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Erratum Page 10, in the Figure 7 box: line 4 in the legend of Figure 7, the word "increased" should be corrected to "decreased" in the sentence of "...that the ISI between the 1st and the 2nd AP is dramatically increased in SNL rats compared to naïve and sham rats."The corrected sentence should be: "...that the ISI between the 1st and the 2nd AP is dramatically decreased in SNL rats compared to naïve and sham rats."
How neurobiology could explain mythology. The paper leads to an interesting conclusion : if myths and folktales are better remembered than other stories and can survive for generations, it may be because they are often emotionally-charged (with dramatic effects, appropriate body language, gestures and facial expressions...), which leads to subsequent release of norepinephrine in the brain and enhances the memorisation of such tales.I have tried to explore the idea in a recent peer-reviewed paper, "Rôle de l'émotion dans la mémorisation des contes et des mythes" Mythologie française, 253, 2013, 21-23 (in french, available on my website: https://www.academia.edu/5530148/Role_de_lemotion_dans_la_memorisation_des_contes_et_des_mythes._-_Mythologie_Francaise_253_2013_21-23).
Detailed movie protocol for the T-maze test used in this article Here is some additional information on the working memory test we used in this article.Now, we published a movie article showing the detailed protocol for the test utilizing an automatic T-maze apparatus in Journal of Visualized Experiments. Shoji, H., Hagihara, H., Takao, K., Hattori, S., Miyakawa, T. T-maze Forced Alternation and Left-right Discrimination Tasks for Assessing Working and Reference Memory in Mice. J. Vis. Exp. (60), e3300, DOI: 10.3791/3300 (2012).http://www.jove.com/video/3300This movie article would be useful, if you are not familiar with the test and want to do similar experiments.
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Top 10 Teen Titans Couples / PairsAnyone know Teen Titans? I ship couples and pairs. Now, if you want to see the top ten couples for me, check it out!
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I love this couple! At first I was very unsure about them, but once I saw 1 scene with them together I JUST LOST IT! From that first BBrae scene I so fell in love with them! They have always been my fave couple and always will be! Not one time have I ever had a bad thought about this couple! Most people disagree with me and say how Beast Boy is the only one who really cares and to that I say SO UNTRUE! Beast Boy's crush on Raven is just more obvious than her crush on him! Some people think that Robin and Starfire are a better couple but to me they are just way too easy going and rushed! I mean as soon as Robin met Starfire and she became, well, as normal as she can be for now, but the thing is from that point on they were a couple! About the easy going thing, they had no drama to their relationship! They just would have a moment and get interrupted over and over again and finally they have a complete moment so do you get my point about Robin and Starfire? A lot of people prefer Terra and Beast Boy but I think they are terrible together! She is an utter nut job and needs to get a life and she needs to stop distracting Beast Boy from Raven! She made it impossible for Beast Boy and Raven to have a moment or even hang out! After all Terra just came to kill them! She was a major trader! Most people say how she wanted to tell Beast Boy but just couldn't bare to loose him in anyway, but he wouldn't have left her if she had told him right off the bat instead of him finding out! People say that they could have been happy if only Terra hadn't lost her memory and had forgotten about him but if she forgot him then people that's a sign from heaven saying this couple is just so wrong that I will barf if this chaos does not end! So luckily she forgot everything and left Beast Boy and Raven in peace! Not to mention she was a crappy friend and deserved to fall of a cliff and break every bone in her body and get no help at all as everyone just sat there and watch as she squirmed until she died! Is what I'm saying about Terra harsh? Totally. Is what I'm saying true about her? DEFINITELY! So that is what I have to say about other people's opinions about BBrae not being the best couple ever! Now let me talk about the couple itself! Beast Boy and Raven are 300,000,000,000 percent MADE 4 EACH OTHER! They are not rushed at all and move at a perfect steady pace to where you don't want to barf because they just have so many sappy lovey moments. They also have plenty of drama to this pairing! Beast Boy totally loves Raven and she loves him back but is afraid to admit it because she's afraid! They also have the most perfect moments! Not too sappy not too flat just right to where you can't help but say aww either out loud quietly or very loudly in your head! They are just like a Courtney and Duncan couple (except better), total opposites but totally cute together! Beast Boy has always been there for Raven and she's always been there to support him! He has always been ...read more
Yes the whole opposites attract thing is perfect, but they also have an amazing connection. Every time their was an episode about Raven being in danger or needing help, Beast Boy was always the one to come to her aid. When she was having problems with her emotion (anger/rage) Beast Boy was the only one that wanted to know what was wrong, and if he hadn't Raven my have revy well lost control, and when he came to save her, he was the first one to make her feel like she was part of the team and that she was liked and cared for, it was also then that she genuinely smiled for the first time, and at Beast Boy. Other then that there was also the time that Malkior had broken her heart, and the only person that seemed to care about that was Beast Boy, he was even the only one that went to her after to comfort her and let her know that she was not alone, it was also there that Raven first hugged Beast Boy, the first time she had ever let enyone in. After that Beast Boy once again shows the bond and feelings he has towards Raven when the "Beast" comes out. When Beast. Boy turns into the Beast and protects Raven it is not only because she is his friend because if he was only protecting a friend he would not have been so aggressive with the other titans when they found him, he did not care about them, his only goal was to protect Raven, no matter the cost, aven if it meant going throw the other titans.
