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April 6, 2009
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After yesterday's glorious perfection could today's weather be any more depressing?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 6, 2009 9:17 AM
Anyone ever taken any Chinese cooking lessons? (yes I know there are many variations thereof).Somehow I bet there's an old Chinese lady on Hester Street that you can't find on the internet.
Posted by: denton at April 6, 2009 9:20 AM
i like this kind of weather. but yesterday was very nice out though. i really wanted to take a space day today but figured it would be a bad idea. :(
*Rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 6, 2009 9:20 AM
what is there to be lessoned on about chinese food? blech. chinese food is the narstied food on earth! i can never eat it without feeling totally sick afterward. (yeah yeah i know im probably eating the wrong kinds of food). i've given it so many chances!!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 6, 2009 9:22 AM
yeah Rob - you're eating the wrong kinds. chinese food is delicious.
good morning everyone!
Posted by: the chicken at April 6, 2009 9:26 AM
You're most likely going to the wrong places. There's just as much bad Chinese food in NYC as there are bad Ray's pizzas.
Don't know who to recommend where you live & work but there's a lot of great restaurants here in midtown.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 9:27 AM
Denton, Maybe try to ask around some of the big Asian markets on 8th Avenue like Hong Kong supermarket(@60th St). Or perhaps at your favorite restaurants.
Rob, the food served in Chinese homes is vastly different from that of the take out joints. They "Americanize" it to make it more palatable to us. It's like calling a Big Mac a hamburger or Dominos pizza. They only barely resemble the real thing.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 6, 2009 9:31 AM
My various Chinese bfs over the years have taught me how to make some great dishes. I need to master Ma Po Dou Fu.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 9:37 AM
hmm makes sense, i guess ive really only had the take-out kind. or maybe im allergic to something it (msg?) i almost always feel like ass right after i eat it. like i have the flu or something!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 6, 2009 9:38 AM
Rob, try a couple of these
http://www.roboppy.net/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=Chinese&blog_id=1
Posted by: the chicken at April 6, 2009 9:40 AM
"I need to master Ma Po Dou Fu."
Dave- I know I could Google that to find out what it REALLY is but any time you say something like that I just assume it's sexual in nature. LOL.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 6, 2009 9:43 AM
most chinese take-out is loaded with msg and will make you feel really bad if you are sensitive to it.
Go to any of the major chinatown and pick a restaurant that's full of asians. Look around the tables and point to any of the dishes that you like the look of and give it a go.
1.3 billion chinamen can't all be wrong!
Posted by: the chicken at April 6, 2009 9:43 AM
THL, get your mind out of the gutter. It's spicy bean curd, usually with ground pork; yhe latter which may be omitted this weak for our Jewish brethren unless of course the pork is on sale at half price :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 9:45 AM
"Somehow I bet there's an old Chinese lady on Hester Street that you can't find on the internet."
Somehow I beter there's a young Chinese gentleman on Hester Street that DIBS found on the internet.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 6, 2009 9:45 AM
"Ma Po Dou Fu" literally means "pock-marked old woman tofu".
It's a pretty spicy speciality of the szechuan province made with slippery beancurd, ground pork, chillies, and szechuan peppercorns.
Posted by: the chicken at April 6, 2009 9:45 AM
"chinamen"
Reminds me of the dialogue from the Kung Fu series with David Carradine. Even as a child, I questioned why they were referring to this gweillo as a Chinaman. How many of you knew that Bruce Lee was considered for the role? I loved the series, however.
Master Po: Close your eyes. What do you hear?
Young Caine: I hear the water, I hear the birds.
Po: Do you hear your own heartbeat?
Caine: No.
Po: Do you hear the grasshopper that is at your feet?
Caine: Old man, how is it that you hear these things?
Po: Young man, how is it that you do not?
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 6, 2009 9:48 AM
I have Fuchsia Dunlop's cookbooks, also Martin Yan's and a couple of others. I'm still suspicious that so much comes out of jars.
Posted by: denton at April 6, 2009 9:52 AM
chicken...the best I've had in NYC (and the spiciest) has always been from Grand Szechuan which has 3-4 locations in Manhattan.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 9:58 AM
As a child, I used to watch Martin Yan's cooking show years and years ago. I saw him on TV recently. He hasn't aged at all! We should all be eating what he's eating.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 6, 2009 9:59 AM
But, there is probably not one good Chinese restaurant within 1.5-2 miles of where I am in Bed Stuy; so I oftentimes order it here at the office and bring it home myself.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 10:01 AM
Dave,
You are starting to sound like you've been hanging out with Propjoe. Seriously, Jews who don't eat pork because they keep kosher don't eat it all year long -- they wouldn't just stop this week. Those of us who do eat pork during the year vary greatly on how much we observe the kosher laws during passover. And, if you do observe Passover, you would have to give up more than the pork from Chinese cooking: rice (unless you are Sephardic), probably cornstarch, and perhaps even the tofu (is a soybean a legume? -- I think you are supposed to avoid legumes, again, unless you are Sephardic). As you can see, I am not very observant.
If I don't get to say this later, a happy Passover and Easter to all.
Posted by: slopefarm at April 6, 2009 10:13 AM
It was a snarky comment, slopefarm.
Happy Passover & Easter to all.
Did any of you hear the story about the sun being at the same spot it was when the earth was created very 26 years, according to the Talmud? It will be Wednesday at sunrise.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 10:15 AM
No, rob, yesterday was Palm Sunday.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 10:20 AM
*howling wind*
*tumbleweeds*
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 6, 2009 10:24 AM
DIBS, all thai TV channels just been interrupted for important message by thai prime minister re protests about democracy.
Posted by: the chicken at April 6, 2009 10:25 AM
I do not remember this but my sister insists I made a ham for Passover last year. I had them over for dinner- but it wasn't a Passover dinner. Unless I truly have crossed over to the dark side.
