just ate my first tomato of the year out of the garden. an orange cherry tomato. forgot to take a picture but you know.

"Scratch the surface in a typical boardroom and we're just caveman with briefcases, hungry for a wise person to tell us stories"
alan kay (Hewlett-Packard exective, Co-Founder of Xerox PARC, etc etc)

Well I'm a little nervous to post here now that my two favorite restaurants (11 Mad and Corton) have been panned by our resident expert (and my food mentor.) But in any case, here goes: We had a great meal at A Voce the other night. The pasta is just amazingly superb. The somewhat new chef, Missy Robbins, is a friend of some friends, and comes from Chicago's Spiaggia restaurant and is steeped in Italian cooking. Did I mention that the pasta is unbelievably good? Really you should try it. Okay, sure, it's expensive, but I think in this case you get what you pay for.

Donning asbestos suit for rebuttal...

more black flies

new medianews site/horrible name === mediaite

asshattery alive and well on nyt oped page.

part of the the under belly of rock and roll has died

food art

via vz

a minimalist's bread

after three days sans alcohol and being a veggie a great friend of mine (and wylie's) had a fantastic meal at wd50 with a large selection of old vino that went awesome with the "always best meals in NYC"

new tastes since last time were sensational with a few fav's below
Shrimp noodles, zucchini, mousseron mushroom, chamomile yogurt
Duck leg, popcorn pudding, kalamansi, lovage
Scrambled egg ravioli, charred avocado, hamachi

this wasn't new to this visit but it rocked again
Cold fried chicken, buttermilk-ricotta, tabasco, caviar

and yummy for the more veggie and a first try for me
Parsnip tart, quinoa, hazelnuts, bok choy you rock chef wylie

*((Gotta put First Things First))*

We need those who will respect our Constitution where government’s supposed to serve from the BOTTUM UP, not move toward this TOP DOWN big government take-over… but rather, will be protectors of individual rights - who also have enough common sense to acknowledge when conditions have drastically changed and are willing to call an audible and pass the ball when it’s time so the team can win! And that is what I’m doing!

anoyone familiar with astro boy?
is it 5 year old appropriate?

womens semis at wimbledon today. the third set of serena williams match is underway on espn2. venus williams match is next. nbc takes over coverage at noon.

Rouge Tomate's Drink Menu

"Cocktails on the Lighter Side"

Rhubarb Crisp
Ten Cane Rum, Fresh Rhubarb, Lemon, Vanilla, Prosecco
Rhubarb Bellini
Spiced Rhubarb Purée with Prosecco
Grass Hopper
Vodka, Sugar Snap Pea, Mint, Lemon, finished with Valrhona Chocolate Shavings
Queen’s Cup
Pimm’s, Cucumber Purée, Mint, Lemon Juice
Spring Rouge
Vodka, Campari, Blood Orange Juice, Lemon Juice

this should be cool, from NYTimes

EATALY This giant supermarket from Turin, Italy, is to open in New York in a year. Its 32,000 square feet will include restaurants and market areas. Joe Bastianich and Mario Batali’s restaurant company are partners: 200 Fifth Avenue (23rd Street).

big film shoot out on my block tonight. tina fey and steve carrell are parking and exiting an expensive sports car innumerable times for date night.

Justice Thomas is a tool

bill i am sure you have seen this

http://www.minusspace.com/2008/04/punk-noise-paint-interview-with-mark-dagley-by-don-voisine/

DIGITAL MEDIA TREE

10th Anniversary 1999 – 2009

Count the Rings

usa backed their way into the next round of whatever tournament theyre in. should get trounced by spain today @230est on espn.

obama presser in a couple of minutes.

hiiiioooooo!

"Obama can pass health care with Democrats and then legitimately call it bipartisan by citing public support. But he has to not care that David Broder and David Brooks have a hissy fit over it. They do not speak for Americans; they don't even speak for Republicans on this one."

ad hoc goat spit

just last week he was twittering about his favorite falafel vendors in tehran.