April 12, 2014

I let my membership lapse. I like it for the discounts and free shipping. I renewed, received a new card and number. It was a hassle getting the new # registered to my online account but finally was able to do it. I received a bunch of welcome coupons which will be used today. Books and DVDs seem likely.



Greenmarket still pretty sparse but picked up seafood for linguini.



Positively 7th Street for me today: Luke's lobster , Porchetta, McSorley's and a quick trip to 6th street to Mighty Quinn's.



Prices are from another era.



American Hustle looks up my alley. Getting it made my $5 off coupon viable. That was after 40% off as a member.



The Wolf of Wall Street,bought the book and the DVD.



Porchetta makes a small but very tasty sandwich.

December 25, 2012 - Merry Christmas !

Instead of The Feast of the Seven Fishes (Festa dei sette pesci), I did the Feast of the Five Fishes: Bay Scallops, Calamari, Crab, Lobster and Shrimp. I put together a nice Red Sauce and Linguini to go with it. The above photo is from Luke's Lobster where I bought Crab and Lobster Rolls for the Feast.



Mighty Balls at the Union Square Holiday Market was a real treat. Friendly staff and a great sauce. I went to buy a jar for my red sauce and it was sold out. They gave me a cofeee cup filled with sauce on the house, a buy-back.

July 17, 2010

Bright sunny day at the Greenmarket.



Not too crowded.



Bought my first Tomatoes of the year.



Peaches still a little small but very sweet.



Whole Foods beer room featured Peak Organic Brewing Co. from Portland, Maine. Picked up Amber Ale, ABV: 4.9% IBUs: 37, and Maple Oat Ale, ABV: 6.7% IBUs: 26.



PBR was $7.99 a twelve pack. The beer is very popular but I never understood why. Now I know, $7.99 a twelve pack.



Shore Dinner tonight.Luke's Lobster: A Taste of Maine for $20 : small lobster, crab, and shrimp rolls with two empress claws, a choice of chips from Ms. Vickie's and a choice of soda from Maine. To which I add: Corn on the Cob from the Greenmarket, left-over Hash Browns from Smith and Wollensky ,and a Greenmarket Salad.



Bought four Empanadas to complete what I hope is no cooking the rest of this hot weekend.



Today's NYT Crossword Blog Wordplay has an Across Lite file of the very first Times puzzle from Feb. 15, 1942. That cued something from HMS Pinafore above. The puzzle is a hoot. What a treat !

July 8, 2010

I entered the Virtual Ticket Lottery and won two tickets. No waiting on line.
The Winter's Tale was not as good as Merchant, but well worth seeing. Byron Jennings as CAMILLO was terrific.

Line of the night goes to Leontes:
My wife is slippery?
If thou wilt confess, Or else be impudently negative,
To have nor eyes nor ears nor thought,
then say My wife's a hobby-horse,
deserves a name As rank as any flax-wench that puts to
Before her troth-plight: say't and justify't.



For the pre-play Picnic, Lobster Roll, Crab Roll and Shrimp Roll from Luke's Lobster. Excellent stuff.



Lobster Roll.



Shrimp Roll.



Crab Roll.



Belvedere Castle.



Turtle Pond.



Great Lawn.



The NYT Food Critic Sam Sifton gave a quick blurb on old Chinatown fave Wo Hop , 17 Mott Street. You have to love these lines:
"They have a lot of what in Chinese cuisine is known as the “breath of the wok.” This is the taste created by stir-frying in an extremely hot wok. At Wo Hop, the breath might be that of an endearing hobo, full of pipe tobacco and sweet wine."