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eco wave 2003
2003 Top Eats
The Countdown to Ten Best

Globe All
Passadis Del Pep (Barcelona) 4*
Varoulko (Athens) 4*
Slanted Door (SF) 3*
Carballeira (Lleida, Spain) 3*
Uglesich's (New Orleans) 3*
#9 Park (Boston) 3*
El Torreone (Torrisellas, Spain) 2*
Asados Nazareno (Roa, Spain) 2*
Frankie & Johnny's (New Orleans) 2*
O Loutros Fish Taverna (Thessaloniki, Greece) 2*
Botafumeiro (Barcelona) 2*

Loc All
wd50 4*
Kai 4*
Al Di La 3*
Wallse 3*
Locanda Vini Olii 3*
Fleur de Sel 3*
66 3*
Cafe Boulud 2*
Annisa 2*
Grand Sichuan Int Midtown 2*
Tasting Room 2*
Hangawi 2*
Kebab Cafe 2*
Itzocan Cafe 2*
Il Gattopardo 2*
The Minnow 2*
Lupa 2*
We went to Locanda after a long time, we were completely blown away again, I still stand by my belief that between Al Di La and Locanda there is no better Italian food in all of NY metro...3*
Mark Crispin Miller
Steak at Sur in Brooklyn is not bad.....
dead poets and other friends
green architecture from AR

will continue to post green architectural news here
a freind is moving from jc to west nj and was thinking about opening an "arthouse" film theater. he was looking for indie distribution resources. I found this near the top of a google search. im fishing for clues here. if anyone has ideas on the subject pls adv. thx
mel torme' / zaz turned blue

(this is so 1997) steve and edie black hole sun
nola in todays nyt : "New Orleans Struggles With a Homicide Rate That Belies Its Size"

Kai was GREAT again last night and Sir Wylie sent me out a new yummy shrimp dish at wd~50 for the after Kai party....
pierless
"Designing the High Line", an open, international ideas competition seeking visionary design proposals for High Line's reuse as 1.5-mile-long elevated public promenade, culminates in a large-scale exhibition at Grand Central Terminal's Vanderbilt Hall, July 10-26, 2003.
inoteca

A good place for lunch in Palo Alto.

A good place for seafood in Moss Landing (north of Monterey).
Cape Cod: If Brax Landing in Harwichport only served me Dayboat Cod with cold slaw, and a side on Monomoy Island clams fried I would give this place 2* but the other food makes it 1*, I am going back for the before mentioned 3 items every time I visit the Cape.....Villa Roma in West Harwich 1*....Sunday School serves only ice cream treats but gets 2*, this stuff is right on, we eat it every nite for dessert, Harwichport.....
Last nite went to Manducatti's for the first time in 6-7 months for dinner, we had a home-run nebbiolo blowout, all cheap all in purrfecto condition.......tonight we went to the restaurant in the Times today, Anh, have to say from the first round this is some yummy Vietnamese, best I have tasted in NYC.....
Grimes at Morrells
far and away my favorite katherine hepburn movie. i dont think i could say i had a favorite buddy hackett film but if i had to choose one......
eat an impeach

get the shirt ugly americans
heard on the radio ... Bill hit N.O., some flooding in the French Quarter, at least one tornado. Also, the Stone Pony on the Jersey Shore may go the way of the Armadillo in Austin. And while I'm at itf, from the "Keep Santa Cruz Wierd" front, overheard on Pacific Garden Mall this weekend: three men having a serious and intense political discussion, while one was in full clown regalia.
The public business of this office is now concluded.