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Re: Living for the Weekend

scrambles — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 15:55:29 -0000

There's also the Pajama Jog 5K to benefit Sleep Tight Colorado. It's small but mighty...mighty fun. http://www.sleeptightcolora...

Re: How do people strike up conversations based on geography?

scrambles — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 12:35:12 -0000

As a Jersey girl, I HATE that question. People ask it with a self-satisfied smile, as though it's a funny joke I've never heard before. It's only second to "New Joisey?" as a most hated response. (I've never met a person from NJ who says it that way.)

Re: Fucked in Park Slope - A Brooklyn Blog - Home - I Survived the Fung-Wah (More Like Dung-Wah) Bus to Boston

scrambles — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:17:39 -0000

Lack of a livery license has never stopped a Chinatown bus from operating before. I have a feeling we haven't seen the last of Fung Wah.

Re: Local food producers go legit

scrambles — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:05:44 -0000

I support the cottage food industry, but it's important to point out that the rules that shut Mr. Stambler down were put in place to protect public health. Just as you don't want salmonella in your spinach, you don't want to buy bread made in a home that does not follow rules for sanitation or prevent cross-contamination. By choosing to set up a business without following food safety laws, he could hurt other small businesses who spend the extra money and effort on doing so. Other bakers allow inspection, follow the rules, and spend extra money on necessary steps for food safety. Bypassing those rules is disrespectful to other small businesses.

Re: LAist Interview: Dead Milkmen Envies 'Teen Mom' and L.A.'s Palm Tree-Dwelling Rats

scrambles — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:52:56 -0000

I've read that Rats book. It really is a good read. You rock, Rodney Anonymous.

Re: Will Dunkin' Donuts Finally Grace L.A.?

scrambles — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:17:45 -0000

I lived three doors down from a DD in Mass, just a few miles from the original one. And I avoided it. Don't like their coffee or their donuts. Give the devotees their DD, though. I don't care, as long as it doesn't hurt Stan's or Bob's or any of the LA staples that make a better product.

Re: Squid Ink - Katie Robbins - Venn Food Diagrams: L.A.'s Idea of Midwestern Food vs. What Midwesterners Really Eat

scrambles — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:58:43 -0000

Cheesesteaks (it's one word) as Midwestern fare? Oh, LA...you disappoint me.

Re: Squid Ink - Susan Ji Young Park - L.A.'s Idea of Korean Food vs. What Koreans Really Eat

scrambles — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:57:30 -0000

I love your point about natives having different opinions based on when they immigrated here. Authenticity is truly relative and fluid.

Re: No Such Thing as a Free Cup of Coffee Now at Historic Pantry Restaurant

scrambles — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:59:49 -0000

I admit, I don't think I ever realized it was free. I'm happy to pay them 50 cents.

Re: Woman Arrested For Grabbing Baby From Stroller, Trying to Break His Arm So She Could Eat It

scrambles — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:53:42 -0000

Classy move, store owner.

Re: Sarah McLachlan @The Hollywood Bowl, 7/15/11

scrambles — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 16:34:18 -0000

I've been a fan of McLachlan for years, but I doubt H'wood Bowl folks would be familiar with "Ice Cream" enough to sing along. And unless you've got an audience filled with long-time fans, I usually found LA crowds too self-conscious to sing along or get really involved with the performer. I even watched a singer-songwriter stop playing a classic cover (which she had asked the crowd to help her with), jump down into the crowd, and scream "SING YOU MOTHERF***ING HIPSTERS!" in a desperate attempt to get the crowd to loosen up. That's LA, I guess.

Re: Bill Approved Granting Landlords Authority Over Your Smoking Habits

scrambles — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:08:05 -0000

I like the idea of renting in a smoke-free unit, since the carpet and walls can retain the smell. But offering some smoking units seems only fair. I'd rather have a cluster of smoking apartments so that people can smoke at home than have them smoking right outside my doorway.

Re: Bagels: An American Tragedy - TIME

scrambles — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 15:30:43 -0000

While the angle might not have been about the business itself, this article is misleading. H&H is keeping its midtown factory open, so folks can still get H&H bagels in other ways. Also, the decline has nothing to do with food: the owner withheld payroll taxes from employees, pocketed the cash, and had to file bankruptcy when the govt caught him. http://cityroom.blogs.nytim...

For a good take on bagel history, check out http://www.amazon.com/Bagel...

Re: Bagels: An American Tragedy - TIME

scrambles — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 15:27:44 -0000

But we do know why: the company file for chapter 11 after the owner was caught withholding payroll taxes from employees but pocketing the money. http://cityroom.blogs.nytim...

Re: Fucked in Park Slope - A Brooklyn Blog - Website Login

scrambles — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:17:16 -0000

One more reason I either pick it up or cook at home--that tumblr, wondering what to tip, and the fact that there's often a mistake make delivery no longer convenient but downright stressful. Who wants to return it or wait for an angry delivery person to come back? I just avoid the situation altogether.

Re: How I Learned To Love Bad Yelp Recommendations - Conor Friedersdorf - Politics - The Atlantic

scrambles — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:38:39 -0000

If you become a 'fan' of people whose reviews you respect, their reviews will appear at the top of the list when you look at a place they've reviewed. Same with your Yelp friends.

If I'm intrigued by a review, I also check out the Yelper's other reviews to see if their tastes match up with mine before I take their recommendations.

Re: The South Philly SHAME Burger

scrambles — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 13:18:35 -0000

Wasn't it just a year ago that you were dissing scrapple and saying you hoped that "scrapple-infused sandwiches" wouldn't start popping up around town? (see http://unbreaded.com/2009/0...

I hope this means that Unbreaded has succumbed to the allure of scrapple. ;)

Re: The Dessert Truck Parks In The Lower East Side

scrambles — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:19:47 -0000

This is on my to-do list for my next NYC visit!

Re: The South Philly SHAME Burger

scrambles — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:01:19 -0000

Wow. I love burgers. I love scrapple. I love fried eggs. But altogether, this might be a bit too much for me.

Re: Food Carts Heat Up Denver Streets

scrambles — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:59:08 -0000

I need to find some elotes...yum

Re: Fucked in Park Slope - The BEST Park Slope Brooklyn Blog. - Home - Cool or Not Cool: Parenting Your Children L-O-U-D-L-Y

scrambles — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:31:18 -0000

I'd rather hear loud parenting than see the kids run wild while Mom or Dad ignores them in favor of the cell phone. Gotta choose your battles.

Re: Skillet Street Food (Seattle, WA)

scrambles — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:45:09 -0000

Bacon jam? That is brilliant. I'm not usually a fan of the whole "bacon on anything" trend, but that is a great idea.

Re: In A Pickle: David Sax Crusades To Save The Deli

scrambles — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:37:40 -0000

Pastrami! Preferably pastrami on rye with sauerkraut from Langer's Deli in Los Angeles.

Re: Weekend Recipe: Caponata Panini

scrambles — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:03:33 -0000

I LOVE caponata! What a brilliant idea to put it in a panino.

Thanks for the recipe. I made it once, years ago, but the recipe was so complicated it took me all day. Every item was slow cooked separately before being combined. This one looks much easier.

Re: Burgers All The Rage: Bobby Flay And “50 States”

scrambles — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:07:10 -0000

By coincidence, I just had burger at Christopher's in Cambridge last weekend. Good stuff.

But In N Out Burger for all of California? Really!? Have they not heard of Father's Office or The Counter?