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Highlands Hollow Brewhouse – Boise, Idaho Brewery and Restaurant is one of those places tucked away in a quiet neighborhood where everybody loves to go.
Highlands Hollow Brewhouse – Boise, Idaho Brewery and Restaurant is one of those places tucked away in a quiet neighborhood where everybody loves to go.
Join Julianna "La Patita" Thomas & Derren Davidavich of District 19 Flamenco for an evening of fiery flamenco performances with special guest Kelli Brown and some of the finest handcrafted ales in the Northwest!
Curious about the Flamenco Dance and what you will experience? Flamenco, demanding in form and execution, gives the disciple extraordinary ability to express that which is innate to our shared human condition. Through this beautifully unique and technically impressive musical art form, Julianna and Derren seek to present something which will both challenge and inspire, using the power of music and dance to explore the depths of human emotion.
It's all happening on Monday night Cinco de Mayo 2014 from 6 to 8ish. It's a free show for all ages.
We'll even have traditional Cinco de Mayo food available – chicken street tacos with charizo fried rice and refried black beans along with some really cool sauces.
Where else would you want to spend Cinco de Mayo 2014 other than at Highlands Hollow experiencing traditional flamenco song and dance? We thought so…. See you there!
Join cities across the nation in supporting "Rewriting the End of ALS" in the Pints for Pete event.
Pete Frates is the inspiration for this great idea to bring awareness to everyone on what ALS is and how we can end this disease. Wondering who Pete Frates is? Well, he is your everyday good guy who played division 1 college baseball and had a normal life until things started slowly changing for him. You can get all the details on Pete and his inspiration by watching this video here .
Frate Train members across the globe will be organizing locations at their local pubs to meet up, have a pint and raise awareness for our mission to strike out ALS. Help Boise make it's mark towards denying ALS further victims by coming down to Highlands Hollow Brewhouse on Thursday evening May 1st, 2014 from 6 till close and have a pint with friends, share some great music by Steve Baker and allowing a part of the Pints for Pete proceeds go towards reaching our goal of $100 minimum.
You can follow our progress towards our $100 goal (we should be able to blow way past that people) here at the official Boise Pints for Pete webpage.
There's even a website to learn all about Pete personally at http://www.petefrates.com/
While in the spirit of supporting a great cause, don't forget to visit us in the Bogus Basin parking lot starting at 4 pm for the Idaho Gives Mini-Rally. We'll be serving some nice and tasty brews to get everyone excited to support all the great non-profits in Idaho. You can learn more about Idaho Gives by clicking here.
So what are you waiting for? We'll see you on Thursday May 1st, 2014 starting at Bogus Basin and then back to the Hollow at the Pints for Pete event, right?
What a treat we have here at the Hollow….. Straight from Nashville, we are honored to be hosting solo artist Dan Tedesco on Monday night April 14th, 2014 from 6:30 to 9:30. Not only has Dan been labeled extremely talented and intensely original, but is also a modern-day troubadour, narrating the American experience in song honestly and intimately, and with a big sound to boot.
You'll love Dan's ability to thrive as a minimalist production that finds him belting out folk-spiced renditions from behind both acoustic and electric guitars while foot-stomping percussion rounds out many of the arrangements. Dan is one solo artist who won't seem out of place with rock bands either.
Dan's latest album is titled "Death in the Valley" and focuses on themes concerning the recession, isolation, identity, control (or a lack thereof), responsibility and most importantly hope. You can learn more about Dan Tedesco at his website www.DanTedesco.com
You won't want to miss Dan Tedesco playing at the Hollow and you certainly don't want to miss a enjoying good food, good beer and hanging out with good friends. We'll see there!
Come join Highlands Hollow in support of the Cayce Myers Fundraiser Event happening this Saturday night April 5th, 2014 from 5-10 pm.
Kids and adults of of all ages are welcome to attend this community involved effort to support Cayce Myers and her family to make progress in her rehabilitation from a single car rollover.
There will be lots of free music, a live auction, a silent auction, and a raffle. Highlands Hollow will also be donating a part of the beer sales towards the event. All donations and contributions go directly to her and her family.
You can read more about Cayce, her family and the full details on the event and how to help with donations for the auctions at http://forevercaycemyers.com/
The music line up is as follows:
MOJO ROUNDERS- 5pm – 6pm
FARM DOG REUNION – 6pm – 7pm
BREAD & CIRCUS - 7pm - 9pm (ish)
LIVE AUCTION – 8pm – 8:30
Cayce has proven to be a strong willed fighter by making amazing improvements over the past few months. With continued love and support of her family, friends and community, she will continue to inspire each of us to achieve amazing results in our lives. By attending the Cayce Myers Fundraiser Event, you are allowing an amazing gift to be brought unto you. The gift of love for others and yourself.
We look forward to packing the Hollow all night and creating an amazing night of fun, inspiration and love for each of us in honor of Cayce Myers.
So what are you doing for St. Patty's Day?
How about coming down to Highlands Hollow and experiencing our St. Patrick's Dinner Special in Boise.
You'll get a great traditional dinner of Corned Beef and Cabbage along with live music by Shon Saunders and Daniel Jump from 6:30 to 9:30. And, of course, no St. Patrick's Day would be complete without listening to live bagpipes music. And did we mention there will be prizes for people dressed in green? The prizes are a secret and you can only find out what they are by showing up ready to participate in a great night of traditional St. Patty's festivities.
Are you hooked yet? Maybe some special Cask Conditioned Red Ryeder beer will make your decision easier? We thought so…. come find out why everyone rave's about this beer.
The St. Patricks Dinner Special starts at 5. Here is what you'll get:
Corned Beef & Cabbage
Garlic & Rosemary Roasted Red Potatoes
Irish Soda Bread
Mulligan Stew
All for just $9.95!
Don't be left out in the cold! Come on down with your friends and enjoy a night to remember at the Hollow. We'll see you in a few!


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Chesterfield Police are looking for two men that robbed two owners of the Harrowgate Market Place Convenience Store on Tuesday.
It happened around 10:13 p.m. in the store's parking lot at 16025 Harrowgate Road. The victims had closed the store and were preparing to leave when the suspects showed up and demanded money. One of the suspects appeared to have a shotgun.
The suspects ran off after taking cash from the victims. No one was injured in the robbery.
The suspect carrying the weapon is described as a 20 to 25-year-old male, about 5'11" tall with a thin build. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, a ski mask, dark colored pants and white tennis shoes. The second suspect is about 5'10" tall with a thin build. He was wearing black clothing and a ski mask.
If you have any information about this robbery, call Crime Solvers at 804-748-0660.
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Reuters: Navy SEAL in "material breach" of non-disclosure agreements with Osama bin Laden book
Exclusive: Former Navy SEAL in "material breach" of non-disclousre agreements with Osama bin Laden book, according to the Pentagon's top attorney in a letter obtained by Reuters.
The Pentagon says it is considering "all remedies legally available" against the former Navy SEAL and all those acting in concert with him. The Pentagon says further public dissemination of the book "will aggravate your breach and violation of your agreements."
Pentagon Likes Social Media →
We noted the other day that the US Military continues its foray into the Social Media world by releasing a citizen reporting tool for the iPhone.
That doesn't mean that the Pentagon is shunning other networks like Twitter and Facebook. Last week, William Lynne, the Deputy Defense Secretary, reauthorized social media guidelines (pdf) that allows troops to post and like and share and do all those other social media things until January 2012.
Perhaps the military will even learn a thing or two.
Via Wired:
At his confirmation hearing today to be Army chief of staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey said the Army would need to get better at using social media (and online role-playing games!) if it wanted to attract the service's next generation of leaders.