Posted by: bxgrl at April 6, 2009 10:35 AM
I enjoyed this blast from the past:
NY Daily News, July 13th 1997
"BOOMING BROWNSTONES - SOARING SALES IN HEIGHTS, COBBLE HILL & CARROLL GARDENS"
http://tinyurl.com/clrh22
This is the best part:
"Brokers say these things happen in cycles, and many have gut feelings that escalating prices will soon level off.
They remember a similar boom in the early '80s, followed by the stock market crash in 1987. People who bought at the market peak and then had no choice but to sell during the slump got soaked.
But those who could ride out the lean times are now sitting pretty as real estate madness swirls around them.
Besides, they say, offering a spin on the situation, Brownstone Brooklyn has always been undervalued and the area is finally reaching the market value it deserves."
Posted by: NorthHeights at April 6, 2009 10:36 AM
Denton: Instead of a Chinese grandmother, you can try Norm Weinstein. Not sure if he still teaches in Brooklyn (hotwok@interport.net). Otherwise you can find him at ICE in Manhattan.
Posted by: vinca at April 6, 2009 10:48 AM
I didn't take it too seriously, Dave; I should have added a wink to be clear.
Posted by: slopefarm at April 6, 2009 10:49 AM
Master Po: Close your eyes. What do you feel?
Dave: I feel the cucumber, I hear the birds.
Po: Do you hear your own heartbeat?
Dave: Yes, it's going in sync with the cucumber.
Po: Do you hear the grasshopper that is at your feet?
Caine: Old man, how is it that you hear these things?
Po: Master, May I have a pack of skittles?
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at April 6, 2009 10:54 AM
omg i totally forgot to say, yesterday on a curb along 5th ave i found two HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE bags of superhero action figures lol. im not a collector or these and i think superheroes are stupid and lame, but i took them anyway. there's at least 300 of them! some really old some really new. what can i do with them? i know they arent worth much if they arent in the original boxes, but i dont know whawt to do with them. i was thinking about making a mural with them or something like that, or leaving them on trains all around the city. anyway, i wonder why the original owner threw them out. actually it had to be an adult cuz next to it were a bunch of geeky astronomy books hahaha.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 6, 2009 10:54 AM
Sell them on Ebay
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 6, 2009 10:56 AM
I'm not really into model trains but this is AMAZING!
http://leenks.com/link162693.html
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 6, 2009 10:57 AM
"yesterday on a curb along 5th ave i found two HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE bags of superhero action figures lol"
Drop 'em off in Byrne Park. I'm sure you could make some kid's day.
Posted by: denton at April 6, 2009 11:00 AM
stick them on ebay or craigslist as a lucky dip.
Someone will want to snag them in case there's a super-valuable one in there.
Posted by: the chicken at April 6, 2009 11:00 AM
have I been banned or am I being censored?
Posted by: the chicken at April 6, 2009 11:08 AM
alol denton, that's not a bad idea! like when i moved once and left three milk crates of vhs pornos on church and synagogue steps. i definitely made someones day then!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 6, 2009 11:08 AM
no you didn't- you showed yourself as disrespectul.
Posted by: bxgrl at April 6, 2009 11:28 AM
Good morning!
Ok, I'm back, catch me up please! What have I missed? Any big news? OT is still here! Did Mr. B ever 'make a statement' after digesting the comments on comments?
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 6, 2009 11:49 AM
welcome back cobblehiller. No statement from mr b regarding comments. Don't think he ever intended to scrap the OT.
Posted by: wasder at April 6, 2009 11:55 AM
Hi wasder, thanks! That was a little joke about the OT, I didn't really think he was going to trash it. Have you announced your show yet?
Happy Easter and Passover to everyone! : )
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 6, 2009 11:59 AM
quote:
no you didn't- you showed yourself as disrespectul
yes i did, and i dont think it was disrespectful at all.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 6, 2009 12:02 PM
there is no such thing as Happy Passover when you have to eat matzoh for what seems like days on end :-). I remember desperately craving one slice of white bread by the time it was over. Desperately!
Posted by: bxgrl at April 6, 2009 12:02 PM
Wow, why so few comments today??
I'm in a happy mood today, as I had a great party over the weekend in my place. I hosted a reunion of my college buddies on the ocassion of the 30th anniversary of our graduation. It was so great to see my old friends. We picked up right where we left off.
Posted by: benson at April 6, 2009 12:06 PM
The show is going to be May 21st but I will do a more formal announcement thing once the gallery actually sends out the invites...
Posted by: wasder at April 6, 2009 12:06 PM
ok, ok, bxgrl, point taken! I don't do lent, so I don't really have that 'depravation' thing. But I did miss Brownstoner on the trip!
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 6, 2009 12:07 PM
bxgrl...convert to Catholicism. All you have to do is refrain from meat on fridays in Lent, and I rarely ever do anyway.
You can't eat bread on Thursday???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 12:07 PM
Ah, yes, that makes sense wasder. Looking forward to it!
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 6, 2009 12:09 PM
bxgrl, all are welcome to the church of the chicken.
Find your nearest place of worship here:
http://snipurl.com/fcdin
Posted by: the chicken at April 6, 2009 12:10 PM
Well, what can I say. Porn tapes left on the steps of houses of worship. You and I define "respectful" in very different ways.
Posted by: bxgrl at April 6, 2009 12:11 PM
I worship at your feet, o great chicken
(dave- I'm not that religious actually. I toss matzoh to the wind)
Posted by: bxgrl at April 6, 2009 12:14 PM
Chicken, are you inviting us to eat your people???!!! Hello everyone :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 6, 2009 12:16 PM
cobble- even worse- chocolate covered matzoh. Ewwwww.
dave- yesterday at an interfaith (yes, I know) Palm Sunday celebration I was the only one who knew how to make crosses out of palm fronds. I was very disappointed in our FDNY and NYPD Irish and Italian catholic brethren. :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at April 6, 2009 12:17 PM
I have a confession to make: I love KFC crispy chicken!!
