I went to Beijing earlier this year - mid February, so it was still cold and rainy - and actually saw people lining up to take picures in front of multiple fake cherry blossom trees in front of a few department stores on the main shoppig drag of central Beijing.
Crazy.
― Baffleck!!!! (B.L.A.M.), Friday, 10 April 2009 19:23 (fifteen years ago) link
Also - 69. How's SF treating y'all?
― Baffleck!!!! (B.L.A.M.), Friday, 10 April 2009 19:26 (fifteen years ago) link
its great! anni3 got a job at UCSF, we got record shelving, we saw I LOVE YOU MAN last night and missed zack and emily, and we're trying out all the local pizza, and it's all like mall pizza so far.
― 69, Friday, 10 April 2009 19:29 (fifteen years ago) link
have y'all tried that indian pizza place--shakey mo turned us onto it on the SF thread when we were out there last fall--fucking great
― Mr. Que, Friday, 10 April 2009 19:37 (fifteen years ago) link
no but we were talking about it on wednesday! which place is it??
― 69, Friday, 10 April 2009 19:38 (fifteen years ago) link
shakey mo lives like 1 block from me
― 69, Friday, 10 April 2009 19:39 (fifteen years ago) link
zante's
― Mr. Que, Friday, 10 April 2009 19:40 (fifteen years ago) link
i was suspicious but it was delicious
― Mr. Que, Friday, 10 April 2009 19:41 (fifteen years ago) link
lil young mc over here
― 69, Friday, 10 April 2009 19:58 (fifteen years ago) link
Back over here the $20 3-course lunch at Vidalia is still the deal of all deals. James Beard Award winning cooking, pick from the whole menu, oh my gosh.
― suggest bahn mi (I DIED), Friday, 10 April 2009 20:10 (fifteen years ago) link
still goin? is it to become permanent?
― 69, Friday, 10 April 2009 20:14 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah dude I tried to hit you up for that today but no luck :(
― quincie, Friday, 10 April 2009 20:15 (fifteen years ago) link
― suggest bahn mi (I DIED), Friday, April 10, 2009 8:10 PM (18 minutes ago) Bookmark
UH yknow suzy's walkin around with the same handle right dogg
― 69, Friday, 10 April 2009 20:30 (fifteen years ago) link
WAHT
― suggest bahn mi (I DIED), Friday, 10 April 2009 20:33 (fifteen years ago) link
had no idea
will modify
if the Vidalia lunch special isn't permanent it's at least running indefinitely.
― ^ THIS IS WHY (I DIED), Friday, 10 April 2009 20:34 (fifteen years ago) link
also a killer lunch deal at Proof, an entree (from a list of six) and a glass of white or red wine for $12.
― ^ THIS IS WHY (I DIED), Friday, 10 April 2009 20:56 (fifteen years ago) link
wowwww that IS a good deal!
― 69, Friday, 10 April 2009 21:26 (fifteen years ago) link
guys my next door neighbor is playing music really loud, it is some terrible amy winehouse cover
WHAT CAN I DO
― the shep (shepard smith ha ha) (daria-g), Friday, 10 April 2009 22:27 (fifteen years ago) link
fight back with 'friends in low places' at high volume
― mookieproof, Friday, 10 April 2009 22:28 (fifteen years ago) link
to save your village you may need to destroy it, etc etc
― mookieproof, Friday, 10 April 2009 22:29 (fifteen years ago) link
― the shep (shepard smith ha ha) (daria-g), Friday, 10 April 2009 22:32 (fifteen years ago) link
― the shep (shepard smith ha ha) (daria-g), Friday, 10 April 2009 22:35 (fifteen years ago) link
do you have any helmet and or jesus lizard
― Mr. Que, Friday, 10 April 2009 22:45 (fifteen years ago) link
isnt there a split record?
― 69, Friday, 10 April 2009 22:46 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah i have LIAR somewhere (prob at work?) and GOAT on vinyl but in a drawer back home b/c i have no turntable
dude has turned off the music though
― the shep (shepard smith ha ha) (daria-g), Friday, 10 April 2009 22:57 (fifteen years ago) link
― the shep (shepard smith ha ha) (daria-g), Friday, 10 April 2009 23:51 (fifteen years ago) link
Where to take visiting Britishers gay friend for best bits of DC scene on a weekend? bar-wise rather than dancing?