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They were supposed to be Christmas presents, but when it came time to put the velcro on the straps I realized the easiest way to measure them would be to put them on my girls. So they got them a week early.
They love them! I made the straps with 3 velcro attachments so they can grow with them, plus a little extra just in case. The girls picked their own fabric out of my stash a few weeks ago, not knowing what it would be for. B (the shorter one) went for the little lamb fabric, but then her lovey is a lamp named Bo. K (the cutie in the glasses) spent a lot of time deliberating and matching and finally settled on the magenta coffee bean print and the blue print, I added the orange for another pop of color.
And because my brain had issues wrapping around how exactly the straps work, because I am a visual person (and I should have realized from my own babywearing experience)- for you: the straps cross in the back, which is cute and secure for the stuffed animal.
The pocket is pretty pointless. I wouldn't waste my time on it next time. Just pick a cute print or put an applique or embroider their name on it, you can't even fit a Cabbage Patch doll bottle in their or anything that a child might want to tote around with their baby. (B was resourceful and just tucked her bottle in with the her lamb. She also quickly learned the babywearer trick of using the potty while wearing a baby. I wish I had learned that trick much earlier on. ;) )


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Lovely Bartendering
- onefineleo Jan 6, 2007 03:35 AM
My husband and I would love to go someplace special for some elegant (or.... just really great) cocktails tomorrow night. Where should we go? Boston and environs are fine. Thanks.
re: Rubee
Just want to add that I agree with the Eastern Standard recs also - more casual than No 9, but good food and elegant cocktails (the bar managers/cocktail aficionados at ES and No 9 are great friends) - and you may be more likely to get a couple of seats on a Saturday night at ES' expansive bar vs the smaller and very popular bar at No 9. As listed in my profile, these two, along with City Bar, Anise, and B-Side are my top 5 favorite spots for excellent cocktails (with City Bar at the Lenox Hotel the more upscale of the three).
re: jajjguy
I hear that one of the bartenders at Green Street also works at Chez Henri.
re: limster
Dylan Black use to work at Chez Henri and B-Side. I know one of the female bartenders (Misty, I think) works at B-Side, too. I
re: limster
Robbie K is a server at Chez Henri and a bartender at Green Street
re: jajjguy
Green Street in no longer grungy.
I love the B Side, but I wouldn't call it elegant.
No 9 Park is closed on Sundays.
I've been unimpressed by Noir's bartending.
There's an interesting "cocktail nexus" between Chez Henri, B-Side, Green Street, and even Zuzu's, but that's a story for another post.
Another vote for West Side Lounge.
re: Alcachofa
I'm gonna hafta go ahead and, ah, "disagree" with you there, Alca. Green Street is still grungy, by which I mean it's packed a bit too tight, everything's a bit too loud, furniture is minimal. I don't mean it isn't clean, it's just not an elegant atmosphere. And yes, B Side is grungier.
No. 9 is top of mind for me, too, based on sheer cocktail craft; I'd put Eastern Standard's bar in this class, too. Both are nice-looking without trying to be too luxe.
Bars at better hotels are good bets, too: the Oak Bar (Fairmont Copley Plaza), the Bristol or the small upstairs bar at Aujord'hui (Four Seasons), the Bar at the (old) Ritz, the Rowes Wharf Bar (tucked away in a second-floor corner of the Boston Harbor Hotel), The Federalist (XV Beacon), Bar 10 (Westin Copley), Citi-Bar (Lenox), the tiny bar at the Beacon Hill Hotel and Bistro. These tend to be rather grown-up, a bit sedate. Normally, I'd include the bar at Rialto (Charles Hotel) on this list, but it's currently closed for renovations.
Other places where the bartending meets a very high standard, but can be crowded and a bit hectic on a Saturday: Union Bar and Grill, Sorellina, Mistral, Cuchi Cuchi, Brasserie Jo, Noir, the small bar at Icarus, 28 Degrees, Prezza, Lucca.
Great drinks but more casual: B-Side Lounge, Green Street, Rendezvous at Central Square, Blue Room, Franklin Cafe, Tremont 647, Chez Henri, Audobon Circle, Anise, Les Zygomates (even though it's a wine bar), the Red Fez, Alchemist Lounge, Middlesex Lounge.
I'd have to echo the Green Street Rec. It's not an "elegant" space, but it's nice, and the drinks are excellent. When Dylan (Dillon? sp?) took over owndership last year, he revamped a lot of things, including the cocktail list. Being a bartender by trade, he made a point to offer some of the more obscure "old school" cocktails with a modern twist. They're terrific, and we've found him and the staff to be open and welcoming. We always feel well taken care of there. I prefer it to B-Side mostly because B-Side often is too crowded by the time we get there, so it's too loud to talk, though B-Side does have excellent drinks (and free hardboiled eggs!).
However, if you're looking for a more schmancy experience -- like No. 9 Park, etc -- perhaps save Green St / B-Side for another night.
re: litchick
Any shout-out to Green Street's bartending has to mention Joe McGuirk, long-time drink spinner from such spots as the B-Side, Chez Henri, Lilli's, etc. Although he would never admit it, many of the top-shelf (sorry...) bartenders working today are his proteges. I think he also waits tables at Green Street, but it is always a treat to catch him behind the bar.
Another quick note on Green Street; when Dylan scrapped the Island-influenced menu, he thankfully kept a wide selection of obscure rums behind the bar. lots of stuff no one else in the city is serving.
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Green Street's bar is one of the very best in town, and the RumBa bar adjacent to Miel at the new Inter-Continental hotel is a hideous place with bad bartending, but you might want to give it a look if you like rum. They've got a very broad selection, too.
Yes, totally agree about #9 Park and ESK. I've only been to EVOO once, but was quite impressed by the cocktails there. Also, though I've only been for lunch, OM's list looked really interesting, and Upstairs on the Square has creative cocktails, if a bit on the froofy at times.
On the less elegant and pricey side, I've always enjoyed the cocktails at West Side Lounge, and the BSide has a fabulous range of cocktails. Last summer I had an exotic but delicious green tea cocktail @ Douzo. Though I like the atmosphere at Gargoyle's, their cocktails have never impressed me, sorry to say. Ruby Room did a nice job too.
re: Bluebell
gotta say, when i went in for cocktails at EVOO, i was not impressed. i like the place, and the food, but the drinks were... well, way too sweet, for me at least. though they are gigantic.
re: litchick
hm - maybe I was just lucky? I had a pomegranate martini there - maybe it was on the "not sweet" side for them. Of course, I enjoyed the rest of the food so much that I may have been distracted.
I like Noir for great cocktails in sumptuous surroundings. And, Monday-Friday from 5-7pm they have a 5-4-3-2-1 menu with great flatbreads, salads, skewers, etc for under $5. Yum!
The B-Side is like Cocktail University: it seems like every really talented bartender in Cambridge has done some time there. I think No. 9 might be the equivalent on the Boston side of the Charles.


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Working isn't all that
Take time to pause
By Kate Kallenberger
I loathe the institution of employment. Still, I am proud to say that I am a gainfully employed young person.
My job is easy, secure and they feed me on a daily basis. Yet, every day I am scheduled to work, I find myself dragging my feet to the car, half-heartedly clocking in and hoping I will become violently sick between the time I park the car and the time I enter the building.
This trend is somewhat disturbing to me. Why do I detest going to a cushy restaurant job where I serve two tables a night and occasionally get free dessert?
It is not the work but the job; not the level of difficulty or stress, but the time I must put in. Working at a job you hate can have negative consequences but solace can be found in the little things; infinite time can be passed by finding short, happy moments in the fury of a dinner rush or the hour before a huge presentation. Yes, even in this consumer driven culture, dominated by medicine commercials and working for the weekend, happiness can be found.
