Hah. Aināt that the truth, jfood. Dogs are superior to people, no question about it. My condolences on Fonda, when I lost my first dog I was amazed at the depths into which I was plunged. My second dog dragged me out, only because he is the polar opposite of my first dog.
You raised more than a few hackles with your third person persona, jfood, no question about it. Ever see the Seinfeld episode with a similar theme? Oh, and the mods on C/H are idiotic troglodytes, no question about that either.
Anywho, now that Iām not so paranoid about this place (yes, I believe in conspiracies and no, Oswald did not kill Kennedy), here goes:
Where are you?ā¦not New Rochelle, where I grew up, which I still love, but in another city in Westchester, which sucks;
What food-related topic are you most passionate about, that you want people to ask you about and you canāt stop talking about it?ā¦my opinion about restaurants, the service persons, the time it takes to take my drink order, the time it takes to bring me my drink, how my drink is made, whether I can eat my appetizer in peace BEFORE I get my entree, read my review on Gina Marie in Eastchester happily now closed on what I said about the wait person and his manager, whether the restaurant is yuppie-fied or not, whether I can park for free or have to walk to a residential area in order not to pay for parking, I never pay to park to eat, whether any food is really worth $100. a person, it usually isnāt, why I insist on a table against a wall, I loathe tables in the middle of the room I always marvel at people who accept any table in a restaurant, why I love run-on sentences, who did that, Thomas Mann?
Whatās a great food experience you have had?ā¦ I havenāt had many. Iāve had some (to me, Iām not an expert or a bartender) really good Sidecars, and I revel in a really good Sidecar. NoMa Social was my most recent favorite dining experience, before that I had the most perfect caviar (it popped, no caviar Iāve had since has popped) appetizer at one of the X restaurants (since closed) in Garrison, and at the same time used to have a regular EXcellent dining experience at Harraldās in Stormville, also closed. All my perfect places close. Watch out, NoMa Social. I adore cheeseburgers too, they are another perfect food.
A little tidbit about youā¦Iām cynical, conspiratorial, usually raging against the machine, old on the calendar, young in my head, absolutely convinced I know a good drink and a good meal and a good restaurant, donāt care what anyone thinks about me anymore since I am old, love to tell waitstaff that I will be reviewing their restaurant on TripAdvisor, HungryOnion, OpenTable, and anywhere else that asks me, arrogant arenāt I?, and love animals more than people, can you blame me?, especially dogs. Hmmmm, was it Thomas Mann, or James Joyce, I canāt recall anymore. Oh yeah, and my memory is shot. Iād love to write a blog, but donāt have the patience, and who in heck wants to read non-stop kvething? Anyone here remember Philo Kvetch?
Iām done. Arenāt you sorry you asked? At any rate, thank you for asking and thank you, Sampson, for creating this home away from the Gulag and thank you Gwenn for braving the despots at Chowhound and inviting us all here.
