January 2010
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I just made up a cocktail!
And it’s delicious.
1 part brandy
1/2 part gin
1/2 part grapefruit juice
1/4 part Picon
Drizzle of agave nectar
Dash orange bitters
Dash Peychaud’s bitters
Shake with ice, strain, and serve in chilled cocktail glasses with a lemon twist.
EVEN M. IS IMPRESSED.
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One night in Lanzhou
It’s been said many times but I’ll say it again: one of the amazing things about living in NYC is that you can travel to the ends of the earth without leaving the five boroughs — scrumptiously speaking, anyway. Last night we walked from the East Village to Lanzhou, a city in northern China, with a layover for cocktails in the Commonwealth of Allen & Delancey. (Ok, so our real...
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Bunch Of Phonies Mourn J.D. Salinger →
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Florence & The Machine, “Addicted to...
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“I still can’t believe this! All this hype for something so ridiculous! Who cares...”
– Apple’s New Thing (iPod) - Mac Forums via mattlehrer, who writes: “Typical response to the 2001 announcement of the original iPod. Click through for more.”
Ha! Nice gumshoeing, Matt.
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Two-Year Hiatus for El Bulli in Spain →
Mr. Adrià said on Tuesday that he would close El Bulli in 2012 and 2013 but that he would continue to use it as a research lab. The restaurant traditionally closes from mid-December to mid-June so he and his staff can develop new dishes and techniques.
Considering what they can come up with over six months of experimentation, I’m almost afraid of what two years will bring.
(Afraid and...
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Archive of J.D. Salinger's stories in The New... →
Thank you to MattRod for the tip and The New Yorker for sharing.
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P.S. Anna...
While I’ve got your ear: the February cover is one of the most stale and uninspired I’ve seen from you in a long time, and that’s saying something. Jennifer Biel in a three-piece denim suit? No one wants to look like that. Where’s the magic? The whimsy? The FASHION?
BUT (and this is a big BUT) … because of this, you’re forgiven, forever and ever. So long as...
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An 18-Year-Old Looks Back On Life →
The essay that famously captivated Mr. Salinger. From Wikipedia:
In 1972, at the age of 53, Salinger had a year-long relationship with 18-year-old Joyce Maynard, already an experienced writer for Seventeen magazine. The New York Times had asked Maynard to write an article for them which, when published as “An Eighteen-Year-Old Looks Back On Life” on April 23, 1972, made her a...
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Where to Go Next: Best Bars in the World →
Mayahuel is the one of only two American joints on Food & Wine’s list(!!).
Proud of you, M. and friends.
(Just wait ‘til you see what they’re doing next….)
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Obama as jovial national daddy →
Jan’s analysis is, as always, spot on. She begins with criticism (spending freeze, “entitlement commission,” phantom Iranian nuclear threat), then moves to praise (financial aid for higher education, withdrawal from two wars, cracking down on lobbyists), and finishes with this:
The best of the speech was its informal authority. He talked to these Congresscritters (and the...
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“What a man thinks about when he masturbates tells you more about who he is than...”
– Bill Maher on the sexual proclivities of Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity (in ELLE).
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In which Andrea coins the term "jazzle." →
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Gumbo A-Geaux-Geaux
So what WAS I doing? Only throwing an awesome party, thankyouverymuch.
As you know, the star attraction was gumbo (and M. was MVP). We’ve been cooking for days. Here’s the play-by-play:
On Friday night, Pinchy went in the pot … soon to be joined by her sister Grabby. Then we made shellfish stock with their shells plus shrimp shells.
The traditional assembling of...
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“I was in Germany when Italy won the World Cup and this was a thousand times...”
– Mandie
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