Category Archives: Food and health

Trattoria Machiavelli

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: On my just-concluded trip to New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles, I indulged myself in food and drink on a truly Lucullan scale. One restaurant we visited, Machiavelli on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, was the destination … Continue reading →

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Cocktail Du Jour

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Our Cocktail Du Jour series is mainly intended as a way to celebrate the pleasures of leisure, class, elegance, funkiness and getting a little high, as well as an ongoing tip of the hat to the cocktail renaissance … Continue reading →

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Travel Linkages

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: An article from The Atlantic on How Airline Ticket Prices Fell 50% in 30 Years (and Why Nobody Noticed). And one on the shake-up in intercity bus travel. And one on how Airbnb is changing the market for … Continue reading →

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Farmers Market Find Du Jour

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: One of the big pleasures for me of spending a lot of time in SoCal is the availability of cherimoyas, a fruit that looks like a hand grenade, whose flesh tastes like mango-pineapple-vanilla custard, and that was … Continue reading →

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L.A. Burrito Blogging Part 2: La Azteca Tortilleria

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: When a Mexican restaurant is located in East L.A., on Cesar Chavez Blvd., across the street from a Catholic Church, and next door to a botanica burning enough incense to summon Quetzalcoatl himself, chances are you’re gonna … Continue reading →

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Gin Soaked Boy

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: I drink a bit too much for someone with my family history.  Suffice it to say here that there have been some things in the family past involving Swedish genes, three-day alcoholic benders in cheap Worcester hotels, sub-zero … Continue reading →

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Cocktails Du Jour

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: A French Martini (vodka, Chambord, and pineapple juice) and a Hemingway (rum, grapefruit juice, and lime) at Miller’s Bar, Wabash Street, Chicago

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Neon & Cocktail Du Jour

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Catching a show at the Pantages? Cocktails first at the Frolic Room. Click on the images to enlarge.

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Cocktail Du Jour

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: At a fun upscale — but not too upscale — Mexican restaurant in Goleta, CA, a tamarind margarita: Note the non-traditional glass as well as the absence of a lime slice. Although I’m someone who usually avoids … Continue reading →

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Movie Stills du Jour OR The Camera Loves OR More Noir

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: The ideal physique for women has definitely changed over the years.  Less zaftig not only since Rubens but even since the 1940s.  Tom Wolfe tried to capture how far the svelte aesthetic advanced by the turn of the … Continue reading →

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