The only time the others, mostly Robin, ever actually paid attention to her was when the world was at risk. Before that, Robin went out of his way to stay out of Raven's way, when Beast. Boy and Cyborg we're helping her in her mind he did his best to ignore her and when they thought that Beast Boy had hurt her as the Beast, he ignored her again and put all of his effort into hounding Beast Boy, looking for a reason to put him in jail, instead of trying to help her, but the second that she became important to the worlds survival, he all of a sudden ddicided that she was super duper important. It's nice to know that all it takes for him to care about her is having the fate of the world hagging in the balance, but once the threat to the world passed so did the convenient "bond" he had "formed" with her over the past week, and he went back to bearly saying "hi" in the morning.
All in all it is clear to see that Beast Boy and Raven are more then just opposites that attract but two people who share a real bond (and not just a convenient one that helps someone extract information out of the other so that he can save the world and look like a hero) that only those two among the team share.
AH! They are so meant for each other. I love their love/hate relationship. That makes it interesting, unlike a lot of couples that just like each other at first sight and don't really develop in the same unique way as love/hates. I got nothing against star/rob, but it's kinda... I don't know, typical. Not as interesting. But with bb/rae... Wow. If you just search on the internet, it definitely seems like bb/rae is the most wanted couple in the show that never got to happen.
YES! I LOVE THIS COUPLE! They actually WERE a couple back in the comics!V104 Comments
Starfire and Robin are ment for each because robin is dark and star is light there relationship is beautiful I don't think robrae is a good couple AT ALL Star and robin are a adorable couple there made for each other I'm a huge RobStar fan and I think that Star makes Robin happy then anyone because when it was his parents anvertsy of there death he share a kiss with her cause he thought that he could never love but you till Star came into his life he realised that he was wrong because Star makes him happy He realised that he could love again and when it was his parents anvertsy of there death Batman saw that she makes robin happy he clearly stated that he was in good hands bit itsy opinion and I think this ship is amazing
Not just because they're the main couple of the group, but because they are so perfect for each other! They have liked each other since the beginning and even in the comics (DC or Teen Titans Go! ), in some issues they are already dating!
These two were MEANT for each other, and anyone who says otherwise is wrong. They've been through so much and Starfire knows RObin more than anyone
I love DEM! I ship I ship I ship I ship! Peace love save the trees!V36 Comments
In the new show, her and Cyborg are together and it is literally, the worst. On top of that, they go completely against what they believe to be together, and she's back to being EVIL! Can I throw up, for real? Jinx and Kid Flash are the cutest, and ain't nobody gonna go against the absolute cutest episode in the entire series and say she and cyborg are a thing, ugh... Why... But really they are the best couple, with so much chemistry, I mean who wouldn't completely fall in love with them? I can't even...
Its obvious! These 2 are made for each other. They got 1 full episod in this couple! Plus they didn't got in the show for one full season after lightspeed then they come together for the big fight in titans together who knows what hapend in ONE FULL SEASON!
These 2 are 100% made for each other just see lightspeed episode and read teen titans go issues
I can steel remember the one episode where Kid Flash gave Jinx a rose it was so romanticV24 Comments
Ugh. This pairing makes me sick to my stomach. In the comics based on the T.V. show Robin actually describes Raven as a sister. He said this: "Raven is like a sister I've never had." You people are sick if you ship Raven and Robin together. You don't just ship a brother and sister like friends together. That is just wrong. And plus Starfire and Robin love each other. Robin will never dump Starfire for Raven and Raven won't ever take away Robin from Starfire. Raven doesn't show any romantic interest in Robin anyways. All Robin and Raven have together is a deep and caring friendship. Nothing more.
I find this pairing... Dissatisfying. Starfire and Robin clearly have a great bond with each other, and have great feelings for each other. The relationship between Raven and Robin seems like a sibling relationship. I see that kind of thing when I watch 'The End' with little Raven riding on Robin's back. And when people use and argument saying 'When Star was in trouble, did he save her? No! He saved Raven! ' In the show, Starfire was never in any sort of death threatening and world ending situation and the only way of saving everyone was sacrificing herself. Honestly, Robin would do that for anyone on the team. And Raven and Beastboy were cannon in the comics.
