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Wilfrid1 
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Posted 27 September 2004 - 08:18 PM
Elect-a-lujah
***Every Monday***At the Sign of the Pink Pig.
If the author could go around the place hitting random readers with a rubber hammer, the Pink Pig would still be worth a visit.
***Every Monday***At the Sign of the Pink Pig.
If the author could go around the place hitting random readers with a rubber hammer, the Pink Pig would still be worth a visit.
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Posted 27 September 2004 - 08:21 PM
Thank God I saw this before leaving. The buses will be overflowing. Looks like another long schlep down Fifth.
Sardines aren't for sissies.---Frank Bruni
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I want to be the girl with the most cake.
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Posted 28 September 2004 - 06:55 AM
Swollen tonsils, kept waking me up all night 
...it actually comes down to what thrills you - Hugh Johnson
authenticity is a fog that recedes just when you think you may be getting near it - R Schonfeld
The most political act we do on a daily basis is to eat - Prof J Pretty
this city without boundaries we all share - zigzackly
authenticity is a fog that recedes just when you think you may be getting near it - R Schonfeld
The most political act we do on a daily basis is to eat - Prof J Pretty
this city without boundaries we all share - zigzackly
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Posted 28 September 2004 - 01:21 PM
Can somebody please explain to me why, at the little deli across from my office, a banana is 30 cents and a small cup of coffee is 75 cents?
"It seems a positively Quixotic quest to defend food from being used as any kind of social signifier, as if it could avoid the fate of each other component of our everyday lives." -Wilfrid
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Posted 28 September 2004 - 01:32 PM
I didn't mean that the coffee is expensive - I just don't understand the difference in price between the banana and the coffee.
I never ever never ever get coffee at Starbuck's.
I never ever never ever get coffee at Starbuck's.
"It seems a positively Quixotic quest to defend food from being used as any kind of social signifier, as if it could avoid the fate of each other component of our everyday lives." -Wilfrid
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Posted 28 September 2004 - 01:40 PM
Badly bruised shoulder and knee from a spill last Friday - I tripped over a pile of wet floor mats in the bakery kitchen. I should keep a pair of treaded shoes in the office.
You're only as good as your grease.
When working with high heat, the first contact between the cooking surface and the food must be respected.
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When working with high heat, the first contact between the cooking surface and the food must be respected.
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Posted 28 September 2004 - 02:34 PM
The price of a large espresso at Bar Italia in London's Soho has reached two pounds fifty, which is almost five dollars at current rates. And a large espresso is still a pretty small coffee. I suspect the owners of Bar Italia have become millionaires selling what is basically a very small amount of hot water. Their coffee is excellent, but the cost per cup must be miniscule.
Elect-a-lujah
***Every Monday***At the Sign of the Pink Pig.
If the author could go around the place hitting random readers with a rubber hammer, the Pink Pig would still be worth a visit.
***Every Monday***At the Sign of the Pink Pig.
If the author could go around the place hitting random readers with a rubber hammer, the Pink Pig would still be worth a visit.
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Posted 28 September 2004 - 02:47 PM
Wilfrid, on Sep 28 2004, 03:34 PM, said:
The price of a large espresso at Bar Italia in London's Soho has reached two pounds fifty, which is almost five dollars at current rates. And a large espresso is still a pretty small coffee. I suspect the owners of Bar Italia have become millionaires selling what is basically a very small amount of hot water. Their coffee is excellent, but the cost per cup must be miniscule.
Lonely people are obviously willing to part with a lot of money for the solace and companionship offered by a large espresso.
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Posted 28 September 2004 - 02:49 PM
Caffine junkies deserve to be heavily taxed, no?
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Posted 28 September 2004 - 05:21 PM
Cathy, on Sep 28 2004, 09:40 AM, said:
Badly bruised shoulder and knee from a spill last Friday - I tripped over a pile of wet floor mats in the bakery kitchen. I should keep a pair of treaded shoes in the office.
I sympathize, but at least you have a plausible excuse. Saturday I tripped over my own feet and scraped my left elbow, then Sunday I fell up some stairs and bruised both knees.
