advice and banners
a mysterious, and tantalizing, prospect: advice and banners. they actually live quite close to home. i wonder if i pass them in the cafe, in the market, on the bus, and we knowingly nod to our secrets. just so i remember: here lies a transcription, verbatim, of the 2-page typed letter (times new roman, 12pt … Continue reading
>ten tables cranks it up to 11
>if i don’t write it down, i’ll be remiss, because who knows how long it’ll be on the hyper-seasonal menu before it vanishes completely? chef dave punch’s ridiculously satisfying tasting of sorts last night at ten tables cambridge, complete with creepy santas and dreidels with faces: charcuterie: country pate with parisian ham & pistachios, chicken … Continue reading
>a lion’s maine
>according to wikipedia, “bernoulli’s principle states that for an inviscid flow, an increase in the speed of the fluid occurs simultaneously with a decrease in pressure or a decrease in the fluid’s potential energy.” which is precisely how i felt when i finally got the time, energy, money and gumption to unfurl all my portland, … Continue reading
>online private sales compendium
>thank you, recession + web 2.0 wonks, for making “online private sales” (i.e. members-only discounts) proliferate faster than sequins on a mcqueen ensemble. here’s an ongoing list, to be renewed accordingly. let me know if you would like invites, or if something’s missing from this list. ideeli [women’s designer accessories]gilt [women’s designer apparel/accessories]gilt fuse [women’s … Continue reading
>cheated, a little
>wouldn’t you take a warming, intoxicating, melt-you-all-over sip (or two) of balvenie single-barrel 15 year-old single malt scotch, especially if it was graciously passed in the luxuriously modern salon at l’espalier for a dear friend‘s 28th birthday celebration? well, wouldn’t you? so, such is my lapse. but oh! mercy on this forgivable trifle. truthfully, i … Continue reading
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