Saturday, November 12, 2022
Triple header: “No one is saying that these towers are not unsightly.”
. . .
Just
after Professor David Webber left Palazzo di Gotthelf for a sybaritic
weekend, the rest of his family arrived here aiming for as much hedonism
as they could squeeze out of a local Bar Mitzvah. Besides the pleasure
of their company, Ima Irit made a large deposit in my cookie bank.
Sunday, November 13, 2022
Although Chicago is labeled the Second City, a survey by Orkin Pest Control finds it the most rat-infested in the country.
Tuesday, November 15, 2022This
is a matter where my normal competitive instincts are suppressed and
even finding the Holy Land in second place is too elevated a position.
It appears that where there are people, there are rats.
. . .
Late
in the summer, Hurricane Ian devastated parts of the west coast of
Florida. Last week, Hurricane Nicole did major damage to Florida’s east
coast. When Governor Ron DeSanis appealed to his supporters to aid in
the cleanup efforts and in the early steps in rebuilding devastated
communities, few were willing to leave their golf carts. Instead,
DeSantis may reach out to New York Governor Kathy Hochul for return of the
adult Venezuelan refugees that he exported from Florida, who fled their
country seeking honest work.
. . .
While
I like Chinese food, we like Indian food. DB Dhaba, 108 Lexington
Avenue, is one of our favorites. It has been recently redecorated for
the worse. What used to be a colorful display of fabrics along its long
southern wall is now drab wooden slats. Illumination is provided by
dozens of small lanterns hung above, with flickering bulbs imitating gas
mantles, inducing minor twitching. Fortunately, the food has not
seemed to have undergone the same renovation.
We shared onion pakora, crispy fried balls of onion threads, as an appetizer ($7.50). Madam had saag paneer, cheese cubes in a spinach purée ($16.95). I had murgh chutneywala, chicken with mango chutney, only mildly sweet, but still too sweet, lacking an edge ($18.50). All the portions were generous and we also had a naan and rice, making for a very filling meal.
Monday, November 14, 2022
Michael
Ratner was my congenial lunch companion at Wok 88, 1570 Third Avenue, a
thriving neighborhood restaurant. While the dozen or so tables were
mostly occupied, the cash register was ringing constantly with delivery
orders.
The
food basically warranted this attention. The two of us ordered three
lunch specials from a list of 44 dishes priced at $11 to $13.10. The
lunch specials include a choice of soup, can of soda or egg roll.
Michael had hot and sour soup, I had wonton soup and we shared an egg
roll. Then, we dug into crispy shrimp, beef chow fun and House Special
Chicken, very crispy fried chicken that was also variously served as
sweet and sour chicken, General Tso's chicken, Honey Tso's chicken and
sesame chicken according to what was dribbled on top.
Yesterday,
three University of Virginia football players were shot to death and
other students wounded by a fellow student who had been a member of the
football team. It seems that the bullying and hazing that he
experienced set off a murderous rampage. Had a gun not been readily
available, the result might have been a broken nose, some black eyes and
a fractured wrist, lamentable, but not lethal.
. . .
I
suggested lunch at Pastrami Queen, 138 West 72nd Street, to Stony Brook
Steve. After all, it's Tuesday and they have a good Tuesday special, a
corned beef sandwich and a pastrami sandwich on small rolls (Kosher of
course), coleslaw, a pickle and a medium portion of French fries for
$16.95. You don't have to be Jewish.
Thursday, November 17, 2022
I
led Gentleman Jerry astray at lunchtime today. I directed us to
Turnstyle, the underground collection of shops at the south end of the
Columbus Circle subway station, with the nominal address of 1000 Eighth
Avenue. Before Covid, it had an interesting group of ethnic food
stands, my favorite the Bolivian Llama Party and its delicious marinated
beef brisket sandwich. Now, BLP has relocated to Sunnyside, Queens,
and more than half the other food stands are closed as well.
Staying
in the Latin groove, we chose EZ Paella. I ordered a lunch special,
chicken paella and Caesar salad ($9.95). The salad was okay, fresh
greens and crispy croutons, far more croutons in the salad than there
was chicken in the weak paella. In all, a sorry experience.
Friday, November 18, 2022
As you know, December 13th is my brother's birthday. This year, you can make the celebration more special by signing up for a special broadcast by The Forward at 7 P.M. Maggie Haberman of the New York Times, daughter of CCNY's Clyde Haberman, will be discussing "The Breaking of America: Donald Trump, Antisemitism and the State of Politics Today."
A contribution of as little as chai ($18) will connect you. Do it.
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