June 11, 2016

BBQ today at Madison Square Park. Ed Mitchell is back.



Ed Mitchell and the whole hog sandwich.



Smoked Alabama White Wings were a hit.



This wasn't on the menu but sure looked good.



Brooklyn place offered Beef Short Rib.



New sculpture at Union Square named Morphous.

January 19, 2016

I always thought Jackson Browne wrote Take it Easy. Now, I realize Glenn Frey co-wrote it. Glenn Frey RIP.



Restaurant Week at Blue Smoke. $25 for wings, ribs and chocolate cheesecake. What a deal ! The cheesecake was a revelation.

January 17, 2016

Bloody Mary time !



Restaurant Week starts tomorrow. Blue Smoke to start.

First Course
Collard Green Salad
Pickled Grapes, Persimmon, Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
Tabasco Hot Honey Wings
Blue Cheese, Shaved Green Onion
Deviled Eggs
Second Course
Spare Ribs
Collard Greens
Seafood Gumbo
Gulf Shrimp, Local Oysters, Fresh Okra
Smoked Chicken Pot Pie
Dessert
Warm Brioche "King Cake"
Cinnamon Ice Cream, Toffee, Caramel Sauce
Chocolate Cheesecake
Bourbon Anglaise, Chocolate Cookie Crumbs, Fudge Sauce
Key Lime Pie
Graham Cracker Crust, Whipped Cream, Passion Fruit Syrup

February 16, 2015

Hey Chase: how about paying me to see these chumps ?



Finally watched Ricky Jay: Deceptive Practice on American Masters. The New Yorker article which inspired it was in the April 5, 1993 Issue: Secrets of the Magus. Great show ! Grantland has a nice piece on the documentary.



Flydini was conceived with Ricky Jay's assistance. "To Ricky, Without you there would be no Flydini. Think about it, Steve."



Blue Smoke is the first Restaurant Week visit. Love the little clothespin holding the RW menu. Great deal, go with the ribs.

February 11, 2014

Ok, the Restaurant Week list is up. Smith and Wollensky is back but for lunch only. Only Queens place is Water's Edge. Blue Smoke's menu looks good, will have to go there.




Hill Country's Pitmaster looks too good to pass up, a Lone Star Beer included.

June 12, 2011- Big Apple BBQ Redux

Ubon’s Barbeque of Yazoo, Yazoo City, Mississippi for Pulled Pork.



Jim ‘N Nick’s Bar-B-Q, Birmingham, AL :Sausage with saltines and Pimento cheese.



Pappy’s Smokehouse, St. Louis, MO Ribs.



The Original Fried Pie Shop, Texas Fried Pies. Reminded me of the Fried Dough flavor of Zeppoles. This was a loooong line, and a very disorganized crew. Very tasty and worth the wait.



Blue Smoke had a desert booth besides their Beef Ribs. This was a Blueberry Crisp ala mode. Fantastic !



The Salt Lick Bar-B-Que ,Driftwood, TX , with Brisket and sausage on bread. Brisket was good but not as good as Hill Country's.