Yes, you read that correctly…snowstorm be damned it’s Pork Buns, Lone Star’s and Red Velvet Ice Cream for dinner!
Monthly Archives: February 2010
May We Suggest…the Strangest, Bloodiest, Trippiest Cartoon You’ve Never Seen
Superjail, the Adult Swim cartoon about a jail that is inside a volcano that is inside another volcano…a second season has been ordered so now is the time to catch up and check out the first season…if my advice isn’t enough, take three minutes our of your day and check out this little compilation.
Superjail’s first season is out now out on DVD…pick it up before your delivery guy stops by and you’ve got a great night ahead of you.
Posted in Ha Ha, May We Suggest
Grateful Dead- “Dicks Picks 35″
My buddy Drunken Rambles came by the joint last night and over a bottle and a half of scotch we watched a home movie that we shot in Nawlins 15 years ago. Besides looking like little kids, the amazing part of the video was that here we were, all these years later, and we were essentially the same people…we still liked our scotch, our smokes and our music. As a salute to my musical roots I give you one of my favorite Dead Shows…Dicks Picks 35…it is definitely What You Should Be Listening to Right Now (and Forever).
Veselka on Bowery
Anyone who has ever gone to NYU or lived in NYC with no money has hit up Veselka’s EVill location at some point…well now there will be a second spot to get breakfast or Borscht for 5 beans as Veselka is dropping a new spot on Bowery in the LES…according to EATER construction is slated to take 7-12 months (seriously?).
Posted in NYC Eats
Runk…St. Andrews
St. Andrews isn’t as much of a Runk bar as it is a spot that starts off a Runk night. The bar is plain, the beer is cold and the access to much local (or pseudo-local) debauchery abounds. A recent night at St. Andrews to celebrate the birthday of a friend who slaves away nearby the joint started innocently enough…a few beers…a few guys from the Burbs…but as St. Andrews began to unravel its web and spread the night out before us…we ended up in trouble…all of us…if you are in midtown and have an alcohol problem either go to St Andrews or don’t (I can’t decide).
Mike’s Apartment
So the hottest place to hang out in our city of a million bars and a billion drinking problem is a Noho apartment? Werd? What…no cover…no smoking ban…no curfew…find the red doors…done and done.
Posted in Drink
Dickson’s Farmstand Weekday Lunch Menu
Dickson’s Farmstand, the super cool, super green, Chelsea Market butcher goes all restaurant-ish on us with a new weekday lunch menu under the guidance of Gabe Ross (formerly of Gramercy Tavern). Looks really dope.
Posted in NYC Eats
May We Suggest…A Great Bathroom in Midtown
I have made no secret of my disdain for midtown or my love of George Costanza. So in order to squeeze them both into one post, May We Suggest the Men’s Bathroom on the Sixth floor of Saks. The bathroom is ridiculously clean and well maintained, with nice wood paneling on the walls and a plethora of sinks and urinals. The real star of the show however, are the individual toilets, with full length wooden doors, and plenty of room to get down. (Not sure that is the right phrase.) Each plush stall provides a perfect amount of comfort and privacy. If you gotta take care of your biz in Midtown, keep Saks in mind. If they had Baby Wipes it would be a perfect 10.
Posted in May We Suggest
Perilla
I hit Perilla this weekend and, while I had eaten there before, I actually had a much better meal this time. Perilla, owned by former Top Chef winner Harold Dieterle is a pretty mellow little spot that pumped out some good eats. Every table was taken, but Perilla still felt pretty intimate. It isn’t the slickest or hippest space in town but, unlike some other, more stylish spots, Perilla had substance over style. The Boar Belly and Dungeness Crab appetizers were tasty as hell. However, the real star on this night was a special, the Porterhouse for Two. Wow. Perfectly cooked and seasoned, it was outstanding. The sides were also great with the Farro Risotto and the Brussel Sprouts really working for me. This may be a better place to take your parents from Scarsdale than your friends from Bed Stuy who are in an electro-pop-funk-ska band, but you should definitely take someone…it’s worth it.
Posted in NYC Eats
