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So when I read that Tony Tahhan's Taste of the Mediterranean event this month was focused on Lebanon... one of my favourite cuisines and Hummus... one of my favorite foods... I knew I was in! This is the recipe I always use for hummus using either dried chickpeas that are soaked overnight and then cooked or canned. I decided to step it up a notch and make a layered dip for a special occasion. So here is what I came up with.
**Layered Hummus**
2 -1/2 cups canned chickpeas, drained
1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/8 -1/4 cup tahini
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1-2 T olive oil
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
pinch freshly ground black pepper
1 tsp salt
1/3 cup water
Put 1/2 of the lemon juice and all of the ingredients except the chickpeas into the blender. Blend for 5 seconds. Now add the chick peas and blend on high until your hummus reaches a smooth consistency about 10-15 seconds.
Taste. If the dip is too thick, but you don't want to add the remaining lemon juice, add a little water slowly and blend until it reaches the desired consistency.
Serves 6

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But he added that he can "appreciate the passion" of the fans and, actually, "couldn't feel more welcome here."


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Monday, September 6, 2010
Cauliflower Soup - Blue Monday
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...We all lose our heads from time to time, but not with the same finality as Madame du Barry lost hers. While not a royal, the comtesse, once mistress to King Louis the XVth , was guillotined following the false testimony of her chef who detested her imperious behavior. Many dishes in classic French cuisine, especially those containing cauliflower, are appended with her name. Not because she lost her head, but because her coif resembled a head of cauliflower in color and appearance.This is a simplified version of Creme du Barry. Almost all the butter and cream have been removed from the recipe and caraway seeds are, instead, added to provide flavor. The soup is simple to make and uses only a handful of readily available ingredients. It is really quite lovely. I know those of you who try it will enjoy it. It's an easy way to use the cauliflower that is flooding markets at this time of year and it would be a perfect first course for a holiday meal. Here's the recipe.
Cauliflower Soup...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 large onion, chopped
2 teaspoons caraway seeds
1 head cauliflower, broken into florets
1 medium all-purpose potato, cubed
6 cups chicken Stock
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Freshly ground pepper
Garnish: Chopped chives or parsley
1) Warm oil in a large saucepan set over medium heat. Add onions and caraway seed and cook, stirring, until onions are soft but not brown, about 10 minutes.
2) Stir in cauliflower, potatoes, and stock. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes, or until vegetables are very tender. Remove form the heat and allow to cool slightly.
3) Transfer to a blender or a food processor fitted with the metal blade. Process until smooth. Transfer to a clean saucepan and place over medium heat. Bring to a simmer.Add lemon juice and adjust salt and pepper to taste. Thin soup with stock or milk if too thick. Pour through a fine mesh strainer. Pour into warm bowls. Garnish with chives or parsley. Yield: 4 servings.
You might also enjoy these recipes:
White Bean Cauliflower and Bacon Soup - Cinnamon Spice and Everything Nice
Cauliflower and Potato Salad - Guilty Kitchen
French Cauliflower Salad - Pham Fatale
Cauliflower Curry - The Spamwise Chronicles
Curried Cream of Cauliflower and Apple Soup - One Perfect Bite
Gobi Manchurian - One Perfect Bite
Cauliflower and Chickpea Curry - Closet Cooking
Roasted Cauliflower with Tomatoes and Black Olives - The Recipe Girl
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Smiling Sally - Blue Monday
62 comments :
- Rachel said...
Cauliflower at home means a stirfry or with gravy.. never ever thought of a soup..
- September 5, 2010 at 10:38 PM
- Red Nomad OZ said...
Hi Mary! How fortuitous - we're shortly to be swamped by the cauli's that grew so well while we were travelling! Weird that OZ and US seem to be aligned for cauliflower maturity?!?!
- September 5, 2010 at 10:46 PM
- tinyskillet said...
What a lovely soup. I love so many soups that have such simple flavors, brings out the star ingredient!
- September 5, 2010 at 10:52 PM
- Deb in Hawaii said...
Your soup looks delicious. I have a cauliflower soup tagged to make this week too. Great minds! ;-)
- September 5, 2010 at 11:06 PM
- Ginny Hartzler said...
Yum, this looks creamy and luscious! I love broccoli and cauliflower both, but usually make broccoli cheese soup. Sometimes I'll throw in some cauliflower,as well. I love the stories that accompany your recipes just as much as the recipes themselves, and this is the best so far!!
- September 5, 2010 at 11:24 PM
- Bakericious said...