― ljubljana, Wednesday, 15 April 2009 00:39 (fifteen years ago) link
I guess you winged it, or got the answer elsewhere.
Is this just taking cheaper food and marking it up in price, asks cheapskate me?
from GOGs washpost blog:
Three years after he sold his popular Breadline downtown, Washington baker Mark Furstenberg is getting back into the retail business, this time with a 70-seat restaurant devoted to his current passion: street food from around the world
― curmudgeon, Monday, 27 April 2009 18:31 (fifteen years ago) link
Yep, winged it especially as it was thundering and raining - went into the first bar we saw on 17th - no idea what it was called but it was ok, with huge white leather posing sofas.
― ljubljana, Monday, 27 April 2009 23:16 (fifteen years ago) link
(xpost) it's taking cheaper food and using better ingredients and paying downtown rent so the prices are higher.
― ^ THIS IS WHY (I DIED), Monday, 27 April 2009 23:24 (fifteen years ago) link
i am dining at minibar in one week.
i am excited.
― W i l l, Tuesday, 28 April 2009 18:00 (fifteen years ago) link
I haven't been in a couple years but it's AMAZING.
― ^ THIS IS WHY (I DIED), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 18:06 (fifteen years ago) link
that is just what i wanted to hear. (the second part, anyway.)
later that night, junior boys. cinco de mayo perfecto.
― W i l l, Tuesday, 28 April 2009 18:31 (fifteen years ago) link
Spirit Catcher @ Muse this ThursdayJohn Selway @ Muse this FridayWolf + Lamb @ Comet this SaturdayJunior Boys on Tuesday
busy week
― ^ THIS IS WHY (I DIED), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 18:44 (fifteen years ago) link
the only one of those i can attend is jb :(
― W i l l, Tuesday, 28 April 2009 20:03 (fifteen years ago) link
Obama's making the restaurant rounds--Citronelle with his wife, and now Ray's Hell Burger in Arlington with Biden
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 6 May 2009 01:13 (fourteen years ago) link
i can recommend he check out minibar (though it wouldn't be good for the optics). pretty amazing.
― W i l l, Wednesday, 6 May 2009 14:18 (fourteen years ago) link
somehow i'm going to that $$$ cocktail party at proof tonight. dropping more dough on food/drinks in one week's time than i usually do in like four months.
excited, though. 10 cocktails on a monday night. yeah.
― W i l l, Monday, 11 May 2009 13:59 (fourteen years ago) link
see you there
― ^ THIS IS WHY (I DIED), Monday, 11 May 2009 15:44 (fourteen years ago) link
lol my username may be very accurate in this case - I lost my phone after the dinner last year, although it certainly didn't help that I went out for drinks afterward, too.
― ^ THIS IS WHY (I DIED), Monday, 11 May 2009 15:45 (fourteen years ago) link
hey guys, i am playing at comet ping pong next month, is it cool?
― Ømår Littel (Jordan), Monday, 11 May 2009 15:55 (fourteen years ago) link
It is! It's in a kind of residential part of town but it's a neat pizza place with a backroom they've been using to do really great shows & DJs in the past few months.
― ^ THIS IS WHY (I DIED), Monday, 11 May 2009 16:01 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah, I've really enjoyed myself the few times I've been. Nice, intimate little venue.
― lou, Monday, 11 May 2009 16:04 (fourteen years ago) link
sweet. i am definitely going to eat the #4 when we're there.
― Ømår Littel (Jordan), Monday, 11 May 2009 16:04 (fourteen years ago) link
xpost - cool, i'll keep an eye out for you.
make sure to get the chicken wings at comet. they are...good. very good.
― W i l l, Monday, 11 May 2009 17:06 (fourteen years ago) link
ooh.
cool, i'll post when i find out the date but it'll be sometime between june 17 - 22.
― Ømår Littel (Jordan), Monday, 11 May 2009 17:10 (fourteen years ago) link
They got back to you, cool. That's great. I've been e-mailing your buddy. Working on a Baltimore show
― curmudgeon, Monday, 11 May 2009 17:18 (fourteen years ago) link
thx for the help, steve!
― Ømår Littel (Jordan), Monday, 11 May 2009 17:21 (fourteen years ago) link