Raven and Robin? No I don't think so. They are not even canon while Beast Boy and Raven are. Read the comics people! Starfire is the best choice for Robin and they are also canon. If Raven and Robin got together they wouldn't have any fun on any of their dates and it's not going to ever happen. And besides that pair is just so wrong and inaccurate. Why don't people ship canon couples but ship non-canon couples? That I will never understand.
I don't understand this pairing. Robin and Raven have shown no romantic interest for each other and in a comic book robin even admitted raven is just like a sister to him. Nothing more.V37 Comments
They would have made a better couple to begin with. Besides, Cyborg and Jinx don't really mix well. So, this is a lot better. Also, they almost have similar personalties.
Not because they're black. I like how they're common in tech. And some professional stuff.
They really make a great couple. I'm not sure why, they just seem great together.
You're so right they make the best coupleV4 Comments
They would make such a good couple,
If only warner bro's didn't make Terra forget about
Beast boy.
For who would want Terra and Beast Boy together not to mention how much
They like each other. I'm surprised they didn't kiss, or did they?
Out of all the Titans couples, they had the most amount of natural chemistry. They had the most amount of shared interests and traits. They were made for each other. If only she didn't "lose" her memory.
God why is Terra not in Teen Titans Go
Plus terra is in teen titans goV20 Comments
Heck yes! Gnarrk is super lovable and so is kole but kole is so.. you know she is a perfect match for him. Kole is one of my favorite teen titans characters because she is so adorable and a developed character at the same time
No, not really love-like... Maybe. I just see them as best friends who care a lot. Another pair
This is more of a brother-sister thing... In all honesty. But I respect your opinions, and I have mine, so... Yeah.
I love these twoV5 Comments
A daughter of a moth and a boy with the head of a spider PERFECT
Ha! I love this couple they are so perfect together.
I know, Sara's about five thousand years old. But they show so much love that I can't resist!
Isn't this already at second?
Perfect for each other.
Cute couple. But robin is a little obsessed with her
They are the cutest coupleV5 Comments
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This is a pair. A very nice pair. I laugh at the fact that Aqualad goes nuts when Speedy brings fish tacos for lunch
I love this couple to death its way better than fang and kitten
My second OTP they are perfection one eats fish and the other doesn't it makes the couple funny
They are so cute together they definitely go together
They are the best pair ever!
Nice couple just freakyV4 Comments
Starfire's sister, Robin's costume. Blackfire had a crush on Robin (or so I assume, she flirted with him at the very least) and Red X flirted with Starfire. Those two would be perfect for each other.
I think they'd make a good couple hence they're trickery. In fact, I had thought of Starfire and Red X, but realized Blackfire would fit in more since she's a villain.
That's weird because red x is robin and robin loves starfire
Blackfire and Jason ToddV5 Comments
Both wear blue hood and cloaks Raven is assigned to warn herald I mean come on how do you not see it - MasyMenos
I guess they're a magnificent couple, but I had thought Kid Wicked would of been more of a match for Raven
It's real.. In the comics
These two shared a really close bond. Raven always knows what Jericho is 'saying' and they both care deeply for each other. Sadly, canonical pairings are,tossed to the side.
Starfire is better with Dick Grayson honestly
BOO I think Starfire is better off with Dick
Even though aqualad is a sea guy that does not mean he does not need a girlfriend
They even have an episodes
Seriously, yes. Don't ask for the reason, it's already in the bottom... Helloo?
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Via Carota in Late Summer
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From an impromptu dinner at the Via Carota bar sometime in late summer:
Juicy, fresh heirloom tomatoes with bottarga and scallions; thinly sliced beef carpaccio with porcini mushrooms, sharp parmesan and black truffles
Garlic scapes with grilled polenta and pancetta, something that would be equally great for breakfast (maybe with the addition of a fried egg)
Two classics – the fried rabbit with rosemary and garlic and the pappardelle with wild boar ragu, a killer pasta dish
Beautifully set panna cotta with olive oil, sea salt and macerated sour cherries – a perfect dessert with great texture and not too much sugar
Our view from the beautiful bar
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Visited relatively new Hawaiian restaurant, Noreetuh, in the East Village a while back with Chris and Wes. While the space itself wasn't the most comfortable (a little cramped and stuffy, temperature-wise), the food overall was well prepared and handled with a surprising amount of finesse for a restaurant more on the casual side (likely due to Chef Chow's experience at Lincoln Ristorante and Per Se).
We started with the crispy mushrooms with sweet miso and big-eye tuna poke with macadamia nuts, pickled jalapeno and seaweed. Both were nicely executed but I was hoping for a bit more flavor with the poke.
We also ordered the grass-fed beef tartare with smoked egg yolk, daikon and wonton chips and monkfish liver torchon with pear, cilantro, passionfruit and hawaiian roll. While I've had more interesting and tastier steak tartares at other places (with Blue Ribbon's version being the benchmark), the latter was probably my favorite dish of the meal, partly because the idea of monkfish liver was completely new to me and partly because the fattiness of the torchon went really well with the tartness of the passionfruit.