I nvr have cauliflower soup b4, usually we will stir fly. Sound yummy.
- September 6, 2010 at 12:07 AM
- Pie said...
Sounds delicious!
My Blue Monday. - September 6, 2010 at 2:44 AM
- penny aka jeroxie said...
Cauliflower is an understated vegetables. I love it. It soaks up flavours.
- September 6, 2010 at 2:56 AM
- pommes cannelles said...
a good soup for the coming winter evenings !
Cheers - September 6, 2010 at 3:02 AM
- Rachana said...
What a lovely Soup! Looks so creamy and delicious!
- September 6, 2010 at 4:02 AM
- Honey @ honeyandsoy said...
Oh yum this looks warming and hearty, perfect for this un-Spring weather we are having down here!
- September 6, 2010 at 5:26 AM
- Katerina said...
Cauliflower was not my favorite vegetable when I was a child. Of course since then a lot of time has passed. Now I really enjoy beautiful dishes like this soup.
- September 6, 2010 at 5:53 AM
- Big Dude said...
I'm not sure I can get my mind around the idea of cauliflower soup, but it looks and sounds too good not to try.
- September 6, 2010 at 6:25 AM
- Martha said...
I love cauliflower soup but mine is loaded with butter and cream -- I must try this -- I love the addition of the caraway!
- September 6, 2010 at 6:32 AM
- Sushma Mallya said...
This is a very unique soup, but looks yummy
- September 6, 2010 at 6:40 AM
- Simply Life said...
oh that soup looks so comforting and delicious!
- September 6, 2010 at 6:43 AM
- Kim said...
I love cau.iflower soup!
- September 6, 2010 at 7:35 AM
- black eyed susans kitchen said...
This recipe will be such a nice change for us from the basic cauliflower that I keep making. Have a wonderful Labor day.
♥, Susan - September 6, 2010 at 7:43 AM
- From the Kitchen said...
Thank you, Mary, and Madame. This will certainly go on my autumn shopping list. We're already dreaming of soups and stews.
Oh to be undone by one's chef. What an ignoble end. I wonder if he prepared her last meal?
Bonnie - September 6, 2010 at 7:46 AM
- JEANNE said...
Good morning Mary, I must try this soup. It is sooo easy all I need to buy is the cauliflower and some chicken broth. I usually steam cauliflower and put a bit of milk and cheese on top. The weather here has turned chilly already. We had 48 degrees on Sat. night and the days have been much cooler. Soup time and I LOVE making homemade soup. Smile.
I am happy to visit you today as always.
Have a great Labor Day.
Hugs, Jeanne - September 6, 2010 at 7:49 AM
- Janet Marie said...
I see it was another bloggers white bean and cauliflower recipe. What a nice addition, a list of recipe links with a common ingredient.
- September 6, 2010 at 8:14 AM
- Joanne said...
European history is so sordid! Everyone was always being guillotined for the craziest things.
This soup looks delicious though. I can't wait to be bombarded with cauliflower so I have an excuse to make it! - September 6, 2010 at 8:32 AM
- Deana Sidney said...
I love cauliflower soup but have never had it with caraway seeds... great idea... thanks so much for sharing it!
- September 6, 2010 at 8:35 AM
- Priya Suresh said...
Awesome bowl of tempting soup..looks very yummy..
- September 6, 2010 at 8:39 AM
- The Words Crafter said...
I just LOVE the history you post with the recipes. I eat cauliflower but I've never had cauliflower soup....I'll keep this for the winter when I become a soup eating fiend!
I have something for you over on my blog.... - September 6, 2010 at 8:53 AM
- Lisa McDonald said...
Looks delicious Mary! Perfect for those cool evenings that are just around the corner.
- September 6, 2010 at 9:07 AM
- Lea Ann said...
I am one of those people who love cauliflower and have never made cauliflower soup. Thanks for this easy recipe and the history.
- September 6, 2010 at 9:10 AM
- Jeannie said...
Nothing like having a bowl of warm soup on a cold day! Not to mention such a nutritious one too! Looks delicious!
- September 6, 2010 at 9:12 AM
- Sarah said...
Mary, I will give this a try. Cauliflower is a favorite here, and I'm always ready to try a new recipe. This looks delicious and healthy.
Happy Labor Day on this Blue Monday. ~ Sarah
My post to day is as guest blogger at the QCI Blog. Hope you'll stop by if you have time. - September 6, 2010 at 9:14 AM
Looks quite lovely!