Yum, yum, yum!!!
Posted by: benson at April 6, 2009 12:18 PM
OY!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 12:19 PM
oohhhh- yeah! chicken- are you extra crispy or original recipe?
Posted by: bxgrl at April 6, 2009 12:19 PM
bxgrl, I like plain matzoh with butter and a little salt sprinkled on it. Kinda tasty.
Hi Snappy!
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 6, 2009 12:19 PM
Rob,
google "donate toys, Brooklyn". and get a list of the many organizations that help kids in the boro. I think donating your found toys is the right thing to do.
There are so many poor kids in Brooklyn.
Posted by: sam at April 6, 2009 12:20 PM
I'm eating chicken salad right now.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 12:21 PM
DIBS -- bxgrl's right, it's a whole week of "the Passover diet."
bxgrl -- I got sick of the matzoh one year and used Passover as a springboard for low-carb weight loss. Worked great then (I eventually gained it back, unfortunately). Otherwise, make yourself some nice, sweet matzoh brei and smother it with butter and maple syrup. that will cure your white bread cravings for a few days.
And yes, DIBS, I just heard about that sun thing being Wednesday. Happy birth of the world everyone.
Posted by: slopefarm at April 6, 2009 12:21 PM
Hi Cobble. How was your time away? Anything fun and exciting to make us all jealous?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 6, 2009 12:21 PM
I confess- once in awhile, yes. I like it with butter and salt.
Welcome back by the way! And you too snappy. Did either of you read the Fort Greene transformation article. I thought it was beautifully written and heartfelt.
Posted by: bxgrl at April 6, 2009 12:23 PM
"Chicken, are you inviting us to eat your people???!!! Hello everyone :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 6, 2009 12:16 PM"
Hi Snappy.
Does not the leader of another major religion ask his followers to "eat of my flesh"? ;)
Let's face it - hot wings v bread is not really a contest.
Posted by: the chicken at April 6, 2009 12:24 PM
I didn't read the Ft. Greene thing. I don't know alot (or anything really) about the history of that area so I can't add anything to that discussion.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 6, 2009 12:24 PM
omig-d- matzoh brei...my mom used to make the greatest. Crap- now to go out and find a box of matzoh to make it. That I could eat all year round.
Posted by: bxgrl at April 6, 2009 12:24 PM
I love chicken liver sandwiches but the only places that you can find nowadays that make them are in the diamond district which, fortunately, is close to my office.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 12:25 PM
are you saying you're hot, chicken?
Posted by: bxgrl at April 6, 2009 12:26 PM
snappy- its actually about how neighborhoods age and change, not really about Ft. Greene. Take a look anyway if you get a chance.
Posted by: bxgrl at April 6, 2009 12:27 PM
It was great Snappy, nice to have a change of scenery. I was out west in New Mexico with my aunt, saw some museums and beautiful countryside!
"Fort Greene transformation article."
Want to read that very much, I'll go look haven't read much yet, just unpacking and catching up with BH who was here at home.
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 6, 2009 12:27 PM
LOL Chicken. How very 'Jim Jones' of you :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 6, 2009 12:27 PM
"oohhhh- yeah! chicken- are you extra crispy or original recipe?
Posted by: bxgrl at April 6, 2009 12:19 PM"
I'm the boneless variety.
Despite being the home of KFC, I am very disappointed by the lack of chicken gravy in this country.
Posted by: the chicken at April 6, 2009 12:27 PM
All of this talk of delicious KFC crispy fried chicken, and I'm looking at the prospect of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch. Damn!!
Posted by: benson at April 6, 2009 12:28 PM
Ooh, slopey, bxgrl, I need a recipe for Matzo Brei!
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 6, 2009 12:28 PM
Ah, fresh, non-NYC air. How I miss it so :) I gotta get out of here and breathe soon or I'm gonna lose it.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 6, 2009 12:29 PM
"are you saying you're hot, chicken?
Posted by: bxgrl at April 6, 2009 12:26 PM"
No, just "finger-lickin good"!
Posted by: the chicken at April 6, 2009 12:29 PM
chicken- I will not touch that comment with a 10 foot pole!
Do you notice a lack of gravitas on this thread today? :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at April 6, 2009 12:29 PM
PB&J is good too Benson! But, you could save the sandwich for later and run out and pick up some chicken! Ok...KFC or Popeye's? Preferences anyone?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 6, 2009 12:30 PM
I'm going to refrain from further comment on the "chicken flesh" subject.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 12:30 PM
I'm the boneless variety.
- Posted by: the chicken at April 6, 2009 12:27 PM
Don't tell that to your admirer.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 6, 2009 12:31 PM
Excuuuusse Me, chicken. I would NEVER descend into the lower echelons of sexual innuendo. Hmmph! The very idea. I was referring to your body temperature :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at April 6, 2009 12:32 PM
The air was very fresh, but also a little thin! Santa Fe is at 7,000 or so/+ feet - easy to get out of breath there! Mountains are beautiful - lots of sun, a little chilly still.
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 6, 2009 12:32 PM
Snappy;
KFC- no contest!
I am really working up a craving for friend chicken!!!!
Posted by: benson at April 6, 2009 12:33 PM
"Ok...KFC or Popeye's? Preferences anyone?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 6, 2009 12:30 PM"
B L A S P H E M Y !!!!!
(okay, Popeyes is pretty damn tasty though. Maybe I will allow then to be an "offshoot religion" like the Mormons)
Posted by: the chicken at April 6, 2009 12:34 PM
"I am really working up a craving for friend chicken!!!!"
