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― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:33 (fifteen years ago) link
maybe you could post 25 things about yourself
― max, Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:33 (fifteen years ago) link
thats like the original blogg xp
― ice cr?m, Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:34 (fifteen years ago) link
ilx qnz brigade: arepas cafe in astoria - yes/no?
yes, the reina, which is basically chicken salad with avocado was great. Not as many veggie-friendly options as Caracas, who's new location in Williamsburg is larger then the nightmare that is the one in the east village.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:37 (fifteen years ago) link
lol i seen some realness @ e village location
― ice cr?m, Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:38 (fifteen years ago) link
oh! buttermilk channel in south carroll gardens is very good. we had sweet potato & goat cheese croquettes which were delicious, then alex had the thurs rabbit special and i ate the duck meatloaf. both dishes were very tasty! a little $$$$ but whatever, it was nice there. owner was all gregarious and shit too since it's newish. they also had a merlot from brooklyn oenology that i'd never tried that was quite nice, kind of smoky. a++
tonite i think we're going to try char no. 4!
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:39 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm going to be up at the end of the month and will be going to some New York Restaurants.
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:42 (fifteen years ago) link
what new york restaurants are you planning on visiting
― ice cr?m, Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:46 (fifteen years ago) link
uh whichever ones haven't closed by then
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:47 (fifteen years ago) link
RW thru 2/27 at lots of places
― double bird strike (gabbneb), Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:49 (fifteen years ago) link
when u get here call just 311 and ask them for the address of a restaurant thats still in business
― ice cr?m, Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:51 (fifteen years ago) link
DUDE one of you has to get the beef hot links trust me on this
― dmr, Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:52 (fifteen years ago) link
not to mention all the extra deals going on that Bruni wrote about this week
my wife and a friend went to that $35 prix fixe thing at Matsugen and said it was real good value. also said the place was real empty.
― dmr, Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:54 (fifteen years ago) link
omg I DIED lets get a drink together
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:55 (fifteen years ago) link
i went to capri caffe and adored it
― Surmounter, Thursday, 5 February 2009 21:36 (fifteen years ago) link
the bathroom there is like in the broom closet in the attic
― Surmounter, Thursday, 5 February 2009 21:38 (fifteen years ago) link
"Honey, get in here! Somewhat took a shit in our attic broom closet!"
― loheigl (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 5 February 2009 23:17 (fifteen years ago) link
dmr,
matsugen: the soba shop? i know they opened one in honolulu a few years ago to mixed reviews but no idea they were expanding across NoAm.
― (*゚ー゚)θ L(。・_・) °~ヾ(・ε・ *) (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 5 February 2009 23:22 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.jean-georges.com/
― double bird strike (gabbneb), Thursday, 5 February 2009 23:24 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah it's soba and sushi
i know they opened one in honolulu a few years ago to mixed reviews
huh, mixed reviews? didn't know that. the NY one got a rave in the Times (3 stars). been open since last June.
― dmr, Thursday, 5 February 2009 23:31 (fifteen years ago) link
I think I'm going to be up from the 25th-28th, here's my working list:
JamesMatsugenCo.Bar BretonChar No. 4El Quinto PinoIrving MillPorchettaDouble CrownDeath & Co.Clover ClubCasa Mono
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Sunday, 8 February 2009 01:46 (fifteen years ago) link
o those closed
― WATERSLIDE MANSION (ice cr?m), Sunday, 8 February 2009 15:25 (fifteen years ago) link
I ate at Bellavitea last week and kinda wondered how Tipsy wound up liking it.
oops, just saw this. we liked it, straightforward as advertised. i just got the cacio e pepe, which was good and peppery, my wife had the roast chicken. we had good appetizers that i don't even remember. oh, i got the roast cauliflower thing. anyway, it was nice. good wine list too, at least from our limited sampling.
― paper plans (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 8 February 2009 17:37 (fifteen years ago) link
somewhat randomly ate at mole on allen st. last night (it was next to the subway stop, was the main deciding factor). not bad. i liked the vegetarian tacos, guac was decent. margaritas were pretty good and $7 instead of $10 or whatever.
― paper plans (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 8 February 2009 17:41 (fifteen years ago) link
I DIED i will be all over clover club w/ u if u want bc i have been meaning to try it for like 6 months ok?
― gangsa paradise (tehresa), Sunday, 8 February 2009 17:51 (fifteen years ago) link
tried to go to e village caracas on friday and it was O_O crowded. i wish i had realized there was one in williamsburg now!