Finally, for our mains, Chris and I ordered the pineapple braised pork belly with yams, swiss chard and peanuts, which was perfectly tender and well balanced in terms of textures (chewiness from the pork, creaminess from the yams and a nice crunch from the peanuts). It also reminded me of braises that my mom used to prepare when I was younger so that hit of nostalgia made it even more appealing. Wes ordered the duck breast with persimmon, purslane and li hing mui, which looked quite gorgeous as well.
To finish on a lighter note, we chose the bruleed Hawaiian pineapple with lime zest and Hawaiian sea salt. Super juicy with a crispy brown sugar coating on top, balanced out with the acid from the zest and pops of salt. Would definitely say that Noreetuh is worth a visit, especially if you don't really know anything about Hawaiian food (like us) and just want to try something a bit different and new.
Food of Croatia's Dalmatian Coast
August 26, 2015 § Leave a comment
I spent my first week of August in what seemed to be a sun-soaked dream – sailing, swimming, eating and drinking along the Dalmatian coast of Croatia. My co-workers, Alice and Meredith, two chill and super nice Canadian girls we met via an online forum called crewfinder, Brooke and Shay, and our awesome (and cute) skipper, Ivan, spent 7 days living on our boat, the beautiful Violeta, as part of The Yacht Week, an organized event that took us to various locations, from busier ports to smaller fishing villages, and held huge parties at designated beach clubs or venues each night. We got to meet awesome people from all over the world and somewhere in between all the heavy alcohol consumption and dancing, we took in the natural beauty, culture and of course, food, that Croatia had to offer. I took so many photos during the trip but this post is just on the food, which for the most part was very simply prepared but because of the higher quality of produce/ingredient compared to what we get in the States, tasted absolutely phenomenal. Even the locally produced wines were on point and paired perfectly with the food.
A good number of the restaurants we visited during our trip were recommended by Ivan, who took such great care of us and made sure we never went hungry (which was super hard to do despite us being five girls!), so I actually don't know some of the names but from what I could tell, most of the restaurants in the places where we stopped were mom-and-pop run eateries that focused on local specialties.
First stop – Split, Croatia. Meredith, Alice and I had dinner at a spot right by our hotel called Poseidon and dug into some local cheeses, olives and fruit to start. For our main, we split an enormous "Poseidon" platter that featured shrimp, large langoustine (think almost miniature lobsters), mussels, whole grilled fish, the whole shebang. Drizzle over a bunch of peppery olive oil, fleck with some extra salt and we were in seafood heaven.
The daily catch, we soon discovered was a normal thing. Typically, in NYC, being able to order a fish that just came off the boat that day is pretty rare but in Croatia, it's totally expected for the server to bring you to a cooler full of sea critters caught just a couple hours ago and for you to pick whatever looks best to you. I absolutely loved it. We had these two grilled fish as part of our first official crew dinner in Milna.
I was also completely addicted to the langoustine, which are nosebleed expensive and usually offered by the piece at restaurants in NYC. The version below was at a restaurant in Hvar and came in some ridiculously tasty garlic, boozy sauce. Don't be grossed out but it was so much fun to suck the innards out of the heads (as Mark Bittman of New York Times calls it, "god's soup").
My favorite stop by far though was Vis and the dinner we had the first night there was spectacular. We started with this enormous platter of cheese, tuna prosciutto (almost like smoked salmon), mussels and roasted vegetables and then moved on to the freshly grilled sea bream with roasted peppers, french fries and salsa verde. Again, so simple but so good (especially with copious amounts of EVOO drizzled all over). Something about the potatoes in Croatia made us keep ordering them – somehow they tasted so much more spud-y than those in the U.S.
My favorite dinner took place at Konoba Magic, a hidden gem in Vis that also had a vineyard on the premises. Per usual, we had dinner late at night so I would've loved to have seen the property during the day but one thing we noticed immediately when we arrived were these giant clay pots sitting right by a hot, hot fire.
We started our meal with the usual – cheese with homemade marmalade, tuna prosciutto with arugula, anchovies with capers in (you guessed it) more olive oil. Is it possible to ever get bored of this kind of food? I don't think so.
Ivan also recommended these insane fried zucchini blossoms stuffed with farmer's cheese and anchovies, which was probably my favorite bite of the entire meal. They came with something very similar to tartar sauce and there was a collective moan of delight as we all bit into these clouds of awesomeness.
But turns out the real showstopper was being hidden in those large clay pots all along – behold peka, a local specialty of stewed veal shank, the creamiest potatoes and sweetest carrots you'll ever have in your ENTIRE LIFE. Those damn potatoes, man. Oh yeah, and we finally managed to get a photo of our crew, about five days into the trip…
After Yacht Week ended (tears), Alice and I stayed an extra day in Split to decompress and take in some of the sights that we might have missed the first day, including the fresh market filled with beautiful looking fruit and vegetables. Loved seeing old ladies haggle for produce.