RUN CHICKEN RUN! benson is after you! ; )
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 6, 2009 12:35 PM
Unfortunately there is a KFC not too far from me on 4th Avenue...I'm trying to tell myself to stay away...you guys really have me craving fried chicken now! I must admit though, I haven't been to KFC in many moons. The Royal Fried Chicken down the street is decent and cheap...$3.50 for 3 wings and fries. YUM!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 6, 2009 12:36 PM
Seeeee.....now everyone wants him!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 12:37 PM
"No, just "finger-lickin good"!"
Oooooh, I want to change a couple of letters, but won't. I will behave.
Chicken, you're of the boneless variety.
Are you a nugget?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 6, 2009 12:37 PM
Ha! Chicken, they do seem to have crispier pieces than KFC. An offshoot would be advisable!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 6, 2009 12:37 PM
Went to Alto Voce on Friday evening on 5th Ave btween 2nd and 3rd, sister restaurant to Sote Voce I believe. Service was reasonable but the food was somewhat underwhelming. Maybe we just caught them on a bad night but has anyone else been there ? All the restaurants were packed on Friday that we walked past - so much for folks staying in more....
Posted by: 10thStreetReno at April 6, 2009 12:37 PM
BRG, the nuggets are his kids! He's a full piece :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 6, 2009 12:38 PM
Wait- are we eating chicken or are we worshiping him? He seems to be thinking "worship"
Posted by: bxgrl at April 6, 2009 12:39 PM
Have you guys ever heard that Popeyes is actually a Vatican shadow organization? not called Pope Yes for nothing...
Posted by: wasder at April 6, 2009 12:40 PM
Anyone ever eaten cock's crown or comb??? Wonderful.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 12:42 PM
Wasder...are you serious! That's funny!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 6, 2009 12:42 PM
wasder- ssshhh!!!! It was all in the DaVinci Code but this part only we Jewish folk had the decoder for. Now you've gone and given it all away!
Posted by: bxgrl at April 6, 2009 12:43 PM
Benson....come into the light my son...
Has anyone tried Obama Fried Chicken yet?
Posted by: the chicken at April 6, 2009 12:43 PM
And what is "Jack In The Box" code for???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 12:44 PM
what's for lunch?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 6, 2009 12:44 PM
"not called Pope Yes for nothing..."
OY! bad, very bad joke wasder!
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 6, 2009 12:45 PM
"Has anyone tried Obama Fried Chicken yet?"
Ok, I'll 'bite' chicken - what is it....[Am I going to regret this?]
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 6, 2009 12:46 PM
"And what is "Jack In The Box" code for???"
Answer: Shit in the mouth
Posted by: benson at April 6, 2009 12:46 PM
"Wait- are we eating chicken or are we worshiping him? He seems to be thinking "worship"
Posted by: bxgrl at April 6, 2009 12:39 PM"
Eating is fine bxgrl. A fresh KFC is like your own private moment with our god.
Posted by: the chicken at April 6, 2009 12:47 PM
And what is 'Shit in the mouth' code for???
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 6, 2009 12:47 PM
That was an old joke we used to tell in grad school. I couldn't help myself!
Posted by: benson at April 6, 2009 12:47 PM
I asked this question last week in the COTD thread and no one answered...are we using the pricing widget to appraise the value of the apartment or the price we think it will eventually sell for? Some folks are coming in hundreds of thousands of dollars above and below asking and I'm confused.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 6, 2009 12:47 PM
chicken...the Thais have a grerat sense of humor...there's a famous chicken restaurant in Bangkok called Pollo located on Soi Polo.
I kinda like the spicier Thai versions over the Chinese. No offense.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 12:47 PM
you really have been away Cobblehiller?!
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&q=obama+fried+chicken&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=OTLaSdWCAozyMonYyfIO&sa=X&oi=news_result&resnum=1&ct=title
Posted by: the chicken at April 6, 2009 12:48 PM
LOL Benson!!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 6, 2009 12:48 PM
cobble...please try and keep up
Read the "Backlash..." thread on Monday Links.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 12:49 PM
Today is Chakri Day in Thailand.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 6, 2009 12:49 PM
And next week is Songkran...which is when everyone throws water on everybody. Always fun.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 12:51 PM
I totally missed that chicken, yes, I really was away - very little news.
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 6, 2009 12:52 PM
"cobble...please try and keep up
Read the "Backlash..." thread on Monday Links."
Yes sir Mr. DIBS!
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 6, 2009 12:53 PM
The PB&J sandwich wasn't bad......
Posted by: benson at April 6, 2009 12:54 PM
Chakri is the aniniversary of the beginning of the current royal dynasty. Songkran is Thai new Year. The most interesting holiday is Loy Kratong when small candles are floated in water everywhere.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 12:56 PM
Dave, you should try out for Jeopardy!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 6, 2009 12:57 PM
Oh, Benson, you didn't give in to the call of the chicken?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 6, 2009 12:57 PM
Aside from the historic and cultural significance of Thai holidays, one must always know when they fall so as not to get caught there on a weekend when the bars are closed, no liquor is served or most of the guys go back home to visit relatives!!!
Travel hints from DIBS.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 12:58 PM
[bxgrl, Ok, just read the Fort Greene thread. I have a few thoughts on it. Heading over there now.]
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 6, 2009 12:59 PM
"Oh, Benson, you didn't give in to the call of the chicken?"
I'm stuck in my office - can't get out :-(
Posted by: benson at April 6, 2009 1:03 PM
I think I'm converting to the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Any religion that boasts Pastafarians is the place for me :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at April 6, 2009 1:07 PM
Benson, what you need is a secretary/assistant with an umbrella and a can-do spirit!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 6, 2009 1:09 PM
Where are Biff & the What today???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 1:12 PM
cobble,
Make matzoh brei like french toast. To start, just break the matzoh into little squares, put the pieces into a collander, and pour boiling water over them to soften them up. Then dump the softened matzoh pieces into a bowl with eggs (and milk, cinnamon, vanilla extract, whatever is your fancy), just like you would bread for french toast. The whole mixture goes in the pan. Use one egg for each matzoh.