I'm a fan of any soup; this one looks like a winner. - September 6, 2010 at 9:14 AM
- ☆Mama Ko☆ said...
Soup, perfect for the season. summer is almost over and it's getting cooler at night.
http://www.jnjmilestones.com/2010/09/blue-monday-snuggie.html - September 6, 2010 at 9:41 AM
- Pondside said...
I have bags of cauliflower in the freezer (who were we planting for?...a football team?) so this recipe will be a welcome change. I love the taste of caraway, and so does TGD.
- September 6, 2010 at 9:43 AM
- SmilingSally said...
It looks yummy in that blue bowl.
Happy Blue Monday, Mary! Check out my book giveaway. - September 6, 2010 at 9:44 AM
- aipi said...
I love cauliflower but never tried its soup though..your recipe looks yum yum..will give it a shot!!..Thanks for sharing dear:)
US Masala - September 6, 2010 at 10:07 AM
- Soy @ honeyandsoy said...
Wow Mary, that looks like it's packing alot of beautiful flavours! Yum!
- September 6, 2010 at 10:10 AM
- Sonia said...
Oh this looks so yummy and with cooler temperatures on the way I will definitely try this on a fall evening! Thanks for sharing!
Miss Bloomers - September 6, 2010 at 10:16 AM
- Biren said...
The weathere is cooling down fast and this soup with some crusty bread will be so good for a light lunch.
- September 6, 2010 at 10:29 AM
- Unknown said...
I love that the butter and cream are not used, but you still get this amazingly creamy looking soup! It's still so warm here right now, but I could sure go for a bowl of that right now!
- September 6, 2010 at 10:32 AM
- LV said...
I love most all soups. This sounds so good. I would love having a big bowl for my dinner. I am sure you always have a wonderful meal on any day.
- September 6, 2010 at 10:45 AM
- Dewi said...
So simple, healthy and delicious. Nourishment soup, good for the soul.
- September 6, 2010 at 10:51 AM
- Chef E said...
I think you just solved my 'What to do with the cauliflower' problem :)
Hope you are doing well... - September 6, 2010 at 10:51 AM
- Kath said...
That is a lovely soup. I never think of using cauliflower for soup. Thanks for the idea!
- September 6, 2010 at 11:00 AM
- Torviewtoronto said...
delicious I made this once yet to post, following an Egyptian recipe
thanks for the comment and visit
keep in touch - September 6, 2010 at 11:07 AM
- StephenC said...
There's no way you could have known how much I've been thinking about cauliflower soup lately. It's still so warm here, do you think this would be okay served warm (as opposed to hot)?
- September 6, 2010 at 11:19 AM
- Faith said...
I actually just bought a giant head of cauliflower and I was wondering how to use it all! It was so cheap, I couldn't resist. :) What a fantastic soup!
- September 6, 2010 at 12:19 PM
- Valérie said...
I had cauliflower "au gratin" yesterday, but I also love it in a soup. I like the inclusion of caraway seeds!
- September 6, 2010 at 12:32 PM
- Marguerite said...
Love this recipe! I used to order a cream of cauliflower soup from a favorite restaurant, when I lived in Maryland. Will have to try this one, as it looks fab! Great story, too!
- September 6, 2010 at 12:51 PM
- PeggyR said...
We love cauliflower soup. I've also been known to mix broccoli in with the recipe.
- September 6, 2010 at 12:53 PM
- Susi's Kochen und Backen said...
Simplicity at its best! The soup looks delicious :o) Love the little history lesson as well!
- September 6, 2010 at 1:11 PM
- Pam said...
I am loving this cooler weather - time to make soup. The cauliflower soup recipe sounds amazing.
- September 6, 2010 at 1:24 PM
- Elaine said...
This looks so yummy--I need to try it. Cooler weather is on the way and soup is goof on a cool day.
- September 6, 2010 at 3:00 PM
- Unknown said...
never thought that a soup can be made out of cauliflower.....very innovative idea and recipe.....
- September 6, 2010 at 5:38 PM
- The Quintessential Magpie said...
Boy, this looks like a yummy dish. I might have to try this for Mr. Magpie as he recuperates. Which brings me to a question, Mary... what would you substitute for bacon bits in a recipe? We aren't meat eaters, and I was wondering if there is some ingredient that would give a recipe the same kick. I'm going to make a recipe for black bean soup that called for them. Thanks for any help.
Sheila :-) - September 6, 2010 at 6:16 PM
- Adelina said...
always love reading your stories that precede the recipe- wish I had your skills...The soup looks tempting and bet it tastes great with those new additions!