The second half of the afternoon was admittedly spent with me either passed out in one of the world's most comfortable beds or under the giant shower head in our beautiful room at Palace Judita, one of the prettiest hotels I've had the pleasure to stay at (the receptionist was a frikkin' hoot as well). Seven days of sleeping (or not) in a stuffy, tiny cabin and showering either off the side of a boat or in a public marina rest room with a queue of women waiting impatiently behind you will take inevitably take its toll after all. And they had AC! Such a luxury.
Luckily, even though Yacht Week was over, we were able to meet Shay and Brooke for one final (albeit incomplete) crew dinner at local restaurant Apetit before they departed for Italy and we headed back to the U.S. We pulled out all the stops and ordered grilled langoustine, grilled lamb with roasted potatoes, homemade tagliatelle with black truffle (apparently a big thing in Croatia) and small prawns and octopus carpaccio. A perfect meal with a little bit of everything to end one of the best vacations of my life.
Needless to say, I was kind of a wreck inside when it finally came for us to leave this beautiful country the next morning. Alice and I had a layover in Frankfurt and were feeling pretty glum, but a surprise and complimentary upgrade to business class certainly brightened things up a bit! Here's one last shot of me almost fully reclined while eating some smoked duck salad with a glass of Bordeaux and watching Carey Mulligan being ridiculously gorgeous in Far from the Madding Crowd before dozing off for the next four hours (and I can never fall asleep on flights).
All I can really say now is thank you to everyone – Ivan, our awesome crew of Alice, Meredith, Shay and Brooke, all the super fun people we met on Yacht Week, the staff at Hotel Slavija and Palace Judita, Lufthansa, the locals, Croatia itself for being so goddamn beautiful, the universe for giving us all those free upgrades – for making it a trip to remember forever. I can't wait to go back!
Back to the NoMad
July 13, 2015 § Leave a comment
Visited the NoMad for the second time back in late May and had an even better experience than the first! Started with the fruits de mer "le grand plateau", a beautiful selection of prepared raw seafood and the chicken liver mousse with pickles and rye bread, which was a favorite from the previous time. At this point in our meal, we got to meet Becky Quan (!), one of the NoMad pastry chefs who I'd spoken with online after my first post on the NoMad and who brought out their highly addictive potato-onion-caraway bread and butter. Such a small world! And the in-person introduction made the rest of our meal even more fun and memorable.
We then progressed to the mackerel cured with buttermilk, peas and nasturtium, which looked absolutely stunning on the plate and tasted so bright and clean. I hadn't really eaten much mackerel before but since this meal, I've actually ordered it more often when on the menu because this dish left such a great impression (and only a few other versions have been as good). We also ordered the foie gras with rhubarb, celery and pistachio, which had everything you could possibly want in a foie dish. There was creamy and smooth against crunch, sweet and tart against fatty and herbaceous. So predictable of me but I really enjoyed this dish (and I dare anyone else not to). Our sommelier of the night also gave us a great wine recommendation – a Sicilian red with dry ripe fruit notes and hints of spice and tobacco – that paired well with all our courses and never overwhelmed.
For our main dish, we ordered the roast chicken for two (duh). Just as great as the first time – the combination of black truffles and (more) foie is so heady and I can never understand how they manage to keep the breast meat so juicy. And that "stuffing" of dark meat was just as outrageous and rich as I remembered.
For our dessert, we ordered the milk and honey with shortbread, brittle and ice cream and were also surprised with a complimentary strawberry cheese cake dessert courtesy of Becky Quan, Pastry Chef. While I loved both, I preferred the classic and simpler milk and honey, which had nice savory elements as well, which worked out perfectly because Ameya had basically finished the strawberry cheesecake by the time I looked up again from my plate. Can't say enough how much we enjoyed our dinner here (thanks not only to Becky but also to James, our wonderful server who answered all of our questions and even shared the name of the artist who crafted all of the NoMad's beautiful ceramics that I'd been obsessing over throughout the course of our meal). I'm already dreaming of the next time!
Also, even if you're not able to stop by for a meal, I would highly recommend the NoMad bars (I like the Elephant Bar that's connected to the restaurant itself but there's also a separate, larger bar with its own entrance on 28th street that serves slightly more casual food). Well-crafted cocktails and though I don't drink too much brown liquor, I've heard from various sources that they serve the best Manhattans in the city. :)
The Dutch and Little Park
June 29, 2015 § Leave a comment
Two mid-day meals at two different Andrew Carmellini joints:
First, weekend brunch with Julia at the Dutch in Soho on a beautiful sunny day. To start, a selection of the raw bar, including Glidden Point (ME), Island Creek (MA), Navy Point (NY) and Totten Inlet (WA) oysters as well as littleneck clams from NY. Beautiful clean flavors from perfectly shucked shellfish with a nice, punchy horseradish and tangy mignonette, just the way I like.