But to find these moments, we have to ask ourselves why we work. I work now so I won't have to later. I swallow my pride and smile as I serve club sandwiches and shrimp scampi to people who don't make eye contact with me so that some day, I can own the restaurant they dine in; or write the news they read each morning.
Ultimately, any job you have, whether it is as a waitress or circus freak or nuclear physicist, is just an exchange of money for your time. You choose the levels of difficulty and time commitment and The Man pays you accordingly.
The reasons someone might give for why they work- to pay bills, to support a family, to live comfortably- essentially say the same thing. We work for money so we can buy clothing, food, and Netflix. The basics.
But what if we created new basics? What if we found ways to escape from the shackles of a consumer based economical and social culture? What if the nation suddenly became unemployed and forced into self-sufficiency?
Truthfully, it would be unrealistic to expect Americans to morph into a society that suddenly abandons its long held values of human industry and progress. It would be unrealistic to expect total self-sufficiency; freedom from corporate coffee chains, convenience stores, and Activia commercials.
But a buy-sell-buy society is what we have created. This is America's collective bed and now we must rest in it. The benefit of living in a modern society is the ability to connect like never before. This means mass production and importing and exporting goods to every corner of the globe.
But it can also mean working at a job that seems like you're selling your soul to buy Tupperware. This work-to-buy mentality is what drives Americans to overspend on products no one needs or even necessarily wants. If we work so we can buy things, but we don't really need or want to buy things, then emotionally taxing employment becomes obsolete.
This is why the concept of the desk job is baffling to me. The thought of staring at a computer screen and a cubicle half-wall and avoiding awkward eye contact with co-workers in the kitchen all day numbs me.
It makes me think of the fifty-plus years I will probably spend in an asylum white office; sipping water-flavored coffee from a mug I bought at Bed, Bath & Beyond in an attempt to define myself through my purchases.
I think of conference calls, spreadsheets, broken copy machines and answering the telephone without looking up from the Rolling Stone I stowed away inside a manila file folder. I think "Kate, did you finish your expense reports yet?"
I think of the fiery pits of hell.
But even in shadowy abyss of conference calls and endless PowerPoint presentations, happiness can be found in the little things.
Color me crazy, but Post-it notes are a product so simple; so deceptive in their unassuming ubiquity, that we largely take them granted. But in a consumer culture where mediocrity is the new standard, it is refreshing for a product to do what it is supposed to do.
I am so frequently letdown by the tissue paper cheapness of American Eagle clothing or by the brakes of my Prius that I become giddy when a product does what it is supposed to.
And that just isn't right.
In a world that runs on instant coffee and is constantly seeking immediate gratification, it is easy to get lost in the consumer hoi polloi. Modern life is only properly traversed when we sort through the garbage we are force-fed and learn to recognize quality when we see it.
Maybe it is a stretch, maybe I am grasping for marbles in the dark here, but Post-it notes are the manifestation of my appreciation for the simple things. It just takes a keen eye for quality and reliability to find things to appreciate, even if it is just seeing how many Post-it notes it takes to cover a human body.


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Cubs, Cubans and Augies Oh My
You have to give to Jim Hendry sometimes, because it now seems that he is intent on getting the band back together. The only problem is that usually does not work in baseball. Lets look at the crop of players that Hendry has brought in and judge if they have a chance to make the team.
Augie Ojeda
Last Seen in Chicago: 2003
Career OPS: .633
Career UZR: 3.6
Ojeda's value comes from defense, because he's had a negative value with the bat except with the Twins in 2004, of course that was a very small sample size of 72 PA. Last season Augie has an OPS under .500 while hitting just a .196. The only thing I see here is that Jim thinks he might provide depth to the system if Darwin Barney makes the big league club. If not, Augie will most likely latch on with some bottom feeder before calling it career. Did you know he's 36 now? Man, I'm really getting old if Augie is now 36.
Reed Johnson
Last Seen in Chicago: 2009
Career OPS: .748
Career WAR: 8.6 (0.6 Last season)
Reed hit .262 last year in about 200 AB's, which isn't terrible, but it isn't great either. Fangraphs still like's his skills in LF, but he's replacement level or worse everywhere else. The problem with Reed is the Cubs have five OF's on the 40-man right now. Marlon Byrd (9.3 UZR) is not going anywhere in CF, and Reed's defense and the fact he hits RH has well doesn't help. Kosuke Fukudome, Tyler Colvin and Fernando Perez all look to have roles on the club. Perez is the question mark, but his speed might earn him a spot.
This is just a quick look at two options. I will be taking a look at the Cubs compared to the rest of the league pretty soon as the season gets closer.
In other news, it looks like the Cubs have signed two Cuban players to add to the A-ball club. It looks like it is a low-risk kind of signing to help fill out the minor league system after Jim Hendry made the Matt Garza trade, according to Bruce Miles.
In the News: Pitchers, Books and We Need Spring to Get Here.
Welcome to the slowest few weeks for a baseball fan. For the most part, teams are getting pretty close to setting rosters and it causes a delay in any type of news to report. Hence the lack of news when it comes to our beloved Chicago Cubs. I mean if I were a Bears fan, we could have a discussion on Jay Culter, but that is best left to Rob's rantings.
Headline: MLB Whispers: Twins Lucky to Retain Pavano
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Tom Gorzelanny grew while with the Cubs, thanks largely to time spend with Greg Maddux, and could have a long run with the Nationals. He will be missed if Carlos Zambrano goes back into the tank but GM Jim Hendry made a good deal to get three prospects (especially Double-A outfielder Michael Burgess) for a pitcher who was acquired from the Pirates alongside lefty reliever John Grabow. One of the benefits of the deal was opening a spot to evaluate pitching prospects Casey Coleman, Andrew Cashner, Jeff Samardzija and maybe even Trey McNutt. …
Hendry is taking a bit of risk, because I'm sure that Gorzelanny could have been dealt during the Spring as insurance. I guess he thought he could get more right now. Of course, my real feeling is that I'm tired of media members taking another shot at Zambrano. Yes, I get it that he can be a little unstable. He makes too much money, but I still think his upside is better than Gorzelanny. Other than that, there is little new news on the Cubs. On side note, I never thought that any team would be lucky to sign Carl Pavano after reading this book by John Fienstein:
If you haven't read this book, you might want to pick it up. It follows Tom Glavine and Mike Mussina around for a season. There is some gold from "The Moose" about Pavano. By clicking on the link and buying the book, you will help support us here at GROTA. Please leave all questions and comments below.
In the News
It's been quite some time when I didn't have graduate school to worry about all the time. Hopefully, I will be able to provide more commentary on things going on in the Cub world. One segment that I wanted to start was, In the News. Once upon a time, in a galaxy far far way (Arkansas), I was a sports writer for four years. I'm drawn to the media, because I was so heavily involved with writing and newspapers. Well, now that I'm just a teacher, and somewhat of a career student, it will be easier to produce a little more regular content other than the Gameday stuff, which gets boring somewhat.
Today in the News:
Headline: Milton Bradley arrested in L.A.
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Police in Los Angeles have arrested Seattle Mariners outfielder Milton Bradley for allegedly making threats against a woman, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.
Bradley, 32, was taken into custody at 10 a.m. local time Tuesday and was taken to the Van Nuys, Calif., jail, where he was booked for suspicion of making criminal threats, a Los Angeles Police Department officer told the Times.
