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A nice sipping tequila is a beautiful thing. It's too bad this liquor's name is maligned by college binge drinking. When I was in Mexico, I tried some lovely tequilas and they were often served with a sangrita alongside (a small tomato-juice chaser).

Under the Volcano in NYC has some great high-end tequilas as well as delightful sipping mezcals. They serve them in little terracotta dishes. Smoky, lovely... nothing like the rubbing alcohol you see in corner liquor stores.

"Ever wonder about those people who spend $2 apiece on those little bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backward." One of my favorite Carlin quips.

A contact in China brought back some of the piggy stamps (in collector-style envelopes, no less) for me, and they just smell like stamps. No sweet & sour. I wonder if there's black-market stamp counterfeiting going on...

In the AdAge article, even McD's doesn't want weight-loss credit.

That's really smart.

If Coleson died of a heart attack tomorrow (while they were heralding him as a dietary hero), they'd be in for serious PR issues...

Though there's increasingly more women in the kitchen, in NYC it's *not* a female-friendly environment. You really have to be a hard individual... one of the guys. Maybe even *better than* the guys.

As a line cook, I was encouraged to take up residence in the all-female pastry department with shocking frequency (pretty impressive, considering I suck at pastry and have little experience in that environment) and it took far longer for me to move up through the ranks than the guys. All the dudes I worked with said that kind of bias was stupid (actually, they used words more harsh than that, but I'll leave that to the imagination), but there's really nothing you can do about sexism. It's still part of the business.

That said, TV and catering hold a lot more potential for women chefs.

ate there tonight. great service, nice atmosphere, good prices!

I love Bianca... it'll be nice to have a Bianca'esque option in Williamsburg

So sad. My 16-year-old son is in deep mourning... he's heartbroken! Having only discovered George in the last year or two, I think he's feeling a bit short-changed, and understandably so. I myself was about that age when I discovered him, and have so many fond memories of playing his records (yes, they were vinyl) over and over again with my friends. Such a bright, funny, insightful man.

My favorite Carlin routine about food was the one where he discussed the rotten stuff in the fridge. Regarding something furry, "It could be meat. It could be cake. It must be meat-cake!" And, describing some completely unrecognizable greenish liquid as "lettuce soup..." (blech).

But my favorite overall was the one about STUFF. All true and so, so funny.

RIP George.

Now THAT'S what i'm talkin about.
Half the reason I had to buy your book!
Can't wait for the next entry...especially if it's more sweets.

Next time you go there try the Rosa pizza. It has crushed pistachios, unbelievable. The pizza just isn't great, it's the whole experience. After dinner the wife said she had the best latte she's ever had. It just goes back to the freshest ingredients available. Can't wait to go back.