We weren't particularly famished (a rare thing) so we shared the snap pea salad with spicy green pea curry and herbs and the famous hot fried chicken with honey butter biscuits and slaw. A nice balance between something green and fresh and something comforting and gluttonous. The honey slathered biscuits were out of this world – steaming and flaky on the inside – and the chicken, while not super spicy like I had imagined, had great seasoning and crispiness. The restaurant is only a few blocks away from the apartment but somehow I always forget that it's there. I need to come back more often.
I had a short stay-cation in the middle of May and on one of those days met up with co-workers for a leisurely weekday lunch at Little Park, Carmellini's newest restaurant in the Smyth Hotel in TriBeCa. This place does farm to table, vegetable-heavy dining without coming across as preachy or pretentious and all of the dishes are really well executed and unique. We got a bunch of small plates to share for our first course – the fried Brussels sprouts with apple and smoked parsnip (my favorite dish from my first visit); the beetroot tartare with horseradish and smoked trout roe and girandole pasta with duck ragu and crispy herbs. My favorite of the three was the beetroot tartare. I actually didn't really miss the meat here and thought the separate components of rye, beet, roe and goat cheese came together in a really delicious and cohesive dish.
For my main, I ordered the duck confit leg with poached egg, stewed rhubarb and mustard greens. Actually not as memorable to me as our starters but I liked the tartness of the rhubarb against the rich, fatty duck. All of this food washed down with a couple glasses of wine and I was in a pretty buzzed and happy (and not terribly stuffed) mood when it came time to leave and move on to the next bar. :)
Maialino and some bar favorites
June 20, 2015 § Leave a comment
One of my favorite bars in NYC is Booker and Dax, right next to Momofuku Ssam Bar in the East Village. They have really well made cocktails (I've never ordered something there that I didn't like but the bee sneeze and the tropical thunder are my favorites) and there's no standing so customers aren't on top of each other and you can hear what your fellow guests are saying. One night after attending an opening reception for the new Whitney Museum, we were looking to get drinks and dropped by right before closing. Started with two rounds of cocktails and then escalated to the seriously awesome 13 year old Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye. It was my first time trying any of the Van Winkle offerings and one could only describe it as a warm, velvet strangulation. By the time we left the bar, we were tired and struggling and in a moment of weakness, walked over to Crif Dogs on St. Mark's to get something to soak up all of the booze we'd consumed. Ordered the jon-jon deragon (everything bagel spices, scallions and cream cheese), the chihuahua (a bacon-wrapped dog with avocado and sour cream) and the loaded tater tots – a total (but amazing) gut bomb that saved us from terrible hangovers the next day.
Some time late in April, Artemis and I had dinner at Danny Meyer's Maialino right near Gramercy Park and it was such a treat. We started with the fritto misto (super crispy and surprisingly light mussels, octopus and soft shell crab) with a mayonnaise-y dip and then split two different pastas – the bucatini all'amatriciana with spicy tomato and guanciale and the tonnarelli a cacio e pepe with pecorino and black pepper. Really well executed and super flavorful despite being some of the simpler primi options on the menu.
For our main course, we split the duck arista, served with morels, spring peas and charred scallions and roasted sunchokes with maple and anchovy. Both dishes were incredibly savory. It was probably only my second time trying sunchokes and this version got me absolutely addicted. They were slightly sweet and creamy on the inside with so much umami from the anchovy. They're no longer on the menu which makes me sad but I'll just have to go back the next time they're in season. We also got the opportunity to try some really amazing wines thanks to our sommelier, Paula, who was very in tune to what we were looking for and even poured a couple extra tastings for us to try. The attention to detail in the food and wine and warmth from the staff throughout made this a really enjoyable experience and Maialino remains one of my favorite restaurants in the city. There's a reason that Danny Meyer and his team have earned so many accolades over the years.
Another bar option down in the Financial District: the relatively new Cedar Local, which is conveniently located right by the office. FiDi isn't really known for its dining and drinking options but Cedar Local has some pretty nice cocktails (my go-to is the East Side with gin, fresh cucumber, lime and mint) and slightly fancier versions of bar food, like their plantain and potato chips nachos, sliders with dijon mustard dipping sauce and fried macaroni and cheese balls. It's a great place to unwind after a busy day at work.