Sadly this comes with little surprise with many of the Cubs fans here at this site and probably Ranger, A's, Indians, Dodgers and Padre fans either. Bradley is troubled, and probably should have stayed in Texas where he played well a couple years ago. Crazy just looks better in Texas. Come on, their Manager kept his job after getting busted for cocaine. Bradley's antics, until now, were never close to that. Well, other than that TV announcer thing, but that guy had it coming. In all seriousness, I hope Bradley can find peace one day, because that's just no way to go through life.
Headline: Cubs Sign Marshall to two-year deal, while agreeing to terms with Tom Gorzelanny.
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Gorzelanny, who will take a physical exam Wednesday in Washington, received $2.1 million, a raise from the $800,000 he made with the Cubs last year.If Gorzelanny passes the physical, the two teams will make official a deal that will send the left-hander to the Nationals for three minor-league prospects. Washington would then pay the pitcher's salary.
Garza, whom the Cubs obtained in a trade with Tampa Bay earlier this month, agreed to a one-year deal worth $5.95 million, up from the $$3.35 million he made last year.Marshall, who has a home in the north suburbs, gets a two-year contract worth $4.7 million. He'll earn $1.6 million this year and $3.1 million in 2012.
Wait a minute here. Didn't the Cubs trade Gorzellany yesterday or the day before? I guess that trade is not quite done. One or two things are holding it up. First, it is possible that the Nationals forgot they were trading for the lefty and found a way to back out of the deal once they realized the Cubs would have to release him before the start of the season. So, why give up three guys. Bruce Miles did have a nugget saying that Tom would take his physical today.
One last thing:
Does anybody have any good references to help the understanding of advanced metrics for baseball? I dabble in some of them, but I didn't know if there was a good site that really breaks each one of them down. I would like to to start using more of those figures in my analysis on this site, and I wanted a good starting off point. Please leave any comments about this in the comments section.
Tommy Go-Go gone
ESPN's Bruce Levine is reporting that the Cubs have traded left-handed pitcher Tom Gorzelanny to the Nationals.
The articles says the Cubs are receiving three prospects (two pitchers and an outfielder) in return. No word on whether any of them have a sweet Tumblr blog.
As Levine points out, this now leaves James Russell as the only lefty on the roster with the potential to be a starter. Happy Monday.
Pick 13, Sam Fuld hangover, journalistic hubris
The Cubs announced a new ticket plan today titled the "We have Starlin Castro so for the love of God come watch him play" Plan...errr...I mean, the Pick 13 Plan.
Each package guarantees one ticket to two of three home series with the Yankees, White Sox, and Cardinals. You get to choose the other 11 games a la carte style. By the way, if you choose a package featuring the Yankees, you are guaranteed a ticket to a Diamondbacks series.
Year Two.
Got a Sam Fuld hangover? A tall glass of Fernando Perez can cure what ails you.
The 27-year-old was acquired from Tampa in the Garza trade in what essentially amounted to a spit swap of aging outfield prospects. At best, Perez is a decent defender without much of a bat who will probably be nothing more than a 4th or 5th outfielder, but let's just say he's a triple-threat of sorts...
Get on-board the Perez bandwagon before all the Wrigley floozies proclaim him the next prince of Theriotistan.
Both the Chicago Sun-Times and the Daily Herald printed a photo of Joaquin Benoit instead of the newly-acquired Matt Garza in their Saturday sports sections.
This embarrassing mistake was eventually attributed to an error in the cutline written by the AP photographer who took the picture. Sure, whatever.
What's really disappointing amidst the confusion is the journalistic hubris on display by The Bright One's Joe Cowley. Cowley, known for his general asshattery, tweeted the following prose on Friday night in regards to his paper's superior coverage of the Garza trade...
"Trib Dictator, you keep running a section like this an you'll be guessing my weight at some carnie in a few years. Stay hot."
As a famous dead English guy once said, "How much easier is it to be critical than to be correct." As long as you can blame the photo guy, it seems pretty easy.
That being said, does GROTA have a photo guy?
The Schlillter Splitter is No More
Well, I really thought this post would be in Rob's wheelhouse, because a guy with a questionable name was claimed off waivers from the New York Yankees.
I noted a while ago that Kerry Wood put the Cubs 40-man roster at 41, when he signed. It turned out that Kerry actually wasn't added to the roster until last week. That, probably, gave the Cubs time to work out a trade for one of their players, but the other clubs were biting. So, the Yankees put in a waiver claim for the aforementioned Schlitter and brought the 40-man back to 40-men, so to speak.
On other Cub news, Matt Garza was coming, but then he wasn't according to Sun-Times and ESPN sources. I just don't see it happening. The Cubs probably want to trade Vitters, because they realize he's not as good as once suspected. The problem is the Rays have a pretty good one manning the hot corner.
Hopefully, we here at GROTA will start ramping up the content as we inch closer to the season.
Kid K? Well, A Middle Aged Version Close to Return
This is news I can get behind, and it really made my morning as I read that Kerry Wood, AKA Kid K, might be returning to the Chicago Cubs. Wood has always been one of my favorite Cub players and it hurt a little when we let him walk two years ago to Cleveland. while the Cubs turned to Kevin Gregg.
Gregg pitched well at times, but a terrible weekend in Florida doomed him and the Cubs slim playoff hopes. Wood and the Indians struggled and it was evident that both sides had made a bad choice. This season, Wood was finally shipped to the Yankees, where he turned in two really solid months of pitching.
If Wood has turned the corner and can avoid long stints on the DL, the Cubs get a perfect pitcher to help secure the back end of the bullpen. With Carlos Marmol closing, Wood and Sean Marshall take over the 7th and 8th inning duties. The Cubs never found a Right-handed counterpart to Wood last year, and now the Cubs have a few opitions. Andrew Cashner will likely be be used in the 6th and 7th innings, which might be perfect for his development in low-pressure situations. The Cubs will likely trot out the ghost of John Grabow some, until they finally waive him or find a DL spot for him.
Now, the Cubs will likely be forced to trade or release somebody, because the Cubs have 40 players on the 40-man roster.
Here is just some quick speculation on the 40-man:
Carlos Zambrano
Ryan Dempster
Carlos Silva
Tom Gorzelanny
Jeff Smardzjia
Randy Wells
Andrew Cashner?
Dempster, Zambrano, and Silva are probably going to start. Other signings pending, that leaves the Cubs with four guys with two spots. Wells probably has a leg up, but I would think that someone is going to get dealt before the Wood signing is made offical.
Marmol - Closer
Marshall - 7th/8th
Wood - 7th'/8th
Cashner - RH
Grabow - LH
That leaves two spots for the likes of James Russell, Casey Coleman, Brian Schlitter, Jeff Stevens, Esmailin Caridad, Thomas Diamond and Macos Mateo. Not to mention the Biobic Arm of Angel Guzman.
My guess is that Cubs at least try and give Grabow a chance since they are paying him four million dollars this year.
What do you guys think? I love the Wood idea, so I hope it is finalized.
Things I'd like to see from the Cubs this offseason.
This will be a disjointed post. It will encompass all sorts of issues facing the Cubs during this offseason, including personnel, role decisions, and contract decisions. Lets jump right in.
From a management perspective, the Cubs' house is in order very early in the offseason. The new Cubs manager is an Alpaca (he has alopecia). Jumbo Jimbo gets at least one more offseason to fix his own messes. The Ricketts family now has a year of ownership under its belt, and I do believe they have a vision that goes beyond the mens room piss-troughs. At the field level, the Cubs are a team in transition. All time great Cub Derrek Lee (yeah I said it) is gone, as is Terrible Ted Lilly. Aramis Ramirez, Kosuke Fukudome, and Carlos Silva are all in the last year's of their respective contracts. I don't expect any to return in 2012. The window to win with the old guard has slammed decidedly shut, which is why the first move the Cubs should make is....
