Someone pointed out to me last weekend that the Brak maquette was crazy expensive. It is. But how much is my prototype, then?
And how much more would it be if I signed it?
Wrap it up, everybody, we had a good run
I look forward to soon returning to Yeobo, Darling, a love letter to husband-wife chefs' Michael & Meichih Kim Korean & Taiwanese roots, both countries & cuisines I love. This Asian-American play also nods to their U.S. youth.
My review:
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Always love a new piece by @kavey.bsky.social This one on a harmonious Japanese dish.
www.kaveyeats.com/japanese-sim...
Exclusive: U.S. dismissed Ukraine deal for anti-Iran drone tech last year
"Nearly seven months ago, Ukrainian officials tried to sell the U.S. their battle-proven technology for downing Iranian-made attack drones.
The Trump administration dismissed the Ukrainians..."
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Today is a good day to read Ada Ferrer’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “Cuba: An American History.”
If you’re hungry for an eminently readable 473-page Reader’s Digest version that will illuminate why Cuba still matters to us in the U.S., I can’t recommend it enough.
Can't believe Trump couldn't have waited just a few more hours. It could have been ...
TACO Tuesday
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Vote 🗳️ Blue so you don’t get screwed @fladems.bsky.social
Fish Fragrant Fish w/black cod, eggplant, roasted celtuce, & yam leaves at Happy Crane in San Francisco
Ginger scallion scallops w/scalded chives, jicama, & salted radish at Happy Crane in San Francisco
“ICE’s top brass are quietly searching for a way to amend the remainder of a massive order of pick-up trucks and SUVs that were ordered last year and slated to be wrapped with the agency’s name, logo, and motto, as well as storing away many vehicles…”
The clown car continues to roll down the road.
Michelin-recommended Tacos Mi Ranchito El Fenix is a kiosk serving the best Baja fish+shrimp tacos where they originated. Oh, that batter of beer, mustard & oregano. And still craving their marlin fish tacos.
My Valle de Guadalupe/Ensenada, Mexico, guide: virginiamiller.substack.com/p/valley-de-...
An Amazon listing entitled: “Flymind Safe Keychain Set for Girls with Personal Safety Alarm, Hand Sanitizer Holder, Whistle and Pom - Rating 4.5” There is a circle of images surrounding an image of the keychain itself. Those images are captioned anticlockwise as follows: “For students For gifts For women alone For elderly For outdoor sports For potential murder” All the images are stock photos apart from “For potential murder” which is an unsettling illustration of a wide-eyed face being gagged by a hand from behind.
Was just browsing handy keychains for my daughter and this took a dark and unexpected turn.
Gangsta Rap Performer Notorious B.I.G. Slain ■ Crime: Star is shot to death in vehicle after leaving music industry party in the Mid-Wilshire district. Rap music star Notorious B.I.G. was shot to death along Museum Row in Los Angeles' Mid-Wilshire district early Sunday as he left a music industry party, a brazen attack that marked the second drive-by murder of a gangsta rap celebrity in the last six months. B.I.G., born Christopher Wallace, was leaving the party at the Petersen Automotive Museum about 12:30 a.m. when police believe someone in a dark car pulled up alongside the passenger side of the GMC Suburban in which he was riding and fired several shots inside. The 24-year-old rapper, who had earned rave reviews and big sales in giving voice to the violent edge of the streets, was declared dead at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center at 1:15 a.m. His body was identified Sunday afternoon at the Los Angeles coroner's office by his ex-wife, singer Faith Evans, and his
March 9, 1997: Christopher George Latore Wallace, better known as the Notorious B.I.G., is murdered in Los Angeles after attending the Soul Train Music Awards. He was 24.
[Los Angeles Times - March 10, 1997]
release the jabba files
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Did my best to condense four of the recent big headlines around the World Cup. Peep it below.
Lindsey Graham.
Seriously?! If you’re an employee & not the owner of a company, you have no business voting GOP (the party that screws employees). Vote smart & support the party that supports workers a/k/a employees @fladems.bsky.social
Let’s Have Fun, Invade Cuba By IAN GLASS Reporter of The Miami News Ed Stell has thought up a novel way of breaking into the games market. An invasion of Cuba. You play it on a large board, rather like chess or checkers. There are attackers and defenders. Also tanks, aircraft carriers, battleships, destroyers, submarines and landing craft. The defenders occupy the island. The attackers are placed in surrounding squares. The number that comes up on a dice roll determines moves and strength of a "hit." Through clever tactics and lucky rolls of the dice, the enemy can be surrounded and captured — or even annihilated. Stell, a 44-year-old public relations man who lives at 2504 NW 35th St., says several Cuban exile groups already are interested. He says he’s willing to turn over half of all profits to the Cubans. "This would be good publicity for the exile organizations, who seem to feel their cause is apt to be forgotten. And it would raise funds for their fight." It would only need a few thousand dollars to start it on a local basis, says Stell. After that, he thinks, victory would be his. For toy manufacturers say war games are among the most popular on the market.
On March 8, 1965, the Miami News reported that a Miami resident had come up with a new board game that simulated an invasion of Cuba. The inventor of the game said that he would turn over the sales profits to Cuban exile groups.
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Sunday reading... This week’s tablehopper: a detailed preview of JouJou (a flirty French coquette you cannot ignore 🫦), special events for Women’s History Month and where to celebrate International Women’s Day 💛, tasty fundraisers, and more! www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
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One of my top restaurants in all Mexico has this gorgeous setting, feeling like a country western dining hall at a ranch w/ long communal tables. Elemental, rustic dishes w/ elevated balance define Fauna’s heartfelt cooking.
In my Valle de Guadalupe guide: virginiamiller.substack.com/p/valley-de-...
At Menlo Park's new Jewish diaspora, counter-service Bubbelah, “Meaty Matzo Ball Soup” is my new favorite version of matzo ball soup. FAB.
They should bring back veal pelmeni, laced in dill, sour cream, fried shallots.
Where to eat in the Peninsula now:
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Basically anything goes all day long.
speaking of which, why none of you told me this is how we’re supposed to pronounce “microwave?”
Hobbiting💯