― gangsa paradise (tehresa), Sunday, 8 February 2009 17:52 (fifteen years ago) link
yessss
Been meaning to take a look at Hotel Delmano, too.
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Sunday, 8 February 2009 17:55 (fifteen years ago) link
hooray!
sleep was just telling me about delmano but was hazy about the cocktail details. seems worth a try, though!
― gangsa paradise (tehresa), Sunday, 8 February 2009 17:57 (fifteen years ago) link
FYI re El Quinto Pino - http://thestrongbuzz.com/buzz/details.php?item_id=581
― double bird strike (gabbneb), Sunday, 8 February 2009 18:10 (fifteen years ago) link
delmano is nice for a before-dinner drink. later on I imagine it gets too packed
― dmr, Sunday, 8 February 2009 20:39 (fifteen years ago) link
they turn people away before it gets to crowded - i went there a bunch when a friend worked there - its cool tho those bartenders in vests places arent really my speed
― WATERSLIDE MANSION (ice cr?m), Monday, 9 February 2009 00:37 (fifteen years ago) link
cool I will wear a vest if it's crowded so they'll think I work there and let me in.
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Monday, 9 February 2009 00:46 (fifteen years ago) link
this is a good plan just wear a vest and if they try to stop u say o i work here hay would u like an award winning tequila fizz
― WATERSLIDE MANSION (ice cr?m), Monday, 9 February 2009 00:49 (fifteen years ago) link
ok arepas cafe was great. had the pabellon (trad. style arepa i guess) and the cazon (shark!!!11!1!) with a glass of chicha - ndsfnkdskfn delicious
― ORGASM REMIX (donna rouge), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 23:38 (fifteen years ago) link
had the place to ourselves too! i should eat dinner at 4:30 more often
― ORGASM REMIX (donna rouge), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 23:39 (fifteen years ago) link
There's another Arepas place in WB, less traditional than either Caracas or Arepas Cafe. Haven't been, it's on havemeyer. Went to Arepas Cafe on saturday and it was still great. He has this drink that is lemonade with brown sugar, pretty amazing. I had a basic pulled pork one and the BOMBA which is a Reina with cheese and avocado. Translation? A fucking overstuffed little chicken-salad sandwhich mixed with guac topped with a giant hunk of cheese and avocados. Raw avocodos make my mouth itch but it was worth it.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 12 February 2009 20:06 (fifteen years ago) link
i just need a drink downtown, and i don't really go to manhattan for drinks so i need a tip. please
― Surmounter, Thursday, 26 February 2009 16:53 (fifteen years ago) link
PS a glass of wine at the gramercy park hotel is $20
― Surmounter, Thursday, 26 February 2009 16:54 (fifteen years ago) link
OK, the new ethiopian place in ft. greene (BATI) is good and not too pricy. i wouldn't go all the time or anything, but it's definitely a good addition.
haven't tried Deniz yet...
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:27 (fifteen years ago) link
had brunch at the general greene on sat, was very enjoyable, so we went back for dinner on friday--a little more hit or miss but still an overall pos experience
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:30 (fifteen years ago) link
they do 'shared plates' which is cute but at some point i wanted to order red meat and ari doesnt eat it
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:31 (fifteen years ago) link
that's exactly what i've heard about them -- the dinner isn't as on as the brunch (which i did think was delish)
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:32 (fifteen years ago) link
really, really good apple pie + salty caramel ice cream desert--the waitress was all "apple pie made from apples from XXX orchard in ny, the crust is made with pork lard, from a pig that has only consumed those apples" and i was sort *rolls my eyes* but it was great
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:32 (fifteen years ago) link
i feel weird judging restaurants in the first couple months tho, they usually take 6 mos or so to get up to full speed/deliciousness
they're doing a really good restaurant week lunch for $23/a pair
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:33 (fifteen years ago) link
lol the pigs
has anyone been to yolele or le grand dakar?
― yur twit (tehresa), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:34 (fifteen years ago) link
isnt that ridic tho--would expect it from fancypants restaurant ltd. but this is a neighborhood joint you dont have to oversell the damn apple pie
xp
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:34 (fifteen years ago) link
haha... teh i think ryan's been to dakar, i'll check
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:35 (fifteen years ago) link
And of course the apple orchard was fertilized only with manure from those pigs...
― Bonobos in Paneradise (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:37 (fifteen years ago) link