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And maybe more than anything else, she showed us that those people making daube ion Provence instead of eating Dinty Moore's beef stew weren't all that different from us as people. They just ate a hell of a lot better we did.
Hey! You can doctor up that Dinty Moore and...and....it's still not daube.
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How about autos? When I was growing up, nobody owned a foreign car. A few very wealthy or erudite people owned Mercedes. But pretty much it was American made autos. But didn't the Volkswagon change that because the price point and the design promoted were reminiscent of European style
egalitarianism? And didn't that car change the way we all look at cars forever after?
My father bought a VW Microbus in 1959. Mom kept right on making American meals though. Still does.
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If Martha has a sense of humor, when this chapter is closed, she'll have Chris Isaak on her show singing Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing. It would be a good thing.
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I thought the curators written narrative was by far the most interesting thing because it talked about how Julia Child was instrumental in helping to end America's post WWII isolationism.
Steve, noting that the first recipe in several of Julia's books if for chicken breasts with risotto, I'm sure you'll agree that she not only helped end isolationism but also promoted tourism.
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The windows have been frosted now.
CineSpace will be opening Jan. 4. 2002 with a screening of the documentary,"American Pimp" by the Hughes Brothers.
Reservations for dining in the theater are required, screenings will start
at 7:30.
Call 323.817.3456 for more info.
Thanks, everyone.
Gotta run.
Monkey
p.s. the new egullet looks very groovy indeed!
Good luck!
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Whether or not something is ephemeral has no bearing on whether or not it is considered art.
All those things Christo does.
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Isn't dijon for tourists?
Especially if they are chauffered in Rolls Royces.
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Hey, does that mean I win?
Didn't I say Dijon--an ingredient on both racks?
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i've been drinking zardetto for breakfast. i can't afford not to.
Explains your bubbly personality of late.
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You did good. Zardetto is an excellent prosecco and that Argyle is a great wine too.
zardetto: 7.49 at Total Wines. i bought the last 3 bottles tonite.
Great price on the Zardetto. Louis Roederer makes some good Alexander Valley stuff but it's pricier.
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But what if you could be eating what the characters on the screen were having simultaneously? Are some appetites best left unsatisfied (until the film is over)?
Not an entirely dissimilar concept to the Withnail and I drinking game.
Sounds like a concept that should become a reality.
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Sutherland nearly falling to death from the scaffolding
The stunt man who made the fall for Sutherland lived next to me briefly. Nice chap.
Did he do those stunts on a full or empty stomach? If the former, what did he eat?
Can't tell you, but he was very lean.
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Sutherland nearly falling to death from the scaffolding
The stunt man who made the fall for Sutherland lived next to me briefly. Nice chap.
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Actually, I've never seen the film or read the novel so I'm not sure how much breakfast is actually incorporated.
Perhaps it comes in a pale blue box.
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If I'm not mistaken, Monkeymay said CineSpace is opening January 4 with the Hughes Brothers' "American Pimp."
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RE: The screening room. I haven't been there myself, but I don't believe they serve the meal during the actual screening. Can anyone comment on that?
Reportedly, there was once something called Smellovision, where various smells were released in the theater to coordinate with the film. More recently, I've heard of scratch and sniff cards being handed out. But what if you could be eating what the characters on the screen were having simultaneously? Are some appetites best left unsatisfied (until the film is over)?
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Whatever happened to hamburger-loving director John Landis?
Since you ask, he made something called Susan's Plan with Nastassja Kinski. See you next Wednesday.
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You wouldn't believe it but the Host/Hostess has decided, that since children will be at the party, it will be non-alcoholic. You'd think that they would have figured that out before hand.
If there's no alcohol, I hope there's a helluva a lot of horseradish.
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And here in NYC there's The Screening Room, which has some decent food.
I think the SF place is Foreign Cinema.
Does it work? The food and film thing.
There used to be an art house in Dallas called The Festival where you could get beers and leers.
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Isn't there a place in SF (called Foreign Film or something) where you can eat and watch movies? Meanwhile, Monkeymay's about to open CineSpace in LA where you can do same. See deets on California board.
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Cut rings of pineapple. Put a marachino cherry in each. Affix to lamb with clove spikes.
Don't forget to score the fat.
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I favor a crust with FRESH bread crumbs and Dijon.
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Knock yourself out. Looking at some of these preparations, the canard might not seem so involved.
http://www.foodtv.com/foodtv/searchResults...y&searchSource=
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The commercial is only so-so, but I spotted another "As Seen On TV" device which actually seems kind of clever:
Pasta Pro: Boil, drain, sauce, toss and serve in the same piece of cookware.
Plotnicki will hate it!
This weekend I was watching Good Eats and in the midst of an Alton Brown lecture on cooking pasta (which I was finding particularly intriguing as it meant I didn't have to run down to change over the laundry) on comes an infomercial for the Pasta Pro. Talk about two completely opposite approaches to pasta preparation.
Then I saw the "As Seen on TV" logo and recalled the time when I was in PR that I had a chance to interview the self-proclaimed inventor of the phrase, as well as the man who brought you Ginsu knives, Steve something-or-other (truth be told he was so full of himself it was difficult to remember the guy's name). So, the Pasta Pro is just another schtick item in a long list of schtick items that this guy has developed. Very entrepreneurial, not to mention "what a friggin' scam artist!"
On Food Channel, this ad ran during one break. Then, the very next break, an ad ran for a "better" product that was 1/3 larger had 2 different sets of holes and was priced the same. It was an offwhite color (coordinates with any interior or some such claim).
Pink's
in California: Dining
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For years I had resisted the urgings to visit Pink's (Melrose & LaBrea). Looked like a little hot dog stand with a big line. Why bother? Saturday, I went. It's bigger than it looks from the street, has parking and even tables. And just about every permutation and combination of hot dog and ingredients you can imagine/create. I went simple. A chili cheese dog and a bacon chili cheese. The Pink's dog is small but goes well with the chili cheese and onions, etc. The casing has snap. I like it. An added bonus is the opportunity to view numerous head shots posted on the walls and reflect on what happened to some of these folks (there's the MIA weatherman), the newbies (Dr. Phil), and some that you've never even heard of (ah, who were you?).
Speaking of guilty pleasures, a perfect soundtrack for this environment would be Missy Elliott's "Under Construction." Reminds me of early Bette Midler in attitude, as Ms. E has it both ways endorsing nonviolence, fidelity (up to a point), while making her case in an amusingly blue way. She contemplates the past and the future of hip hop and brings some notable guests along for the ride. All in all, a lot of fun and the best I can recommend till Ms. Lauryn gets back to the fold. Missy does not miss a beat.
What prompted this was a visit to Amoeba to follow up on ian/ballast regime's rec of Stereo Total's "Musique Automatique." Sort of the Normal meets Devo meets Shonen Knife with a certain je ne sais quoi. Perfect for the next Bastille Day function.
The other prompter was by sheer happenstance running into Davey Faragher (nice guy), the bassist in Costello's new band The Imposters. So I also picked up their Cruel Smile, a sort of road trip take on When I Was Cruel. Over the years I've often marvelled at how one guy can be such a clever lyricist and have such a great voice. Only one who strikes me as comparable would be Van Morrison before he fell into a recycling cycle.