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Mrs. B

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  1. Thank you Lissome it was very gracious of you to have offered your place. It is unfortunate that you hardly sat down to enjoy the wonderful party you were giving. We all enjoyed it. Sorry everybody dissappeared so quickly and left you to do all the cleanup
  2. Tommy, I think the sarcasm was hardly necessary. My point is that to pay $8.50 for a glass of wine at Blue Hill or any restaurant comparable to it, is pretty reasonable in NYC. Maybe in the burbs it is a different story I find that usually it is cheaper to get a whole bottle of wine (that is if there are at least two people drinking and you are going to have three or more glasses of wine) than to pay for single glasses. These days a $25-30 for a bottle of wine at a nice restaurant a bargain.
  3. My first experience with indian food was in 1964 when we went to London for the first time. We ate at indian restaurants and in pubs, we had a lot of time on our hands but not a lot of money. Don't remember the specific dishes and the restaurants were not memorable, just inexpensive and tasty. British food in those days was not only expensive but uninteresting.
  4. When it comes down to it, $8.50 for a glass of wine for which the restaurant probably pays $8-9.00 is very reasonable. Consider also that if the restaurant opens the bottle of wine and serves you one glass, and you are the only one that night who has a glass from that bottle, they break even. That bottle is not good to serve the next evening. Not to mention when a diner returns a bottle of wine because it is "off" or corked, they take it back, no charge. Most restaurants in the Blue Hill caliber hardly make enough money on food, let them make some money somehow, they need to pay their bills.
  5. If you are going to compare the price of wine you purchase in a liquor store and what you pay in a restaurant, take in consideration the million of other costs that restaurant have, including the cost of the nice glass they serve it in which probably costs $15. If you break one, they do not add it to your individual food bill, they eat that cost.
  6. I believe that was Nick Gilder. Surely you jest.... The original song that was paraphrased is "Summer in The City" by John Sebastian and the Lovin' Spoonful..... It may of been the Lovin Spoonful that sang it, but: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/j/joe-cocker/51848.htm I hate to break up this conversation, but what does all this have to do with chorizos and where can one buy them in the city?
  7. Thank you MatthewB, they are from the 60's
  8. I find that when it is very hot or when I am exhausted I have no appetite. I like summer meals of just sliced beautiful tomatoes and fresh mozzarella drizzled with good olive oil accompanied by a glass of rose.
  9. Just received an email from Amigos de Paradores. They are sending via fax, the application. They mentioned they will process any application received by fax. If you are interested in getting one, as soon as I receive it, send me a PM include your fax number and I will fax one to you. Or perhaps I can scan it at home and send it as an attachment via email to anybody who wants one, that way it won't cost me anything
  10. Thank you Varmint for the welcome. And thank you dear for the explanation which I had not time to get to until now Unfortunately, I usueally post in-between calls at the office and in trying to be helpful I did not give complete information about the "Amigos". Not to mention that one does not seem to be able to join online as posted BUT, one can join by mail, if one had the application. I had some in the office but have given them away. I called the Spanish Tourist Office, here in NYC, but they did not have any left. So, I sent email messages to the custormer service, marketing department and sales of the Amigos site. I also asked if there was a way they could send it by email so I could post it and others can benefit. "The problem here is that the card is sent to your home address and valid only through the year. " The membership is forever, the points you earn for every stay are good for two years (you get 1 point for every 3 euros you spend at any parador, including meals) and expire if not used within that period. Throughout the year the association offers special deals for certain paradores, if you happen to be going at that time you can take advantage of them. As for the 5 night card one prepays, they can be a very good deal if you are going to use them all. For example, the Parador in Santiago de Compostela in Galicia which is one of their treasures, costs about 160-180 euros. If you use one of the 5night cards the cost becomes more like 136 euros (some paradores have a supplement). Same for the one in Leon which is another beauty, both are located in the city not in the burbs so one can eat someplace else. I hope this clarifies my post.
  11. I just received a nice packet from "Amigos de Paradores" which included all sorts of deals. While staying at the parador in Cuenca I filled out a brochure for membership in the paradores. I didn't have to pay anything, just supplied them with name, address, etc. The deal is, you get points for the money you spend at any parador. Our stay in Cuenca gave me points retroactively and I also received a gift from them. The gift is the opportunity to stay at any of the Paradores for up to five nights for 69.12 euros plus the 7pct VAT. Anyone going to Spain who is considering staying in Paradores should consider joining, you can do it online: http://www.parador.es/english/index.jsp
  12. I have been lurking for years and finally my husband got tired of my back-seat comments and made me log in. I too miss the old Casa Moneo. On May 28 Dining in/Dining out, Florence Fabricant had a short article titled: "FOOD STUFF; Flavors of Spain, Wholesale to Retail " and mentions Despana Brand Foods in Jackson Heights which made me think of the old Casa Moneo. According to the article they make their own chorizos. Has anybody tried them?
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