I've made it quite clear how much I love Chef John and I just tried this soup recipe of his recently that is insanely good and crazy easy to make. You can find the full recipe over here. (I omitted the flower garnish because, well, we don't care for garnish in our household. Also, I feel like you have to make a certain amount of money to be classified as a person who garnishes.)
Prince Street Pizza
I have found my favourite slice in New York City and it's the "spicy spring" at Prince Street Pizza and it will melt your face. Do those pools of grease gross you out? If so, I genuinely feel for you. I'm not saying that I seek out that kind of grease, but c'mon. It's not that big a deal. If it bothers you that much then just turn the slice and let it drip a bit into a napkin, fancypants Sally. Is that still repulsive? Ugh. If that's the case, I'm afraid I'll have to ask you to please leave my blog.
There are so many places in this city for a shitty slice, so if you find yourself near Nolita or Soho, get the hell over here and try this. (But if you're looking for a killer sitdown pizzeria? That's a whole different story. I'll have a post on that soon.)
P.S. Ask for it well done for extra craziness.
P.P.S. I looked for a clip of Homer drooling over the grease on the pimple-faced teen to include it somewhere in this post, but I guess it wasn't meant to be.
Mom Says
Illustration by Andrew Hamm
Illustration by Andrew Hamm
AMC on 84th Street
Umm, LOOK AT THESE MOVIE THEATRE SEATS!
These are the newly renovated theatre seats at an AMC on the Upper West Side (on 84th Street). Is this a fucking joke? Can this be reality? How can this sort of unholy cinema kindness happen overnight? I don't know whose idea this was, but wow. I'm going here immediately and will report back on how it was. You can read about all the other renovations at the theatre here, if you want.
“Your agreement with reality defines your life.”
Instant No Button
I wouldn't call myself a Star Wars fan, but this page was the very first one I bookmarked on the internet years ago. Why this one? I don't know, I've never been very smart. I'm pretty sure the second site I bookmarked was ArchieComics.com, so I think you can get a sense of my priorities at that time.
I don't use this button as often as I used to, but it can come in handy in certain situations and might still be relevant today. Feel free to bookmark. There's also an app for it (of course there is).
Ray Charles Speed Painting
I know this is an old video, but I'm still wowed by it.
Family Video
Sometimes I don't talk enough on here about how great my family is. Expect that to change.
This is my brother Gary and his sweeter than life son (my nephew) Camden (with a brief appearance by my beautiful niece Maya).
Koala & Lunch
Sometimes this is all you need to see.
“When you’re reheating leftover pasta, put a few tablespoons of water in the pan with the noodles. It makes it less dry and way tastier.”