It was a busy-ish weekend that left me chock-full of recommendations and warnings. In the interest of saving space, I thought I'd put them all down in one post.
- You should probably buy the new Jon Langford CD. My friend Beth and I went to see him Thursday night at Galapagos and were once again entranced. His voice reminds me of a combination of Billy Bragg (without the sanctimony), Joe Strummer and David Bowie. He also cracks my ass up.
- You should definitely not rent Prime. I saw a trailer for this Uma Thurman/Meryl Streep film and it looked funny. Ha! I am SO GLAD I didn't waste ten clams on it! Holy hell, whatta stinker! Meryl Streep's portrayal of an Upper West Side shrink would normally be laughable except that's what the director intended. Showing once and for all that the Jews do not in fact run Hollywood, Prime trotted out every ridiculous Jewish stereotype you could possibly think of; the most egregious being Meryl's character unwittingly refrigerating the fine red wine Uma brings along to dinner. (The big joke being that she doesn't know from anything that's not Manischewitz. Der.)
- Unless you enjoy your meats boiled, avoid "Shabu Shabu" when you go out for Korean barbecue. In our ignorance, me and the Greek figured it was some variation of the delicious grilled meat we normally enjoy, but no. Instead of a grill, we got a big pot of boiling water to cook our food in. I grew up in an Irish-American home and so have had quite enough of boiled foods, thanks. Yuck.
- There is a really cute new bar that opened about four months ago on Grand Street, just east of Roebling. I didn't catch the name, but it's owned by a guy named Charlie and his wife. They serve food and it's got the best vibe of any place in the hood. Plus, a super-cute little garden that I plan on spending a lot of time in this summer.
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