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Vanilla milkshake at mel’s drive in

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:57:09 -0800

Vanilla milkshake at mel’s drive in

Neapoletan Meatballs in Sugo @ Pizzeria Delfina Pacific Heights....

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:47:09 -0800

Neapoletan Meatballs in Sugo @ Pizzeria Delfina Pacific Heights. Delicious! The meatballs and sauce could not have been better, and it was perfect to share with a margherita pizza. Highly recommended.

Fingerless Gloves by Marc by Marc Jacobs. 30 degrees in NYC and...

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:56:14 -0800

Fingerless Gloves by Marc by Marc Jacobs. 30 degrees in NYC and I was using my touch-screen Nexus One without a problem. They also make me look like a hobo. $3/pair.

February 26, 2010: Snowpocalypse from the Google NYC cafe. I...

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:13:39 -0800

February 26, 2010: Snowpocalypse from the Google NYC cafe. I ended up sitting inside.

40 Hong Kong foods we can't live without

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:17:17 -0800

40 Hong Kong foods we can't live without:

Completely agree:

1. Hong Kong-style French toast

Unlike its more restrained Sunday brunch counterpart, Hong Kong-style French toast is for when you’re stressed out and looking for a warm, deep-fried hug. It’s two pieces of toast slathered with peanut butter or kaya jam, soaked in egg batter, fried in butter and served with still more butter and lots of syrup. Too much of this will send you to an early grave, but it’s the perfect comfort-food combination of simple flavours and textures: sweet and savoury, soft and crispy.

benstein: “Mute this post” is the best feature in Buzz. Thank...

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:36:03 -0800

benstein:

“Mute this post” is the best feature in Buzz.

Thank you for using me as an example, Ben. Was I the impetus of you seeking this feature?

"I’ve gotten some letters lately from people complaining about this whole concept of “purity,” i.e...."

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:09:43 -0800

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I’ve gotten some letters lately from people complaining about this whole concept of “purity,” i.e. critics of Obama (like me) slapping him with some unrealistic “purity test.” According to these letter-writers, such demands are unfair and journalists and politicians who are critical of Obama should recognize that a president sometimes has to make tough political decisions and is often forced to “work with” unsavory characters in order to “get things done.”

First of all, we should get one thing out of the way — it’s not any citizen’s job to give a politician credit for his political calculations. In fact, that should rightly be part of the calculus of any political calculation; a politician should have to weigh the benefits of making, say, an unsavory insider alliance against the negative of public criticism for that move. If a leader doesn’t have to earn the admiration you give him, then a) that admiration doesn’t mean anything, and b) he will surely spend all his political capital on the people who do make him earn it.

Anyone who wonders why the Obama administration seems to be bending over so far backwards to appease conservatives and industry leaders in the health care debate and Wall Street in the financial regulatory reform debate can find their answer there: those groups make Obama pay for their financial/political support with real actions and policy concessions, while Obama’s “base” will continue their feverish support in exchange for mere gestures and marketing hocus-pocus, for news about the new family puppy or an appearance on Jay Leno.

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- Obamania - Matt Taibbi - Taibblog - True/Slant

Sunday brunch at ad hoc

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:04:11 -0800

Next up was the main attraction: Eggs-in-the-basket (which, I swear I’ve seen listed as eggs-in-a-hole elsewhere…). A heavily buttered piece of thick brioche toast was filled with fresh canadian bacon, two poached hen eggs, and a whole grain mustard soubise (read: a bechamel sauce with onions). The eggs were perfectly poached, yielding a luxuriously fresh, creamy yolk that is sopped up by the dense toast. The canadian bacon provided a smoky point without being overwhelmingly salty, and the soubise was so light yet bursting with savory flavor that it made me want to lick my plate. I only wish that I had asked for more soubise on the side. Believe me, hollandaise has nothing on this sauce. If you’re not into eggs, I suppose that this might not be an impressive meal. Fortunately, I have a major thing for poached and soft boiled eggs, so this was a great dish for me. Two sides accompanied the egg baskets: one pile of haricot verts from The French Laundry garden, cooked with piquillo peppers and another heap of simple roasted, buttery fingerling potatoes.

Found out Ad Hoc served Sunday brunch through this blog post. My birthday falls on a Sunday. Ergo, I’m going to Ad Hoc for a birthday brunch!

Hayes Valley: Paulette Macarons

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:31:28 -0800

Hayes Valley: Paulette Macarons:

The green one is pistachio!

Stereotyping People by Their Favorite Author « Lauren Leto

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:46:00 -0800

Stereotyping People by Their Favorite Author « Lauren Leto:

Uh-oh, what does this say about me?

J.D. Salinger

Kids who don’t fit in (duh).

J.K. Rowling

Smart geeks.

Christopher Hitchens

People I would love to hang out with.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Guys I want to sleep with.

Richard Dawkins

People who have their significant other grab them under the table in order to shut them up whenever someone else at a dinner says something absolutely ridiculous and wrong.

And the ones that absolutely nail it:

Toni Morrison

Female high-school English professors who only have an undergraduate degree.

Stephenie Meyer

People who type like this: OMG. Mah fAvvv <3 <3.

Is Google Voice Available for the iPhone?

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:27:22 -0800

Is Google Voice Available for the iPhone?:

It has been 4 months and 4 days since Apple claimed they had not rejected Google Voice for iPhone but were “studying” it.

An occurrence more frequent in the earlier part of the year,...

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:14:02 -0800

An occurrence more frequent in the earlier part of the year, renowned street artist Banksy makes his mark yet again with a new piece placed near Regent’s Canal in Camden. The new stencil work takes on a political stance as usual, following the lack of a formal treaty being implemented as the climate talks in Copenhagen end.