Osteria Morini and Marea
June 13, 2015 § Leave a comment
Two Michael White-owned restaurants in this post today: Osteria Morini and Marea
Osteria Morini is White's more casual and homey trattoria in Soho, a great neighborhood spot where you can drop by, sit at the bar and enjoy a glass of red wine with one of their amazing pastas. Laura and I shared all of our dishes – a comforting and creamy chard and artichoke gratin, the cappelletti and the spaghetti. The cappelletti is a truffled ricotta ravioli with melted butter and prosciutto and one of our favorites. The portion may look small but it's packed with so much flavor and richness that after several bites, you feel completely satiated. We also tried the spaghetti alle vongole for the first time and the brininess and acidity of the pasta was a nice foil against the cappelletti. Another great dinner at Osteria Morini.
The second Michael White meal was an amazing, first-time dinner at his flagship by Columbus Circle, Marea. Seafood and pasta reign supreme here and there's a four course prix fixe menu for $99 that might be one of the greatest upscale dinner deals in the city. Alice and I started with a complimentary amuse bouche, a selection of freshly baked olive and onion focaccia breads (which I had to force myself to stop eating after two pieces) and the ricci – the famous sea urchin and lardo with sea salt on toast, possibly the most gluttonous and delicious crostini/bruschetta you could ever have.
For our antipasti, Alice chose the artichokes with blue crab, bottarga (salted and cured mullet roe) and garbanzo beans, a really beautiful plate, and I ordered the Nova Scotia lobster with burrata, eggplant al funghetto and basil, surprisingly refreshing and well balanced in its flavors.
My primi course was the fusilli with bone marrow, baby octopus and red wine sauce, one of the most popular dishes at Marea and with good reason. The fresh pasta was perfectly cooked and the sauce had delicious little nuggets of umami thanks to the marrow. Alice's pasta of strozzapreti with jumbo lump crab, sea urchin and basil looked amazing as well. How could that be bad? We also asked for wine recommendations for this course and the following course and the sommelier's suggestions were totally on point.
For our main courses, I ordered the capesante – four enormous seared sea scallops, crispy potato, morels, lamb's quarters and mushroom cream. The morels and greens had a lovely, earthy flavor that complemented the sweet and tender scallops. Alice's monkfish with romanesco and mushrooms was also a beautiful looking dish. At this point, we were starting to really struggle with how much food we'd eaten at this point as the portions for the prix fixe were very generous.
Finally, dessert. Both were gorgeous looking dishes but I could only take a few bites of my budino al limone (a lemon pudding torta served with honey and blackberry fennel sorbetto) before throwing my hands up and surrendering. They also presented some mignardises and a mini crumb cake to take home for breakfast the next day, which was a great end to a hell of a meal. I will definitely be back.
Here and there
June 6, 2015 § Leave a comment
Scotch eggs and steak tartare with Christine at Dead Rabbit, where she first told me she was going back to California :(
A relaxing night in with Spunto
My first time at i Sodi with Artemis – an enormous steak with arugula and rabbit prepared porchetta-style with spinach
Enjoying a beautiful plateau and more oysters at John Dory with Christine and Laura
Trying a new dish of scallop and ham crudo at Momofuku Ssam Bar to celebrate Laura's decision to attend Yale's architecture grad program
An old reliable while dining solo – steak tartare and red wine at Blue Ribbon Bakery Kitchen
El Luchador – a new lunch option near the office with outdoor seating
Hot pot during a brief trip back to Edison, NJ
More solo dining while on staycation – the omakase meal at Blue Ribbon Sushi and lunch at the Lupa bar
Shots from the beautiful China: Through the Looking Glass exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (GO)
Pork belly appetizer from Han Dynasty
Christine's good-bye, hosted by Artemis and one of my favorite wines of the night
Excited about the next few posts coming up…whenever I manage to get to them.
Rouge et Blanc
May 6, 2015 § Leave a comment
Family dinner at Rouge et Blanc, an awesome French-Vietnamese wine bar and restaurant just a couple blocks away from the apartment, to celebrate Katie's birthday back in March:
The menu consists of mainly small plates divided into vegetables, proteins from the earth and sea to be shared with the whole table and Tom, the owner and wine director, is super friendly and great at choosing the perfect wine to go with your meal. They have a killer version of brussels sprouts with Korean chili vinaigrette and corn nuts and crispy broccoli and kale with sesame, ginger and yuzukosho, which adds a hit of umami.
We also ordered the grilled duck hearts with ponzu, celery and scallion – very tender and surprisingly refreshing due to the herbs – and the special of fried chicken skins (yes, just skin) and honey scotch bonnet sauce, which was so hot it basically melted my face off. For some more veg, we also got the slow roasted carrot with maple chipotle glaze, goat feta, sunflower seeds and dill, sweet and smoky with some tang thanks to the cheese.
The larger plates were the pork belly pho and the Vietnamese beef cheek with rice cakes, green papaya and roasted enoki, my favorite dish of the meal. Both were really comforting and savory and I really loved the roti and the rich sauce that came with the fall apart beef cheek.