- September 6, 2010 at 6:33 PM
- Valerie Harrison (bellini) said...
This is definitely a way I can learn to LOVE cauliflower Mary:D
- September 6, 2010 at 7:42 PM
- D said...
Mary, the cauliflower soup sounds wonderful and I just happen to have a beautiful head waiting in the refrigerator. Something about that bit of lemon juice addition has my taste buds working.
I hope you've enjoyed your weekend. - September 6, 2010 at 7:57 PM
- TREAT AND TRICK said...
Healthy and yummy, can't wait to try this...
- September 6, 2010 at 8:20 PM
- Lori said...
Something about the flavors of cauliflower and caraway. They just go together so well!
- September 6, 2010 at 9:01 PM
- Carol said...
What a delicious looking soup. Such nice flavors together!
- September 6, 2010 at 10:25 PM
- Jamie said...
I really never knew that story! Must look it up, it is fascinating! And this soup is beautiful! Will be perfect when the weather turns a tad colder. I love cauliflower!
- September 7, 2010 at 6:45 AM
- Eliana said...
Love all the flavors in this soup and that it's so easy to prepare.
- September 7, 2010 at 7:56 PM
- The Single Nester said...
I love cauliflower soup and sure could use some on this cold rainy day!
- September 6, 2011 at 5:27 PM


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A working meeting of Alexander Bastrykin and Interpol Secretary General
LYON, France - In a landmark move for international law enforcement co-operation between Russia and INTERPOL against terrorism, the head of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Alexander Bastrykin, today met with the head of INTERPOL to deliver key investigative findings for follow-up by INTERPOL in the on-going investigation into the Domodedovo airport terror bombing which left 35 people dead and more than 100 injured. Mr Bastrykin, who is leading the probe into the 24 January attack, travelled to the INTERPOL General Secretariat headquarters in Lyon, France to personally brief Secretary General Ronald K. Noble on the inquiry and to request that the Secretary General share Russia's investigative information with INTERPOL's member countries in order to obtain more information on the foreign citizens killed and wounded in the attack. As Chairman of the Investigative Committee, which recently became an independent agency reporting directly to the Russian President and is responsible for inquiries into serious crimes including terrorism and organized crime, Mr Bastrykin also discussed other areas where Russia works closely with INTERPOL to tackle transnational criminality. "We continue to investigate all avenues of inquiry connected with the attack at Domodedovo airport. Once it was established that the bombing was directed at Russian and foreign citizens, it was clear that INTERPOL should be involved," said Mr Bastrykin. "The combination of our national experience and INTERPOL's global expertise and network has always proved to be a successful one and we will continue to work closely with INTERPOL on this and other international criminal inquiries," added Mr Bastrykin. The decision of the Investigative Committee to share their findings to date into the Domodedovo bombing with INTERPOL was welcomed by the world police body's chief as a model of law enforcement collaboration. "This attack, which chiefly targeted foreign travellers, again emphasises that crime and terrorism has no borders and require a global response," said INTERPOL Secretary General Noble. "As head of the Investigative Committee, Mr Bastrykin's decision to share its findings with INTERPOL and to work closely with us to establish possible international links behind the attack demonstrates Russia's willingness to work with the international law enforcement community via INTERPOL to bring those responsible to justice." Immediately after the terror attack in Moscow, INTERPOL's Command and Co-ordination Centre at its General Secretariat headquarters closely liaised with its National Central Bureau in Moscow to provide any assistance required, with the world police body pledging its full investigative support and global resources to Russian authorities.
