Archive for October, 2009
Almost Friday
Hat tip from www.refdesk.com: thought of the day – “Everything terrible is something that needs our love.” – Rainer Maria Rilke Reading this NY Times article about how Mandarin is the trend in Chinatown hasn’t exactly convinced me of giving up on one day improving my Cantonese or trying to stop getting Cantonese and Toisanese [...]
Posted: October 23rd, 2009 under Brooklyn, Manhattan.
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Fancy Fast Food (a food humor blog)
Fancy Fast Food (a food humor blog) Source: www.fancyfastfood.com These photographs show extreme makeovers of actual fast food items purchased at popular fast food restaurants. No additional ingredients have been added except for an occasional simple garnish. repost from Samuel Yee: Chicken McNugget satay anyone?
Posted: October 21st, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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October in New York
Diversity in NYC – Latino Jews in Crown Heights. As a follow up to weird NYC animal stories – like the dog on the ledge in the Upper West Side, there’s the story of the cat stuck in a car engine (Channel 7 has the AP version, but when they were showing the video on [...]
Posted: October 21st, 2009 under Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan.
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Chilly October
Amy Tan gets braised in San Francisco (rather than roasted). Mark Bittman with a bak choy with shittake and oyster sauce recipe. The video was also a good watch; seems simple. I’m not into mushrooms, but the oyster sauce – well, that’s brown sauce that’s good for something anyway. Fascinating story about Tom Dunn, a [...]
Posted: October 20th, 2009 under Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, San Francisco Bay Area.
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NYC Dumpling Festival 2009 – 10/24/09 – Presented by Chef One
NYC Dumpling Festival 2009 – 10/24/09 – Presented by Chef One Source: www.twinmarquis.com NYC Dumpling Festival 2009 featuring the 6th Annual Chef One Dumpling Eating Contest, will be held on Saturday 10/24/09 at the Sara D. Roosevelt Park on E. Houston Street from 12:00pm to 5:00pm. Repost from Bettina – dumpling food fest this Saturday! [...]
Posted: October 19th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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Kseniya Simonova – Sand Animation (Україна має талант / Ukraine's Got Talent)
Kseniya Simonova – Sand Animation (Україна має талант / Ukraine's Got Talent) Source: www.youtube.com Ксения Симонова – Песочная анимация stb (5.06.09) Usually not into talent reality shows, but holy cow, how she tells a story with sand is impressive!
Posted: October 16th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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Eric Idle and The Roots – Always Look on the Bright Side of Life (10/14/09)
Eric Idle and The Roots – Always Look on the Bright Side of Life (10/14/09) Source: widgets.nbc.com Monty Python on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Running into all of these crazy collaborations this week – I'm not being repressed!
Posted: October 15th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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David Bowie & The Arcade Fire – Wake Up
David Bowie & The Arcade Fire – Wake Up Source: www.youtube.com It's only in the Where the Wild Things Are trailer, and not actually in the movie, but by all accounts this song is the best part. Bowie makes it better!
Posted: October 15th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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Columbus Day 2009
Happy Anniversary to FC and P! Sunday: tried to do Open House New York; ended up ambling around town. For Open House NY: briefly checked out the Grand Lodge and Masonic Hall. Prior to that: brunch at Craftbar (no sighting of owner Tom Colicchio) – tasty. Afterward: Highline Park – can’t get over how cool [...]
Posted: October 12th, 2009 under Brooklyn, Manhattan.
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queen & david bowie – under pressure live re-edit version
queen & david bowie – under pressure live re-edit version Source: www.youtube.com queen & david bowie under pressure with brain may on guitar Semi-live Enjoy!! ^__^ PS: I didn't edit this, but i love this great song with two legends. Under pressure…
Posted: October 10th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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