Posted by: slopefarm at April 6, 2009 1:12 PM
"Where are Biff & the What today???"
Cleaning up from the Skittle Party.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 6, 2009 1:14 PM
I thought it was matzoh brie, just spelled wrong. A piece of matzoh, a little brie, and there you have it.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 1:15 PM
Homophobia (from Greek homós: one and the same; phóbos: fear, phobia) is an irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality, homosexuals,[1][2][3] or individuals perceived as homosexual.
You're out of line rob.
Posted by: bxgrl at April 6, 2009 1:15 PM
Can someone please answer my question at 12:47? Please? Pretty Please??? I really wanna know.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 6, 2009 1:15 PM
oops- I meant to post the definition on the Fort Greene thread where rob has now accused me of being homophobic. Yes- another intelligent remark by rob.
Posted by: bxgrl at April 6, 2009 1:17 PM
Bxgirl and Rob, you two are like oil and water these days!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 6, 2009 1:17 PM
What caused that response, bxgrl? Or was something deleted!!!!???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 1:17 PM
Snappy--you are stating what you think the house will sell for...
Posted by: wasder at April 6, 2009 1:17 PM
"Make matzoh brei like french toast. "
Thank you Slopey! Would it be wrong to have this for dinner?! : )
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 6, 2009 1:18 PM
Thanks Wasder :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 6, 2009 1:19 PM
Snappy...I think its what it should sell for and, theoretically, that's what it would appraise out at as well.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 1:20 PM
truly snappy- all of a sudden last week he's been going after me for no reason. Now he called me homophobic for responding to a post someone else wrote, and I only said I would be looking at that poster hoping, as a straight woman, he was straight. And that was in direct response to what he wrote. He was being humorous, so was I. Rob wasn't. He was being an ass and I don't like it.
Posted by: bxgrl at April 6, 2009 1:24 PM
If it's sales price, then someone is playing games. Today's COTD pulled in an estimate of $600k plus.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 6, 2009 1:24 PM
Cobble,
If you would eat french toast for dinner, you can go ahead with this too.
(Curious to see what double entendre I've just set up DIBS to make.)
Posted by: slopefarm at April 6, 2009 1:25 PM
slopefarm- that's actually a differnt recipe than my mother used to make. Yours is a sweeter version- my mom's used just egg, milk or water, and salt. She also used less egg per piece. I have to try yours.
Posted by: bxgrl at April 6, 2009 1:26 PM
Damn you all. I have a sudden urge to go over to Popeye's for fried chicken and biscuits. Perhaps I can convince the tenant..........
Posted by: Montrose Morris at April 6, 2009 1:36 PM
MM, if you get her to go out, try to convince her to swing by my place to drop off three wings!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 6, 2009 1:37 PM
Ooohhhhhh- the Sainted tenant is amenable!!!
Posted by: bxgrl at April 6, 2009 1:42 PM
Can a Jewish tenant be Sainted???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 1:45 PM
Some other day, Snappy. We promise.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at April 6, 2009 1:46 PM
Well, ok- anointed.
Posted by: bxgrl at April 6, 2009 1:47 PM
Papal dispensation, Dave.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at April 6, 2009 1:48 PM
Awww :( I guess I'll be going to get my own chicken! That's ok though, I'll save money because I won't have to tip her for delivery!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 6, 2009 1:50 PM
The funniest stories of dispensations occured a few years Ago when St. Patrick's Day fell on a Friday in Lent and there were all these dispensations being given out to eat meat. With many of them however, the dispensation was only valid if you performed certain indulgences AND only in your own diocese. So if you were in a diocese in Iowa and went to the St. Patricks Day parade in NYC, the dispensation was null and void. It was all rather funny and absurd.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 1:55 PM
Why aren't we supposed to eat meat on Friday's during Lent?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 6, 2009 2:05 PM
Because the Church tells you not to.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 2:06 PM
"If you would eat french toast for dinner, you can go ahead with this too."
I love 'breakfast for dinner' nights. We do it every couple of weeks. Bacon and eggs. Pierogies and eggs and sausages. It's fun, and yummy. Now we can add matzoh brei to the mix!
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 6, 2009 2:11 PM
I still think you're all spelling it wrong and a little brie schmear on a matzoh would be better.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 2:13 PM
I believe that is how the french do it, DIBS! ; )
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 6, 2009 2:18 PM
What's a traditional Easter meal?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 6, 2009 2:20 PM
Hi Everyone -
i had to take a break from this site on Friday - it really got to me - all the fighting on every thread
BRG - I think a trad Easter meal usually involves Ham - my mom made a ham with a curry peach and pineapple gravy that was delish!
Posted by: gemini10 at April 6, 2009 2:23 PM
bx -- you can take it in a savory direction, too, and treat it like a matzoh omelette. You can also keep it neutral (pinch of salt) and just top it however you want or eat it plain. I am not a huge traditionalist on this, but the underlying recipe is always the same -- soften the matzoh pieces with boiling water, mix with egg, fry.
Try DIBS's "matzoh brie" at your own risk.
Posted by: slopefarm at April 6, 2009 2:24 PM
Ham. But nothing cast in stone like Thanksgiving.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 2:24 PM
Sam - are you a brit?
Posted by: gemini10 at April 6, 2009 2:27 PM
I've done both ham and lamb. I don't like the mint jelly.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 2:29 PM
I grew up Christian and we NEVER had ham, ever. My mother hated it and never made it.
We usually have lamb.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 6, 2009 2:34 PM
I'm with Sam: Lamb for dinner.
In my mom's house though, we went with lasagna.
My mom is such a good cook (don't tell my wife I said that).
