yesterday was a fantastic food day. I slept late (always good for a Sunday), then brought my neighbor, Glenn, and his friend Clancy to HSF for dim sum. Every time I go to dim sum, I wonder why I don’t go more often. We had the crab, which I had the last time I went

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