This should be a no brainer for Hendry, which is precisely why I doubt it'll get done. The Cubs should be beating down Castro's door with a long term extension that would eat up Starlin's arbitration eligible years, with club options that would keep him off of the free agent market.Starlin was promoted to the majors for good on May 7, 2010. Unless the new CBA does away with "Super Two" status, the 2012 season will be the last year that the Cubs will have Castro for the league minimum salary. The time to sign him to an extension is right now, when the Cubs can lock in substantial long term savings in exchange for security on the player's part. 6 years, $30M, with 2-3 club options at $10-$12M sounds about right for a player who has less than a full year of service time. This would guarantee the Cubs the right to Starlin's best years, and save them a ton of money that can be invested elsewhere. Once the club guarantees its future with its best player, it's time to look to 2011. The Cubs have an opening at 1B which they should fill by....
The Cubs have nothing in the pipeline at 1B, so they'll be acquiring their starter through free agency or trade. I like Pena for a number of reasons.
1) Pena is likely to be underpaid next year no matter where he signs. Pena had a superficially ugly season, posting a .196 batting average which was anchored by a .222 BABIP. He also failed to hit 30 home runs for the first time since 2006, when he spent substantial time in the minor leagues. Pena has a career OBP of .351 and a career slugging % of .490. A Scott Boras client, Pena may accept a 1 year, incentive laden contract to allow him to rebuild his open market value for a larger payday in 2012. He could provide a handsome return on investment next season with a return to form.
2) Pena is an average 1B. He's no "Rodan", but he fields his position well. I see the acquisition of a decent 1B as an investment in the team's future. Starlin Castro is still learning his position, and he will continue to make mistakes as he grows at the major league level. If for no other reason than to protect the kid's psyche, it behooves the Cubs to acquire a 1B who will be able to corral some of his errant throws. Castro is the Cubs future, and the team should do everything in its power to help him develop.
3) For those of you who put stock in such matters (Rob), Pena has a reputation as a Jim Thome type clubhouse leader. He's both extremely well liked and vocal, and could join Ryan Dempster as the de facto clubhouse leaders.
4) Pena is left handed. The Cubs have lacked a left handed power threat for what seems like decades. Pena makes the offense far more dangerous against right handed pitchers, whom the Cubs continue to struggle against.
5) He's not Adam Dunn. No offense to the Big Donkey, but his signing would be a huge setback for the Cubs. Dunn is a better hitter than Pena, but they are remarkably similar players. Unlike Pena, Dunn is said to be asking for 4 years, at more than $10M per year. The Cubs are only now starting to dig out from their stable of long term, big money contracts to declining veterans. Dunn just turned 31, and his is the kind of body that frequently ages quickly. He's the type of player a team adds when it's one piece away, not 5 or 6 pieces away. This team is just not built to compete for a world championship in 2011, so signing a guy long term who's best days are likely behind him doesn't make much sense.
With Pena in the fold, the "Tyler Colvin to 1B" concept goes out the window. The Cubs still need to figure out exactly what they have with Colvin, which is why they should....
Colvin might be the Cubs' long term left handed power threat. It will depend on his ability to learn the strike zone at the major league level. Tyler's rookie year was extremely impressive, but I'm still not convinced that he isn't the next Jeff Francoeur. Hopefully, the Cubs will have the patience to give Tyler 600 plate appearances in 2011. If he's really the player he appeared to be this past season, the Cubs will realize substantial savings in free agency that can be invested elsewhere. In a development/consolidation season, it's worth finding out exactly who Tyler Colvin is, and what his future is with the Chicago Cubs. Of course, the Cubs already have a left handed RF on the roster, who would stand to lose significant plate appearances to Colvin if he's no longer "the starter." Many fans are calling for the Cubs to trade Fukudome. Not I. The best way to utilize him is to....
Trading Fukudome is unlikely to net the Cubs anything of value. They'd need to swallow at least half of the $14.5M salary before they could move him at all, and they won't get much more than minor league roster filler in return. His is just a bad, bad contract. However, it's a sunk cost, and a bad contract does not equal a bad ballplayer. The Cubs should utilize Kosuke so as to realize the most return on their investment. Fukudome has a career wOBA of .351 against right handed pitching, which is 11% better than the average hitter. Both his career OBP and his career slugging are significantly higher against righties than against lefties. Considering the Cubs struggles against right handed pitchers, Fukudome SHOULD be playing against right handed starters.
Rotating Fukudome will help keep Soriano and Byrd fresh and healthy, will improve the OF defense on days that he is playing, and will ensure that he stays engaged during the season. On days he doesn't start, Fukudome is the first LH bat off of the bench. Kosuke should get 250-300 plate appearances, even though he isn't the "starter."
At this point, the Cubs would have 38 players on its 40 man roster. They'll need to make some changes to the 40 man roster during the offseason to make room for other additions, and protect their top prospects from the Rule 5 draft. Specifically, the Cubs MUST....
All three of these players would be exposed to the other major league teams in this winter's Rule 5 draft if they are not added to the 40 man roster. Archer is the Cubs' top pitching prospect, and was the most 'projectable' player acquired by the Cubs in the Mark DeRosa trade. What he lacks in his ability to make the Trixies wet, he makes up for with a mid nineties fastball and a sharp, diving curveball. Last year, Archer pitched 142.1 innings split nearly evenly between High-A Daytona and AA Tennessee. He averaged a 3.16 FIP across those two levels with a K/9 rate of 9.45. He's got the chance to be great.
Marquez Smith is not likely to be great, but he might be the Cubs' next 3B. He's a little old for a prospect (26 in March), but he showed good patience and great power in AAA last season. At worst, he should serve as an Aramis Ramirez injury insurance policy, and an acceptable bridge to Josh Vitters. If he's a late bloomer, he could seize the starting job at 3B and hold it for years. It's worth finding, right?
Brandon Guyer is probably the Cubs' second best outfield prospect, after Brett Jackson. He's a speed guy who stole 30 bases in 33 attempts at AA Tennessee this past season. He plays all three outfield positions, although I can't find any data on his center field range. If he can play CF well, it certainly raises his value to the Cubs and other teams.
To make these additions, the Cubs are going to need to make some subtractions first. Koyie Hill and Micah Hoffpauir should both be DFA'd. If they clear waivers, keep them around, but they don't belong on the 40 man roster at this point. That leaves one roster spot available for the Cubs to make a selection in the Rule 5 draft, or for Hendry to give to the mediocre reliever he gives 3 years and $12M to.
You'll notice that my plan leaves no room for big changes on the pitching staff. This is intentional. The Cubs have more than enough quality arms to fill out their rotation and bullpen. The internal roles for a few of the Cubs pitchers are still undefined. Right now, the Cubs seem intent on using Andrew Cashner as a reliever. I hate this idea, and I believe the Cubs should....
Dempster and Los Dos Carloses are already penciled in for the first three rotation slots. Randy Wells probably gets the fourth spot based on incumbency, but I doubt he'll keep his position in the rotation all year. Based on last year's usage, the #5 starter gig probably goes to either Tom Gorzellany or Casey Coleman. GORZ did enough to earn the spot last season, and Coleman has an argument as well based on his late season audition.
The Cubs should disappoint them both, and give the job to Andrew Cashner. Cashner's physical skills are far better than either GORZ or Coleman. He's been a starter in the Cubs' system for a while now, and we know he can do it in the minors. It behooves the Cubs to give him the chance to be a starting pitcher in the majors. If his command and secondary pitches develop, he could be an Ace pitcher. That's worth gambling on in 2011.
Finally, there is the matter of the batting order. I'm a big Lou Piniella homer, but he lost some of my support this season by refusing to let the Cubs' best hitter bat in the middle of the order. The Cubs can improve their offensive output in 2011 by....