When I was in high school, my mom used to make eggplant parmigiana sandwiches for me. For some reason, I don't like EP. Fear not, however, the food did not go to waste. My mom's EP was so famous, I used to auction them off to others at school.
Posted by: benson at April 6, 2009 2:34 PM
I don't like mint jelly either, but that is neither here nor there, it's TRADITION!
A nice rasted leg o'mutton with a side of mashed potatoes and carrots, and of course, mint jelly, is the traditional easter sunday repast chez moi.
Posted by: sam at April 6, 2009 2:36 PM
Well, I'm cooking ham this year.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 2:36 PM
What the heck is mint jelly?
Our table on Easter will have ethnic food on it....just like Thanksgiving.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 6, 2009 2:37 PM
We always had leg of lamb with mint jelly - not mint sauce!
Recently, BH told me that he grew up with mint sauce - a vinegary mint leaf thing. We did a taste test with lamb chops. Mint sauce - pretty good! Mint jelly - seemed to overwhelm.
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 6, 2009 2:38 PM
http://consumerist.com/consumer/badvertising/this-boneless-spiral-ham-is-delicious-for-chanukah-329904.php
Posted by: SnarkSlope at April 6, 2009 2:40 PM
Lips that touch spiral ham will never touch mine. Those hams are awful.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 2:42 PM
what is mint jelly?
It is sweetened, bright green aspic with a slight minty aroma.
I thought it was standard-issue fare in American Christian
homes. No?
I'm certainly not British.
Posted by: sam at April 6, 2009 2:43 PM
why mint jelly on Lamb?
why not apple sauce?
We always had a ham and asparagus and other things am probably forgetting
but as long as I got my "Peeps" all was good - hahahaha!
I miss Easter baskets
I love Eggplant parm Benson
Posted by: gemini10 at April 6, 2009 2:45 PM
Mint jelly is jelly! Sugary jelly flavored with mint. Not aspic.
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 6, 2009 2:46 PM
Sam - I thought you were british are you irish, then?
I guess I assumed b/c of the mutton usage as well
Posted by: gemini10 at April 6, 2009 2:47 PM
what is mint jelly?
Its a bright, bright green blob of jellied sugar, remotely minty in flavor.
God-fearing people wouldn't touch the stuff. :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 2:47 PM
"i had to take a break from this site on Friday - it really got to me - all the fighting on every thread"
Worse than usual gemini?
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 6, 2009 2:48 PM
Jelly beans. But not the black ones. Errr, I mean licorice ones. :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 2:49 PM
Mint Jelly sounds awful...but then again I don't like cranberry sauce.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 6, 2009 2:50 PM
apple sauce is not green, that's why!
sheesh!
Dave, I have to disagree with you about spiral ham. It is
delicious. Especially with a little honey dijon glaze. How could you not love it? I'm talking about on-the-bone spirally sliced hams. One of civilization's triumphs!
Posted by: sam at April 6, 2009 2:50 PM
I love cranberry sauce, homemade AND the can of cranberry jelly. If you're white trash you leave the can marks, if not, chop it up.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 2:52 PM
So what will be on your table at Easter BRG?
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 6, 2009 2:52 PM
Alright already, mint jelly is crap jello on a plate.
It's still what people eat at Easter across the border in the United States.
Posted by: sam at April 6, 2009 2:54 PM
Sliced bread and spiral cut hams are not advancements of civilization.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 2:55 PM
I LOVE Cranberry Sauce - I like mine homemade though
CH - oh yes it was a free-for all in almost every thread
check it out - everyone was fighting each other from the Open house Picks, to the follow up on open houses from 6 months ago to Mr.B defending his position on why he likes to include Horror Show Fridays and people getting totally nuts on that site - to the OT started to become a a fight amongst some usuals vs this wacky 989999
it was insane - I had to peace out! - hahahaha
Sam- Exactly - Green! - ewwwwwwwww -
Posted by: gemini10 at April 6, 2009 2:57 PM
"If you're white trash you leave the can marks, if not, chop it up."
I think we had this conversation at Thanksgiving! I love the can marks - slide the whole thing onto a silver serving dish! Try it, it's hilarious, and slice the cranberry sauce ever so gentilly! ; )
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 6, 2009 3:01 PM
I like both the homemade sauce and the store bought can of jelly. When I lived in Hong Kong it was a major coup when I actually found the jelly. I had to have someone mail me a box of Bell's Seasoning though!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 3:01 PM
OK, now that we've established the proper meal for Easter and Passover, shall we look ahead to Mother's Day?
Sam: what sayeth thou?
Posted by: benson at April 6, 2009 3:06 PM
A phone call.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 3:08 PM
Mint jelly, never understood it and I love lamb. Better to use a cup of wine and deglaze the pan.
Posted by: DeLepp at April 6, 2009 3:17 PM
We usually had lamb- no mint jelly.
Easter is when we break out the super heavy ethnic foods in my house. The ones that are really good but a pain to make so they're less frequent.
Choereg bread- Armenia Easter Bread
Paklava- Baklava
Berek- Feta cheese and spinach filo triangles
Stuffed Mussels
Dolma- Stuffed grape leaves
Plaki- White bean and vegetable antipasta
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 6, 2009 3:34 PM
dave- I'm white trash? :-(
Posted by: bxgrl at April 6, 2009 3:37 PM
Mother's day requires a big brunch, eggs, waffles and/or pancakes, bacon, biscuits, all made by dad and the kids (and cleaned up by them too). Then taking mom out for an outing to the botanic gardens or Met or Guggenheim, then dinner out. Served with a side helping of many shmaltzy cards and flowers.
Posted by: sam at April 6, 2009 3:39 PM
THL, What time is dinner, We're coming to your house! ; )
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 6, 2009 3:41 PM
ugh holidays. they never end!!! every year over and over same old stuff. i think im growing old and bitter. and i like the canned cranberry too, lines and all! tho isnt cranberry sauce in the can that foodstuffs that people are always finding fingers in!?!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 6, 2009 3:43 PM
Cobble, the irony is this might be the one year we don't do a big Easter. Everyone's schedules are bonkers. May end up just being me and the hubby with a can of Chef Boyardee (I kid- about the Chef Boyardee).