We also split a couple desserts with the port that Tom generously shared – I don't remember exactly what these were but the chocolate covered cake with burnt marshmallow was amazing. As someone who doesn't usually order dessert, I was pretty blown away by this one. Definitely recommend Rouge et Blanc as either a romantic date spot or place for special occasions if your group is the type that likes ordering a bunch of dishes to share.


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text:
THE 2000 CAMPAIGN: BREAKING INTO BASEBALL; Road to Politics Ran Through a Texas Ballpark
Published: September 24, 2000
(Page 3 of 5)
Owners in baseball are notorious for being haughty and difficult, but Mr. Bush cultivated the opposite image. Instead of micromanaging -- suggesting a pitching change during a game, for example -- Mr. Bush proved then (as now) relatively uninterested in details and happy to delegate to those beneath him. It is hard to find anybody who worked in the ballpark who did not like him and did not periodically chat with him.
''He always picked my mind about what Latinos went through in baseball and, indirectly, what Latinos went through in the U.S.A.,'' said Luis Mayoral, who was then the Latin American liaison for the Rangers. ''We'd kid a lot in Spanish. He'd see me in the distance and raise his arms and say 'a la victoria.' ''
It helped that Mr. Bush came across not as a rich boy but as a notorious cheapskate. He regularly wore shoes with holes in the soles, until a fellow owner, Edward W. Rose III, bought him a $150 pair of fancy Italian shoes at Neiman Marcus.
''And then he took them back,'' Mr. Rose laughed. ''The way he remembers it, with his convenient memory, is he traded them in for two shirts. But that's not the way it really was. Actually, he traded them in for cash.''
Sometimes Mr. Bush made management mistakes -- the Rangers traded away Sammy Sosa on his watch, although Mr. Bush simply approved a decision that had been made well below him -- but his management style also won him fierce loyalty. Tom Grieve, then the Rangers' general manager, says that owners typically try to tell tales of their old college baseball days to show off, but Mr. Bush won his heart by doing the opposite.
''George came in here and said, 'Tommy boy, let me tell you about my days with the Yale freshman team,' '' Mr. Grieve recalled with a chuckle. ''You know it's going to be funny, because that's like a high school junior varsity team down here. And he was the relief pitcher! And he says how one day the pitcher really screwed up, and the coach decides to pull him, and George is really excited and thinks he's got his big chance.
''And then the coach calls in a second baseman even though he'd never thrown a pitch. And Bush says, 'That's when I figured my aspirations of becoming a major league player might not be achieved.' ''
Although he charmed people, Mr. Bush was not a patsy. In the end he fired three key people: Mr. Grieve as general manager, Bobby Valentine as manager, and Mike Stone as president. Mr. Stone declined to talk about it, but Mr. Valentine and Mr. Grieve rave about the man who fired them.
''If I'd been him, I'd have done the same thing,'' said Mr. Grieve, who is now one of the Rangers' television announcers. ''It was the logical thing to do, based on the baseball facts.''
''The way they handled the whole thing made me feel better about them after it was all done with,'' he added.
Mr. Valentine, who has been the manager of the New York Mets since late in the 1996 season, said of Mr. Bush, ''Once the emotion was out, I still really liked him.''
While in baseball, Mr. Bush demonstrated a grasp not just of tactics but also of strategy. His central strategic goal was to get a new stadium for the Rangers without making the owners pay for all of it.
A Huge Public Investment
The old Arlington Stadium was a mess.
Built in the early 1960's as a minor league ballpark and later remodeled with extra seating, it lacked the scale -- and the lucrative extras like sky boxes -- that these days help generate revenue for a professional baseball team. The previous owners had spoken with the city of Arlington about renovating the stadium, but studies had suggested that would be prohibitively expensive.
On the other hand, a new stadium would cost close to $200 million, and the owners were already saddled with debts and did not want to inject more capital into the franchise.
So what could they do? Get the people of Arlington to build them a new ballpark.
The efforts to get public financing have raised eyebrows because they seem to conflict with much of what Mr. Bush has stood for as a politician. While running for office, he has always called for limited government and low taxes, and the 2000 Republican Party platform in Texas (which he does not publicly embrace) explicitly states, ''Public money or public powers should not be used to fund or implement any private projects such as high-speed rail or sports stadiums.''
Yet the Rangers negotiated a huge public investment of taxpayer money, largely by hinting that without it they might leave. To a place like Arlington, already overshadowed by neighboring Dallas and Fort Worth, the Rangers were an emblem of local pride, and the possibility that it might lose the franchise was shattering.
In addition, there was an awkwardness in the negotiations: Arlington Mayor Richard Greene, who negotiated the deal with the Rangers, was a defendant in two civil suits with federal regulators involving his former activities as a savings-and-loan executive. He settled one, in the middle of the stadium debates, by paying $40,000, and he later settled the other by paying $125,000.