This is another one of those "should be no brainers" that will nevertheless not happen. Soto posted the highest wOBA of any Cubs hitter last year, and at 28 years old next season, is firmly in his prime. He is the Cubs best hitter, and he should be hitting third as a result.
Follow my plan, and the Cubs look like this to start 2011:
Against RHP
Kosuke Fukudome: CF/LF
Starlin Castro: SS
Geovany Soto: C
Carlos Pena: 1B
Aramis Ramirez: 3B
Alfonso Soriano/Marlon Byrd: CF/LF
Tyler Colvin: RF
Blake Dewitt: 2B
Against LHP
Blake Dewitt: 2B
Starlin Castro: SS
Geovany Soto: C
Aramis Ramirez: 3B
Alfonso Soriano: LF
Carlos Pena: 1B
Marlon Byrd: CF
Tyler Colvin: RF
Ryan Dempster
Carlos Zambrano
Carlos Silva
Randy Wells
Andrew Cashner
Carlos Marmol
Sean Marshall
Jeff Stevens
Justin Berg
Esmailin Caridad/Jeff Samardzija
John Fucking Grabow
Whew. That got long. Thanks for sticking with me, if you made it this far.
I believe if the Cubs follow this plan, they will finish in fourth or fifth again next season, but they will make serious progress towards becoming an NL Central force, year in and year out. Way back at the top, I mentioned that I believed in the Ricketts, and that they do have a plan for this franchise. Tom has stated publicly that he wants to build the team through scouting and development, and I applaud him for that. I believe that this is the only way to ensure a competitive team, year in and year out. The Cubs should take their lumps in 2011, knowing that 2012 might be the start of something special.
GROTA End of the Year Roundtable: Part 3
Sorry for the delay of Part 3 of our epic Roundtable. Today's focus is on the lackluster 2010 Cubs. Sit back and enjoy. Part 4 will be up tomorrow.
3. What was your biggest disappointment in 2010, other than wins and losses?
A.J.: It was sad to see the team fail to innovate in the first two months, as Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez continued to struggle. And in Aramis' case, it was worse than a struggle — the man just looked lost. I wonder how Byrd, Soriano and Soto would have responded if they were asked to hit, say, 3-4-5 while Aramis took his two weeks on the DL.
Sayers40: I was mildly upset about our first round draft pick. I realize that this isn't something we really know about yet, but Hayden Simpson just seemed like such a leap and my feeling is that the future of this team is tied up in the ability to develop young talent coupled with going after free agents. I am very skeptical about the future of Simpson with the Cubs. I'm rooting for him, but as #1 draft picks go, I'd rather have had Anthony Ranaudo but that's just me.
Rob: I had assumed Randy Wells was the kind of mentally tough pitcher that would hone his craft and take a step forward in his third season. I had also assumed that Carlos Zambrano had finally regulated his online computer usage, his consumption of water, and now that his oldest daughter was watching the games and starting to feel embarrassed about her father's antics, that he would finally function as an adult and perform accordingly.
The biggest disappointment, though, in my expectations for the Cubs continues to be Alfonso Soriano. Many people forget that in 2006 he put up one of the all-time great statistical seasons, which is why he was given so much money for so long a period. Each year since then, he has dealt with leg issues, and my hope is always that he is going to show up one of these years healthy and hungry and put up one more historical season. I am now 100% convinced that it will never happen.
Mike: Geo Soto's continued inability to stay healthy. Love the bat, but he's got to be able to get more than 340 AB.
Kurt: I was frankly crushed by the resurgence of Carlos Zambrano. I really thought the guy was about two weeks away from ripping the foul poles apart with his bare teeth, and he had to disappoint us all by rebounding and giving us the most promising 1/4 of a season he's perhaps EVER had. Where's the drama? The hijinx and hilarity? The bamboozles and tom-foolery? I just don't get Carlos anymore!
Peter: The Carlos Zambrano Debacle. Big Z traditionally just gets lit on opening day. Like clockwork, he gets lit up and the team hits the panic button and throws him in the pen soonafter. I just hated how all of it was handled from the get-go. That being said, maybe it did some good with how he ended the season.
Yarbage: Jim Hendry's inability to get value from some of the guys when they are playing well. Hendry could have dealt Kosuke Fukudome when he was red-hot in May, but held onto him. Maybe, I'm naive in thinking he could have dealt him, but I think a lot of teams would have given him a chance if Hendry would have eaten most of the money for 2010. It's kind of like already spent money, so why not move him and open up a spot for Colvin. Other than that, it's the fact that Jim Hendry is getting a third chance at a rebuild. I think the Cubs are years off from actually contending for a title.
GROTA End of the Year Roundtable: Part 1
We here at GROTA have been sluggish with our posting as of late, but we've been working behind the scenes to produce an end of the year round up. We will post these as often as we can get them written. Have comments? Post them below and let the discussions begin. The questions were given by the all the writers and I combined them into some kind of unifying bond.
Ok, here is part 1 of the end of the year round table. It's pretty lengthy, due to the longwindedness of many of our writers.
1. The 2010 Cubs were flawed from the start. Aging veterans combined with an inexperienced bullpen led to a disastrous start to the season. Who is more to blame, Jim Hendry, Tom Ricketts or Lou Piniella?
AJ: Gotta be Lou. Tom's job is to keep the team profitable, and Jim's job is to get Lou the players he needs (I guess signing John Grabow over Matt Capps was probably his biggest mistake this past offseason, but that Milton-for-Silva trade is a decent counter).
Meanwhile, Lou's job was to get the most out of the roster of players he was given, and it seems he failed to do that. Why not ask Aramis to consider a DL stint after two months of putrid hitting (look at the difference his 15 days off finally made!)? Why continue to hit a struggling Derrek Lee third in the order? Why keep a hot young bat in Tyler Colvin's on the bench? Why bat your OPS leader in Geo Soto 8th?
Having said that, Lou was an incredible manager for this team, and just what we needed after trusting Dusty for too long. But after three years of varying disappointment, it appears Lou was going through the motions from day one of the 2010 season. I wish he had retired sooner.
Sayers40: The problem with the 2010 stems from a commitment made by Jim Hendry and the Chicago Tribune trying to increase the value of the Cubs after the putrid 2006 season. Hendry sold out big time trying to turn the team into a champion. It worked, in so much as it got the Cubs into the playoffs of 2007 and 2008 but we have been paying for it since.
Rob: Ricketts is just the owner, and a first year guy at that. He allegedly has "baseball men" in charge of the on-field product, so even though he's a big Harry Caray-glasses wearing doofus, he can be excused from this ass-whipping.
Hendry overestimated the quality of his pitching prospects, his so-called "proven" veterans, and even his experienced core guys like Theriot. However, a career lifer like Mike Quade was able to take the same team (minus DPLee and Theriot a/k/a Bunny Foo-Foo) and finish the year strong. Whether this speaks for the untapped potential of the Cubs roster, or the stinkiness of the rest of the league, I don't know, but it was overwhelmingly damning to the job that Lou Piniella turned in since the 2008 Playoffs.
I honestly believe Lou felt the 2008 team would win a pennant, if not the World Series. Something inside him died after that, and he put the team on auto-pilot. He could not possibly have been less interested in earning his money the last two years, and for that, he deserves the blame for the abortion that was the 2010 Cubs.
Mike: Well I can't believe this is Ricketts fault. He's not making the roster. I'm going to give this 50/50 to Lou and Hendry. Jim's gotta find a better way to put this pen together. It can't be the way it was in April, and it can't be handing out big multi-year deals to guys like Grabow, Remlinger, and Eyre. There's got to be a healthy medium.