Snappy----The Hills Season 5 starts tonight!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 6, 2009 3:45 PM
" Mr.B defending his position on why he likes to include Horror Show Fridays"
I'm dismayed by Mr. B's comment there. Did he read the comments everyone left two weeks ago? What does he mean by 'What are you talking about?'. It's been a subject for quite awhile. Has he ever addressed that thread and the comments received?
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 6, 2009 3:49 PM
Sam;
I'll agree with your Mother's Day recommendation except for one thing: going out for dinner. We've tried that a couple of times, and always regretted it. INHO, Mother's Day is the single worst day to go to a restaurant. They are always crowded and under-staffed. Once we had to wait two hours for the food to come out.
Nowadays I order food in from a caterer. You need to place your order about a week ahead of time.
Posted by: benson at April 6, 2009 3:51 PM
oh no- please. It was rancorous enough. We had several very different viewpoints on horror show friday- all more or less with leigitimate points to make.
Posted by: bxgrl at April 6, 2009 3:53 PM
THL, your menu sounds similar to mine. Except you're calling the dishes by different names than I do ;-)
Is that the bread that's braided with a colored egg in the middle? My mother used to make it. Please send me some, it's delish. I haven't had it in years. My mother is getting older and can't do much anymore. I have to do all the cooking while she guides me, and I'm not the best cook.
My Mom and I are deciding now what to make for Easter. Definetely lamb. And veggie grape leaves. I'll be spending all day Saturday making them. Not sure what else yet.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 6, 2009 3:53 PM
bxgrl, I'm not trying to stir up the debate again. I'm just curious to know if Mr. B ever addressed that thread the way he said he would.
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 6, 2009 3:58 PM
"the irony is this might be the one year we don't do a big Easter. "
Well, if you do...we do dishes! ; )
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 6, 2009 4:00 PM
BRG- Yeah, our food is very similar to a few nationalities fare but we have different names.
Re: Choereg, It's slightly sweet, long braided loaf. It's made with ground Mahleb seeds that give it that amazing fragrance. The closets thing I can compare Mahleb seeds with is that of almond. We don't do the egg although I've heard most other similar ethnic breads do have an egg included.
Here's a link to a recipe that seems to be just like the one we use (I'm not looking to dig mine out).
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Choereg-Armenian-Easter-Bread/Detail.aspx
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 6, 2009 4:00 PM
Cobble, you're too funny!
I'm more than happy to pass on the recipes. If you want any of them just shoot me an email.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 6, 2009 4:07 PM
Ok, thanks benson. I was just thinking I might have missed it.
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 6, 2009 4:08 PM
"bxgrl, I'm not trying to stir up the debate again. I'm just curious to know if Mr. B ever addressed that thread the way he said he would."
Brownstoner is a punk. He starts crap and at the first sign of trouble he runs away! The interest in Real Estate is waning and the writing is on the wall, Game Over!
I bet Brownstoner will astound with more feats of Shark Jumping is the months to come.
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at April 6, 2009 4:16 PM
THL, I'm very familar with Mahlab seeds. My mother used to make cookies with them. The cookies were plain but they were sooooo good With a cup of tea.
Yes, the bread is similar to one we make except we hard boil eggs, kids color the eggs and then we'd braid the bread and put the coloroed eggs in the middle as decoration, or we braid the bread in a circle around the painted eggs.
http://www.bfeedme.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/04/Braided%20Easter%20Egg%20Bread.jpg
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 6, 2009 4:18 PM
G-d- all those foods sound so exotic and yummy! What do I have? Matzoh, borsht and herring (ewwww)! :(
Posted by: bxgrl at April 6, 2009 4:21 PM
What are you having for Easter dinner, What???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 4:21 PM
bitter herbs.
Posted by: bxgrl at April 6, 2009 4:23 PM
Bxgrl, I'm pretty sure there's no rules against eating Easter foods. You just call it bread instead of Easter bread and have them after passover passes.
We won't tell if you don't.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 6, 2009 4:26 PM
Gefilte fish???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 4:30 PM
"What are you having for Easter dinner, What???"
Fried Asshat...
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at April 6, 2009 4:30 PM
I'm so hungry now. Damn.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 6, 2009 4:30 PM
Did anyone go to church on Palm Sunday? That's a biggie you know. Kick off to Holy Week.
Few people go to church any more, let alone tithe.
No wonder all the great old church buildings are being demolished or turned into condos.
Posted by: sam at April 6, 2009 4:31 PM
"No wonder all the great old church buildings are being demolished or turned into condos."
:-(
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 6, 2009 4:36 PM
I'm debating whether to go down and get something for my sweet tooth.
Someone stop me!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 6, 2009 4:37 PM
Gotta run, have a good night everyone.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 6, 2009 4:38 PM
"I'm more than happy to pass on the recipes."
Thanks THL!
"Brownstoner is a punk. He starts crap and at the first sign of trouble he runs away! "
Hi What! Well, I'm perturbed about a few things, one is that he said he was going to address the comments - and he hasn't. What's that all about? I don't really believe interest in RE is going away, but there were some interesting points about things to make this site more interesting.
"Fried Asshat" - LOL, now do you serve that with mint jelly or mint sauce, pray tell?! ; )
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 6, 2009 4:43 PM
I don't go to church. I'm a heathen.
