February 12, 2009

As mentioned in my post of 02/08/09, Happy Lincoln/Darwin
Day. It is also the theme of today's NYT Crossword.



Another restaurant, this time Vento in the
Meatpacking District. Their Lunch menu.



The Beer at lunch was Birra Moretti, a subsidiary of Heineken.
A real nice beer with a lot of flavor. I drank Peroni when in Italy.
The food was great. I had Chicken Saltimbocca(Italian: jumps in the mouth.)



Vento was appropriate, it means Wind in Italian.
The winds were fierce. A sign from a place up the block flew
off its hanging. A little Dante:

The Divine Comedy
Inferno: Canto V
The Second Circle: The Wanton. Minos. The Infernal Hurricane.

I’ cominciai: «Poeta, volontieri
parlerei a quei due che ’nsieme vanno,
e paion sì al vento esser leggeri».

And I began: "O Poet, willingly
Speak would I to those two, who go together,
And seem upon the wind to be so light."



Of course, it had to be a BBQ place. The place closed in January.

February 3, 2009

R.I.P. Joe Ades.
New York Times Obituary.



NYC Restaurant Week Winter 2009 has now been extended
to February 27. The list is at NYCgo.com.

Time to pick another place.


I was dead wrong about this being an uninteresting Super Bowl.
It is now being touted as one of the five best.

January 18, 2009

The choice for Restaurant Week is
Rosa Mexicano at Union Square. Been there before and
liked it. Their Lunch Menu looks great.
City Crab down the block has a good menu too,
as does Angelo and Maxies.



Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat.
"Have yourself a Leine."
Leinenkugel Brewing Company (Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin)
is now owned by Miller Brewing.
The taste is sort of like Coor's Blue Moon
which is a Belgian White. Both garnished with a slice of Orange.
This was a good tasting, clean, well-made ale.

From Wikipedia: "On March 28,2006, the company introduced
Leinenkugel's Sunset Wheat also known to some as
"liquid fruity pebbles",which is brewed with wheat, hops,
and coriander. The coriander is claimed to give the beer a
citrus flavor, although it has also been compared to
blueberry. Soon after its introduction, it was made available
throughout much of the US."



Thanks to the NY Post, I saw this:
$6 Guinness Floats at Southern Hospitality,
1460 2nd Ave New York, NY 10075-2203.
To quote Will Smith in Independence Day:
"I gotta get me one of these."

3 scoops vanilla ice cream
1 bottle Guinness® stout

Put the ice cream in first, then add the Guinness carefully. Wait for the head to go down then fill to top. Blend if you want a milkshake.



Erie Brewing Company, American Pale Ale.
Same company as Railbender Ale. This one
has more flavor and is better.

January 5, 2009

New York City Restaurant Week- Winter 2009 has
arrived. From January 18 to 23 and January 25 to 30,
choose from over 250 of NYC’s best restaurants and enjoy
$24.07 lunch and $35 dinner. Check out NYCGO.Com.
Wildwood and Blue Smoke are on the list.



New York Magazine's current issue is devoted
to restaurants. Here is the BBQ SECTION.