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Skywalk to Chess: The National High School Champs by Melinda J. Matthews. Judges enjoyed the richly detailed account from a chess parent on the 2012 High School Nationals, held in Minneapolis. Melinda also volunteers at many of the scholastic tournaments where she brings her son Nicky Rosenthal, adding another key perspective to CLO. Melinda's latest piece for CLO about the K-12 Championships in Orlando was a happy tale of victory in the 11th grade section by her son Nicky: "From start to finish, the tournament flowed as though destiny was lending a hand, channeling Nicky's focus and determination toward (dare I say it?) the perfect Disney-inspired happy ending. " In another popular piece, Melinda wrote about the 2011 US Open and Denker tournament of high school champions in Orlando. Melinda is an urban planner and a certified, registered yoga teacher. She brings yoga to under-served populations in her work with Yoga Gangsters, for at-risk and traumatized youth, and Connected Warriors, which offers free yoga to veterans. She plans a future article for CLO on the connections between chess and yoga. Find details on this year's High School Nationals set for Nashville, April 5-7 on the official SuperNationals V page. The Judges Sound Off Read more about the judges The Nationals adventures for one Mom and Son team continued yet another year. All parents can pick up valuable perspective from stories shared by a veteran Chess Mom in her poignant and occasionally amusing writings. Through ups and downs, we sometimes need a reminder of the many "skill sets" that a young chess player develops: "focus, creativity, extraordinary strategic thinking, sportsmanship, how to shake off a devastating loss." Thanks Mom! --Michael Aigner A bit long, but an interesting insight of a chess parent who sees more at the tournament than simply chess. She sees how chess has help her son develop in other ways and perhaps… she is deriving as much pleasure from being a chess parent as her son is playing chess.-- Daaim Shabazz - I enjoyed this tournament report. I liked the perspective from the "Chess Mom", especially. It was really nice to see the point of view from one of the people who rarely gets the credit they deserve-Tim Brennan Another excellent article with pictures from the event and from the city itself. This was very well written and was fun to read as well as instructive. I thought I got a feel for what it was like to be at the event. -GM Ben Finegold Best of CLO 2012 Countdown #5- ??? #6-Skywalk to Chess: The National High School Champs by Melinda J. Matthews #7- London Chess Classic: Mate in 196 by Daniel Parmet (Read the judging article) #8- "Nakamura Defeats Fischer's Record in Istanbul" by FM Mike Klein (Read the judging article) #9- Sam Loyd's Organ Pipes and Benko's 45th Anniversary by Dr. Steven Dowd (Read the judging article here.) #10- Greg on Chess: Opening Books by IM Greg Shahade (Read the judging article here) |
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CEO Eric Treiber walks out onto the factory floor of Chicago White Metal Casting. Workers are busy making aluminum, zinc and magnesium metal parts for cars, swimming pools and farm equipment.
The floor's a lot louder than it was a few years ago. At Chicago White Metal Casting, revenue is up 4 percent from 2010 — and that year was better than the one before.
Chicago White Metal Casting isn't alone: Most U.S. manufacturing came back strong this year. Nowhere was that more evident than across the Midwest. But even if it was a good year for industry, not many of the jobs lost during the recent recession returned.
"We're seeing a great demand for some of the machinery that's made right here in the Midwest," says Bill Strauss, a senior economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. He's talking about not just small parts but cars, tractors, mining equipment and steel.
As the Federal Reserve measures it, Midwestern manufacturing has enjoyed 28 months of growth — at rates much better than the national average and the overall economy.
"The kind of goods that we produce here are very high-value-added goods — you know, we have the Caterpillar 797B made here in the state of Illinois," Strauss says. "It's the largest truck made in the world, weighing over a million pounds, costing in the neighborhood of $7 million, $8 million."
Imagine how much steel goes into that.
Despite Growth, Midwest Isn't Recouping Jobs
So with all those orders, where are the jobs?
During the recession, one out of every four jobs lost was in manufacturing — that's 2.3 million jobs. As of last November, though, just 308,000 had returned.
Why so few? Remember the mantra "produce more with less"? Many manufacturers practically perfected that during this recession.
Take Chicago White Metal Casting. Treiber says the company had to be focused on productivity to keep up with overseas competition. So he updated machines, focused on staff training and improved quality control.
And Treiber actually is hiring. But he's looking for specialists, such as die-cast machinists or those who fix those machines.
And that's the problem right now with manufacturing: With better productivity, the need is for more skilled workers — not just machinists, but welders, designers and, most of all, people who know how to operate the new computerized machines on factory floors.
"What about those 2 million people that lost jobs?" Strauss asks. "Can't you hire those back? What you find out from people is that even though they were classified as being in manufacturing, many of them lack the kind of skills that are required in this more 21st century manufacturing."
Strauss says he's optimistic that the manufacturing sector will continue to do well in the coming year. But he also says it will need more workers who have the exact skills needed to do the new jobs.
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
The Loss of Mars
As the glass tide of luxury has risen around it, the bar remained a symbol of defiance and hope, a sign that the bastards could not grind us all down. We went inside for a drink and felt, ourselves, like holdouts, survivors, undefeated. Just walking past that corner and seeing the painted riot of Mars Bar could boost your soul. It was as if that crumbling little corner was giving a big "fuck you" finger to all the shiny towers rising around it, and all the shiny people swarming in, radically changing the culture of this historically anarchistic neighborhood.
Mars Bar seemed, at times, like the old East Village's last stand.