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 6, 2009 4:46 PM
I don't go to church either. They don't really want my kind.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 4:49 PM
I think a church would immediately burst into flames if I walked in. Sad. Just plain sad.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 6, 2009 4:51 PM
I don't go to church. The clicking sound of my plastic pumps as I walk to the pew creates a loud echo.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 6, 2009 5:00 PM
Just want to point out that not everyone is celebrating Easter this Sunday - for us Orthodox Christians Easter is the 19th and this coming Sunday will be Palm Sunday. We're supposed to fast completely from meat and dairy products for Lent, a fast I never succeed in completing - although once I successfully abstained from meat. I don't even try with the dairy.
Hey the chicken, were you, Mrs. Chicken, and infant chicken having brunch in Ditmas Park on Saturday? If not, it was certainly your evil twin...
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at April 6, 2009 5:07 PM
Dave & Snappy - I think you would be surprised. There is a wide range of Churches with different emphases and outlooks. No doubt you are right about some denominations and congregations, but there are plenty that have a different view. I am Episcopalian & know many openly gay clergy.
Posted by: etson at April 6, 2009 5:12 PM
DIBS, my church has several of your kind. They're perfectly welcome - one used to be the choir director, come to think of it...and snappy, if I haven't made a church burst into flames yet (or rather, I haven't myself burst into flames upon entering), I think you'll be just fine!
Brownstoner, why does my browser minimize itself every time I click on a new thread or to return to the main page? It's really annoying. Is anyone else experiencing this? I'm using Firefox.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at April 6, 2009 5:14 PM
That's right Dave, being gay is no excuse not to go to church and help support a parish! I'm telling you, if we don't watch it, the boro of churches will become the boro of condos with steeples.
Posted by: sam at April 6, 2009 5:16 PM
"Well, I'm perturbed about a few things, one is that he said he was going to address the comments - and he hasn't. What's that all about?"
Brownstoner is a Covert Race/Class Warfare Baiting punk! Remember when I was looking for Benson? It's the same thing! The Chumps start it and I finish it!
"I don't really believe interest in RE is going away, but there were some interesting points about things to make this site more interesting."
Look what happing around our country Here come the shooting and it's just the begining! People are losing their Jobs and looking for someone to blame! Only retards in New York care about Real Estate, everyone else is trying to put food on the table. The collapse of the Mutant Asset Bubble is very devestaing to America and remember what I said about the "Goose Steppers" taking the sheets off, don't laugh,America is in very bad shape...
The What (Standing on the hill...)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at April 6, 2009 5:19 PM
6years...I am using firefox as well but don't have that problem.
A church may welcome lesbos, but I am in the 'super heathen' category! I try to get myself in line, but faith does waiver sometimes.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 6, 2009 5:19 PM
etson, sixyears and sam....I know there are many congregations, even Roman Catholic ones that are welcoming. I just don't want to attend on Saturday evening or Sunday morning. Maybe when I become more settled in my later years.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 5:21 PM
Another Brownstoner Related Least Likely Headline:
"daveinbedstuy Becomes More Settled in His Later Years"
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 6, 2009 5:25 PM
Yes, ultimately it has to be a personal thing, and everyone has their own path.
For me, it's more about a relationship than a set of rules. I don't think God loves individuals any more or any less depending on whether they go to Church or not (or whether they are gay or not etc for that matter)
Posted by: etson at April 6, 2009 5:31 PM
Rob, may I recommend Grand Sichuan on 2nd Ave. between 54th and 55th? Very authentic Sichuan food with special peppercorns and very little in the way of sauce. My two favorite dishes are "fresh sliced pork," which is a giant mound of pork belly with spicy hot peppers, and "fresh chicken with chinese broccoli," which is shredded chicken with green peppers (not spicy) and lots of Sichuan peppercorns, which make your mouth numb.
They have brown rice and they serve wine and beer. It's kind of pricey for one but very reasonable for two or more.
There are other Grand Sichuans in New York but they're not as good.
Posted by: mopar at April 6, 2009 5:32 PM
6years- I did have that problem. It seems to be some idiot thing about the program remembering the last configuration you opened with. Opening the browser full size, and if it opens a new window in reduced size, make the new window full size and then close it. I think that was what I did to correct the problem the other say.
Posted by: bxgrl at April 6, 2009 6:05 PM
"Hey the chicken, were you, Mrs. Chicken, and infant chicken having brunch in Ditmas Park on Saturday? If not, it was certainly your evil twin...
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at April 6, 2009 5:07 PM"
yep, at PdT right? Except that I am the evil one......mwahahaha
Posted by: the chicken at April 6, 2009 6:22 PM
"Look what happing around our country Here come the shooting and it's just the begining! People are losing their Jobs and looking for someone to blame! Only retards in New York care about Real Estate, everyone else is trying to put food on the table. The collapse of the Mutant Asset Bubble is very devestaing to America and remember what I said about the "Goose Steppers" taking the sheets off, don't laugh,America is in very bad shape...
The What (Standing on the hill...)"
I don't disagree with you What. There is a lot of pain out there right now. I'm not laughing.
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 6, 2009 7:00 PM
mopar....that's the restaurant i was recommending..yes, excellent. And for great Shanghainese, there's one on 55th just east of Lexington called Our Place...also John's on 46th between 6th & 7th
Song Dynasty (S' Dynasty) on 48th at Lex is very good too...inside one of the hotels
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 6, 2009 7:01 PM
OMG, DIBS, I didn't see that. What a coincidence! I can't wait to try your other recommendations.
Posted by: mopar at April 6, 2009 8:47 PM
The Chicken: yes, at PdT! I was sitting with a friend on the other side by the windows.
Etson: completely agree. Another reason why I can't stand the so-called "religious right" (except for Huckabee, who at least has a sense of humor).
bxgrl: thanks, will try it!
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at April 6, 2009 9:29 PM
Chicken Jr was in naughty mode so took most of my attention but give me a slap around the chops if you see me in the nabe again.
Have to say that PdT food is nice but overpriced for the area, and my steak came out the size of a hotdog.
Posted by: the chicken at April 7, 2009 8:22 AM
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