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I’ve had only one real job in my life. I know what you’re thinking, but managing the Sex Pistols wasn’t a job; it was a lifestyle that consisted of creating an environment that you could run wild in. The boring job was in London in 1962, when I was 16. I hadn’t done well on my exams — in fact, I hadn’t bothered to take most of them. University was not in the cards.
My mother dragged me to the local labor exchange, where a man read off a list of available jobs: machine operator in a pen factory, assistant to a linens salesman, booking clerk for Fyffes banana boats. As he worked his way down the list, he came across a job for a trainee wine taster at George Sandeman, the venerable wine merchant. The occasional glass of sherry on religious days was the only wine I’d tasted. But my mother, a walking cliche of nouveau riche, thought this sounded respectable enough to boast about at cocktail parties
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via jaschw, "El Bulli in Spain is arguably the best restaurant in the world."
the best expresso in nyc to me is Blue Spoon Cafe on Chambers St near City Hall.....amazing, I avoid coffee but when I need to rock, I stop by here and do 2 singles (one after the other) and its sends me into full speed but so smoothly.....it of course comes short and creamy and it rivals Italy (made by this lady there I assume the owner named Heather, not sure the others can make as good).....from her web site ((Our passion for coffee led us to serve Intelligentsia brand coffee and teas — what we believe to be the finest available on the market. An environmentally and socially responsible company, Intelligentsia works closely with growers and importers to ensure the quality of the bean. All Intelligentsia coffee is traded fairly, paying the grower above the Fair Trade price.))....
www.bluespooncoffee.com, worth the trip to drink but only M-F 7am to 6pm