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Watch / Read / Listen (No. 8)

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Watch:

  1. Dear White People. Important and refreshing.
  2. “The O’Reilly Factor” Gets Racist in Chinatown. #ThisIs2016.

Read:

  1. Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler. To be 22 again. Starting fresh in NYC, Tess lands a serving job at a famous NYC restaurant, refines her palate, and falls in love. Danler precisely portrays that person—the broody and mysterious type who we all desired too deeply. The one who made us feel exhilarated for one moment and then empty the next. I loved the storytelling but wish the plot developed more before it ended.
  2. Meditation not Detention. A brilliant concept of allowing kids to release their inner turmoil instead of being punished for it.

Listen:

  1. Jagwar Ma. Electronic pop-rock with an old-school vibe. The 60s have been revived with “Come Save Me.”

No, Not the ‘Stay With Me’ Singer

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A bi-weekly series of libations with Becca-approved design or flavor. Perhaps both.

Name: Samuel Smith’s Imperial Stout
From: Samuel Smith Old Brewery of Tadcaster, England
Type: stout
Pair it with: people watching on the porch
Emphasis on: both!

Far more beautiful than ‘beautiful’

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The post title is attributed to J.R.R. Tolkien when he describes the phrase cellar door, (which is the name of this restaurant) as the most beautiful-sounding combination of words. In grad school, we had an assignment to list our favorite words. Some of my favorites include:

  • percolate
  • rendezvous
  • besot
  • brilliant
  • caveat
  • inoculate
  • sporadically
  • albeit

Vibe: can’t-tell-it’s-a-former-brothel, charming, old money
Cocktail: Green Light District | gin, fresh lime, basil, cucumber, soda
Happy Hour: Mon.-Fri. 4-7 p.m., $6 classic cocktails, burger + brew $12, select apps $5-$6
Food Favorites: brussel sprouts, octopus
Address: 916 Lafayette St.

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