Kurt: As an architect, you hire the greatest building crew in the world, but if you give them cardboard and plywood, they won't exactly build something amazing. I can't blame Lou Piniella for getting too little out of what little he had. I can't blame Tom Ricketts for a hire that occurred back in the days when he was a still watching games from the bleachers. (I can blame him for keeping that hire around, though...)
The failures of the 2010 Cubs center squarely on the shoulders of one Jim Hendry. Hendry has had an awful long time to build a team the right way (ie., through developing a deep and rich farm system) and he's been given the bankroll to fill holes with talented names. He has done neither. Instead, he's just pissed away a decade of top draft picks and he's signed incredibly talented (but undeniably flawed) "superstars." This is the not-surprising end result.
Peter: There is very little blame that can be directed away from Jim Hendry after this season. From the start of the season the holes in the team were both glaring and damning: we had no bullpen, the roster was filled with declining veterans, and key roles were being filled by young and unexperienced talent. While the development and performance of the latter may have some bearing on Lou's view of young talent, the fact is that Big Jim built this team. As they say, if you make the bed have to lay in it.
Chris: Say what you want about Lou, but in the end the ax needs to fall on the GM. I know bad managers can lose games, but players win and lose. Jim Hendry is the man behind the curtain and the problems are right there for him. There is just too much money tied up in very few players. Jim gets his third chance to rebuild, but I don't see how he can build another winner as the Cubs are constructed. He's at fault with this mess and he probably won't survive the next season.


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Any child of the 80s can tell you three things: the movie Goonies is amazing, Teddy Ruxpin was a little creepy and Michaelangelo's catch phrase is "cowabunga."
But the relaunch of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles television show on the kid's network Nickelodeon has sought fit to replace the pizza-loving hero in a half shell's signature catch phrase with "booyakasha" prompting rage on the Internet.
Producers tell Entertainment Weekly the change came when the actor who plays Michelangelo on the new show blurted out "booyakasha" and "won everyone over in the room."
The Internet, apparently, didn't get the memo about being won over.
On Friday and Saturday alone, our Twitter feeds and Facebook walls were filled with our fellow 80s survivors dismay at the Nick decision.
Several articles have popped up since pleading with the producers of the show to bring "cowabunga" back. There's no indication the phrase will be changed, however.
Wicktionary says the phrase "booyakasha" was popularized in the mid-2000s by a Sacha Baron Cohen character, Ali G. It has since been adopted by Sterling Archer in the F/X cartoon comedy "Archer."
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Tomatillos is dead to me...
- TigerAtty Mar 17, 2008 02:54 PM
Despite repeated attempts (I really wanted the relationship to work out...), Tomatillos has failed my girlfriend and I for the last time. The final straw landed when her nachos were so bereft of cheese that there was a semi-enjoyable debate at the table as to whether they qualified as "nachos" or not. Combine that with the fact that they tried to pass off frozen and then flash fried jalapeño poppers as Jalapeños Rellenos. (I understand the technical argument, but come on) I think my favorite part was when the waitress did the "talk to the hand" and stomped away from the table with her hair whipping back and forth after my girlfriend's sister asked about something on the bill. Poor service, and bad food.
I'm not giving up on finding good Mexican food in New Orleans, but the task seems more and more daunting with each failed attempt.
Try El Gato Negro (81 French Market Place) delicious, authentic Mexican food, friendly service, & great margaritas. Enjoy! http://www.elgatonegronola.com/index....
re: Hungry Celeste
Yes to Taqueria San Miguel! It is amazing.
I went there for the first time and I will never go back. The server was terrible would not write anything down and then forgot parts of the order, the food was mediocre and it was exspensive for what you were getting, it is such a shame because they could do great things with there patio area.
I agree El gato Negro is excellent the owner is super nice and there is always reliable tacqueria corona.
I second the bad service call! Recently moved here and so we've been trying new places. Went to Tomatillos this past weekend and decided we wanted to take advantage of the great weather and sit outside. We were told that it would be about 25 to 30 minutes and we could wait at the bar outside. Long story short 45 minutes later we noticed they were seating people who came after us and my husband went up to the hostess to see what was going on. Apparently the hostess never wrote our name down even though she had pen in hand, the waitlist, and we repeated the name to her twice. My husband was told we'd have to wait for the next table and then we would be seated. Soon thereafter, the hostess came out and told the people next to us at the bar that the open table was going to be theirs. What!?! When asked why she had just told my husband that we'd be next, but now she was going to give the table to another group she stated that she was going by what was ON THE LIST. It's one thing to make a mistake, but then to say you will address it and then fail to do so is a whole other level. Now to comment on the food - my Verdura burrito was good. My husband ordered the fajitas, but it took them about 5 minutes to bring out the sides and they were out of rice. Mexican restaurant out of rice?
so true- I've only been there once but it was so bad that I vowed never to go back, and I haven't. There are too many good places to eat in Nola to waste time with this place.
I agree. I ate lunch there the other day and I have to say I was extremely disappointed with the quality of the food. I ordered the baked Oysters topped with Spinach and Cheese and to my dismay was served Oysters topped with canned Spinach! Never in my life have I ordered spinach at a restaurant and it not be fresh. It was gross. My boyfriend ordered the Fajitas and the main ingredient was some kind of meat loaf like meat. I ordered the cheese enchiladas and they tasted soggy and like they contained cheap American cheese. I haven't had such a horrible meal in a very long time. I suggest you avoid it!
Felipe's Taqueria. Broadmoor: 6215 S Miro. 309-2776
Taqueria Guerrero Mexico. Mid-City: 208 N Carrollton Ave. 485-6959 (or the place next door El Rincon; one of these two has their liquor license)
Pupuseria La Macarena. Kenner: 8016 West Metairie Ave. 464-4525
Mayas. Lower Garden District: 2027 Magazine. 309-3401
Juan's Flying Burrito. Uptown: 2018 Magazine. 569-0000.
Juan's Flying Burrito. Mid-City: 4724 S. Carrollton Ave. 486-9950
Pupuseria Divino Corazon. Gretna: 2300 Belle Chasse Hwy. 368-5724
Restaurante La Profecia. Jefferson: 418 Maine. 849-9989
Fiesta Latina. Kenner: 1924 Airline Hwy. 469-5792.
Jazz Tacos. French Quarter: 307 Exchange Alley. 872-0015.
Cafe Granada. Carrollton: 1506 S. Carrollton Ave. 865-1612
Blue Tomato. 4401 Jefferson Hwy. 734-3000
or drive out to Williams Blvd. (north Kenner); there are many little places out there, including Tacqueria Sanchez which has several locations around town.
re: Chartresboy
Love El Gato Negro's margaritas with fresh oj. They are more refreshing than intoxicating. I've seen them pour in the tequilla, but after 2 you'd swear they were virgin.
I would like to second (or third) El Gato Negro. Was there abou 4 weeks ago and really enjoyed not only the drinks (the pineapple marg and the cilantro mojoito) but also the food. It arrives hot, fresh, and ready to be devoured. If only I did not fill up on chips and salsa.


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Having won virtually every award in the game, Dominik Hasek appears ready for a new challenge as the 45-year old netminder signed a one-year deal with Spartak Moscow of the KHL.
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This is definitely a great recipe. The bok choy is outstanding! I only cooked it for 7 minutes I believe, but my steamer doesn't have feet so it was somewhat sitting in the boiling broth. I don't like spicy foods very much and I've made it both with and without the red pepper. The pepper gave it a nice flavor but I like it better without. The meatballs were good but I also like this bok choy with salmon & coconut rice (Slow-Roasted Salmon with Bok Choy and Coconut Rice, 11/05). My husband liked it and I will definitely make it again.
