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The wife posted a similar list a little while ago. She did not solicit my opinion. How un-thoughtful…
Prune: Lower East Side, 54 East 1st St (between 1st and 2nd Aves); +1 (212) 677 6221; prunerestaurant.com: Review by “The Waiter” (whose book I found first and make her read): Tiny, cosy venue with an open view into the kitchen. Creative bloody mary menu and don’t miss the fried oyster omelette with remoulade sauce. This place is popular among the waiter crowd, especially for those recovering from post-shift binge drinking hangovers. (Also endorsed by my guru-of-everything food Anthony Bourdain.)
Dirt Candy: 430 East Ninth Street (Avenue A), (212) 228-7732; dirtcandynyc.com: (Partial) review by NYT: Dirt Candy’s conceit is that vegetarian food can be an indulgence. If there’s little that’s animal about the tasty jalapeño hush puppies ($6), there’s even less that’s nutritious. But the food looked terrific, and so artfully composed the dishes seemed styled for a photo shoot. (Given some recent health issues, the vegetarian option sounds intriguing.)
L’Atelier de Joel Roubuchon: 57 E. 57th St., nr. Park Ave.; 212-350-6658; 57 East 57th Street, (212) 829-3844; http://www.joel-robuchon.com/: (Partial) review by NY Magazine: This is the fourth L’Atelier Robuchon outlet to open around the globe, the other three being in Paris, Tokyo, and Las Vegas (Robuchon has a fifth restaurant in London). All of the L’Atelier establishments (the name means “workshop”) are built around the traditional Japanese concepts of small-plate, omakase (chef’s choice) tastings and dining at the bar, and Robuchon shuttles among them, adjusting recipes and menus, like a kind of jet-setting haute cuisine Ray Kroc. (Recommendations indicate bar seating is preferable to the tables.)
Okay, so the other day I had this at Daniel of NYC, and it looked nothing like this. Mine came nicely disguised as breaded and fried cubes, I’m not sure I would have enjoyed this version quite as much.
Barack Obama
I am still holding out hope that he goes down in history as greatest President in the last 50 years.
While thinking about the “chosen-one” today, I recalled his speech from the DNC in ‘04. Probably the reason I decided to vote for him early, (even though Palin helped). That and the fact that he went to my high-school, albeit 20 years before I graduated. Got nostalgic and found this on Youtube.
My contention for best cookie in the world. Key to this is the selection of the CHOCOLATE hob nob, as the plain hob nob is clearly inferior. This is despite my preference for soft cookies over crunchy ones. Now, if I could only find said cookies in a location other than the UK, life would be perfect.