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Excellent meatball recipe. I used 99% fat free ground turkey and I baked the meatballs in the oven at 400 degrees for 18 minutes instead of frying them. I served the meatballs with Sweet Chicken Chile Sauce. Definitely will make again. (I did not make the baby bok choy).
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The flavors just wowed us! This was a great find to use up some bok choy I had on hand. The only thing is, the author did not finish writing the recipe! For those wondering as we did, add the sherry/cornstarch mixture to the juices used to steam bok choy. Cook on low-med until reduced and syrupy. Toss with meatballs. Other notes: I used Gallo vermouth instead of broth because I forgot to buy broth. It was GREAT and it reduced the sodium. Yum! Yum! Yum!
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This recipe piqued my interest but I wanted to change it up a bit. I used more rice, soy sauce instead of salt, cilantro ,squirt of sratche ( hot sauce) and no water.Also, I baked it as recommended by another reviewer. I baked at 400 degrees for 25 min. Also , I keep it simple. I steam the vegs with soy sauce, the water that sticks on the veg and rice wine.simple concept and excellent. The juice was great with the meatballs! I usually use Kale or Bok Choy or Gailan as my veggies. Next time I may add ginger to the meatball mix for a little more zest! My boyfriend loved this recipe and wants me to make it again!
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Loved it ;)
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Wow!! this was really tasty!! cooked meatballs in my wok. used 1/4 cup measure, and it made about 13. used regular bok choy and all broth instead of part water. think i will add some kale to the leftovers. served with rice noodles. will make again. might try baking meatballs as other reviewer did.


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DARLINGTON COUNTY, SC (WMBF) – Though there is more work to be done, Darlington High School is well on its way to solving its mold problem.
On Friday, August 23, Darlington County School District spokeswoman released this statement on the progress of the clean-up efforts:
While the majority of the top floor is clean, there are still a few rooms that need additional work. Though those rooms are completely blocked off from the rest of the floor, we've decided not to move the students back in to the top floor yet. In an abundance of caution, we're going to wait until the entire top floor is given an "all-clear."
That may take a week or two more. We are not rushing the environmental clean-up crew. Rather, we're telling them to do what needs to be done and take the time that is needed to get it done right. We won't move students and staff back into the top floor until we are told it is safe to do so.
There are no indications at this point of black mold on the second floor.
Darlington High School was open on Monday despite the ongoing air quality issues which have presented challenges. Administrators discovered the issue was more widespread than originally believed when teachers returned to their classrooms last Tuesday.
For the past several weeks, Darlington High School has been treating mold, which they say was made worse by the high amount of rain this summer. The school district consulted with industrial hygiene experts, began the process of cleaning classrooms with specially recommended products, removing the carpets and installing industrial dehumidifiers.
"Nothing has changed - they're moving forward with the cleanup process," district spokesperson Audrey Childers said on Wednesday. "If all goes well, the upstairs to building one will be ready for students and faculty by Monday, depending on the air quality tests. Crews have done extensive clean up to the upstairs and they're just erring on the side of caution. Two rooms are not completely resolved."
"There is no indication of black mold at this time on the second floor," Childers said.
Quanderlyn Hannah stopped by the school to find out more after dropping her son off. "We went there it seemed to be a safe environment. They don't have the kids exposed to the main office where it is. We feel a little better about that," explained Hannah.
The environmental firm examined the other buildings on the high school campus and found them to be clear of any signs of mold problems. The classes and offices affected by the mold will be relocated to other classrooms on the school campus and adjoining district grounds, a representative from the school said.
The affected building, which is the main building, will not be accessible to students or faculty until it is treated and testing proves the problem is resolved. Some rooms could be cleared as early as Wednesday. The district notified the Department of Health and Environmental Control as part of their incident procedures.
"The well-being of our students and staff is the most important issue," said Dr. Eddie Ingram, superintendent of the Darlington County School District. "Our school and district personnel have come together to create a workable plan that will allow our students to begin school on time Monday morning while also assuring everyone is working and learning in a safe environment. I applaud their hard work. We will continue to monitor this situation closely."
Charles Moses has a daughter who attends the high school, and he said he feels it was good for the students to start on the first day of scheduled classes. "The district did a great job in getting the info out to the parents and making us aware of what was going on at Darlington High School."
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The Salem community said goodbye to the experienced climber who died on Mount Hood.
Searchers recovered the body of Kinley Adams, 59, on Sunday on the Sandy Glacier after days of looking for him.
Friday afternoon, a standing-room-only crowd gathered at Salem First Baptist Church, the place where he worshiped for more than 30 years.
The memorial service featured classical music played on violin and piano - a fitting tribute to a man who spent decades playing violin for the Salem Pops Orchestra. That was just one of the many ways he was known to people around town. He was also a dentist and a deacon at the church.
"I kind of measure my life up to him and I still haven't gotten (to how he lived his life)," said Adams' son Cameron Adams. "The only way I can think of to really to honor him is to try."
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Reviewed: Doctor Who Figurine Collection – Part 4 Weeping Angel
Of all the new monsters to have emerged from the new run of Doctor Who the Weeping Angels surely rank at the top of everyone's lists. These temporal vampires brought back memories of the gothic horror we enjoyed so much in the Baker era and actually did send some younger viewers behind the sofa, well they did in my house anyway. The Weeping Angel figure for this issue is taken from the Flesh And Stone episode.
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The Figurine – It's amazing to consider that a creature you never actually see move can be one of the most impressive and this look as the design of the Weeping Angels and how various costumes are created. We also discover the problems encountered by Millennium FX such as how to stop the wings from wobbling. Nice to see the cherubs getting some coverage too, these added much creepiness to the series.
A Moment In Time – Flesh And Stone was the second of a two part adventure that started with The Time Of Angels and personally speaking its not as good as their first appearance in Blink. It lacked the claustrophobic atmosphere of thier first appearance and turned the action quota up making the show feel and look bigger which is not always means better. It also contained the return of River Song and was Matt's first full story to be recorded. In this section we learn the advice he was given from the 5th and 10th Doctors and the problems encountered during production of this loud piece of television.
50 Years Of Doctor Who – We reach the first half of 1965 and learn how Dalekmania was in full swing and that TV Century 21 were producing colour comic strips of these metal monsters. It was also the time Robert Holmes first made contact with the series. Other things were happening in the world such as the release of The Sound Of Music but, more notable for Doctor Who fans, we would meet someone from the Doctor's people, the Meddling Monk.
Doctor Who Universe – This is a brief history of err, history seen in Doctor Who is a fun look at the real and original characters seen in the show and the paradoxes created if the Doctor changes timelines. My favourite here is Scaroth, now what would his mask look like in the new series?
Myths And Mysteries – The section that dares ask the questions continues with such important enquiries such as "Why Can't The Weeping Angels Talk?" and "What Does Quantum Locked Actually Mean?"
Who People – Russell T Davies was the man who brought back Doctor Who and was Showrunner and Head Writer from 2005 till 2010. Here briefly celebrate his ability to give the show the resurrection it needed, how he injected humour and heart into its structure and paved the way for the series to become the global hit it is.
Though we're only a few issues in, this figurine is exceptional and easily my favourite so far. The Weeping Angel is captured with arms outstretched and fanged mouth wide open, silently screaming. The paintwork perfectly captures the stone effect and the skirt is littered with perfectly placed cracks. Very impressive.
Another fine issues, good features with a figurine that's well worth the asking price. Next up is a Silurian Warrior, though not from the classic era.
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No-one replied to the previous Pt 3 review of the Cyber Controller if anyone outside of a locked-in subscription are buying these.
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