Just within the past decade, before the Bowery tsunami washed in, Mars Bar existed in a different world. The two blocks bound like two halves of a book by the spine of First Street, between Second Ave and Bowery, were quiet, ramshackle blocks dotted with cultural touchstones. Empty lots overflowed with weeds and graffiti. Brick buildings held the secrets of deep history and eccentric residents.
Everettsville: Looking east along 1st St. in 2002
Same view today
Standing at the intersection of 1st and Bowery, looking to Mars Bar one block east, you had CBGB and the Amato Opera House to your left. On your right, you had feminist author Kate Millett's home, formerly McGurk's Suicide Hall.
Then, in 2003 NYU opened their Second Street residence in the parking lot next to the Amato Opera House. The lot had been used by singers to practice--you could listen to the arias as you walked by. The new building stopped that and blocked the Amato's mural. At the time, the opera's co-director was frustrated about the dorm, but hopeful it might bring positive change. She said to NYUNews, "Maybe the empty store lots will become delis, and the store fronts will be brighter."
But there were no delis coming.
Amato mural, my photos, circa 1994
In 2004, after a three-year fight from the feminist activist, the city evicted Kate Millett and the Avalon Communities' Bowery complex leveled old McGurk's to put up an enormous, block-long glass box. Said Millett at the time of her eviction, "It's going to do in the neighborhood."
She was right.
Niznoz: McGurk's in 2005
Same view today
With NYU and Avalon now flanking these two blocks, the interiors quickly collapsed. Everything fell like dominoes. In 2006, venerable CBGB closed its doors, and a John Varvatos boutique opened in the space in April 2008.
In 2007, the Avalon announced their plans to turn Extra Place into a slice of the Parisian Left Bank and today their scheme is proceeding, with artisanal chocolate shops and the like. Said Cheetah Chrome to the Post. "If that alley could talk, it's seen it all. All of Manhattan has lost its soul to money lords."
Everettsville: Extra Place 2002
Extra Place today
A second giant box went up on the northeast corner of 1st St. and Bowery--it holds a Chase Bank--and a third went into the northwest corner of 1st St. and 2nd Ave., across from Mars Bar. Hamptons boutique Blue & Cream opened in the Avalon and started selling $140 Bowery hoodies. After a claim of trademark infringement from a lawyer for the storied punk club from which he co-opted the name, celebu-chef Daniel Boulud opened "DBGB" in that same glass box--the Voice called this move "dancing on the ashes" of CBGB.
In January 2009, the Amato Opera House announced its closure after 60 years. The owners of a chain of bars plan to move in with a giant restaurant and possible theater. And now Mars Bar, the last Mohican, will fall for another ticky-tacky glass box.
All of this happened in only 7 years. These photos by Everettsville (see more) are not from the distant, blighted 1970s--they are from 2002. When people talk about how the city is "always changing," I tell them this story, the story of a historic, culturally relevant neighborhood sold down the river, demolished to the roots, and rebuilt into an unrecognizable playground for people passing through with money to burn. All in less than a single decade.
Everettsville: Looking west on 1st St. in 2002
Same view today
Of course, the city's leaders have been chomping at the bit for 40 years, since the Cooper Square Urban Renewal Plan was originally hatched as The Alternate Plan to Robert Moses' slum clearance designs.
In 1970 the New York Times described the plan: "Bleak storefronts, where derelicts sag and sleep in doorways, crumbling tenements and ancient office buildings will eventually be supplanted by more than 1,000 apartments for low- and middle-income families." Somehow, between the radicalism of yesterday and the consumerism of today, the plan went from mainly supporting the poor and middle-class to providing luxury homes, hotels, shopping, and dining for the wealthy. It was a project designed, in the words of the Times, "to restore a measure of dignity to an area that over the decades has become the motif of alcoholic degradation and futility in the city."
But where is our dignity now? A new kind of futility has taken hold and we are degraded when our symbols of hope are ripped away from us. Are we really still responding to Robert Moses? He would have bulldozed Cooper Square and the Bowery in one fell swoop. Now it's going down, agonizingly, piece by piece.
When Mars Bar is demolished, it will be Moses' ghost swinging that wrecking ball, a coup de grace as he delivers the death blow to the world we once knew.
See deeper into Mars Bar history here
35 comments:
- JM said...
Moses had some pretty lousy ideas, but Bloomberg is right up there with him. Bloomberg doesn't have the more positive legacy of Long Island beaches and a few decent parkways to soften his disastrous record.
I guess we should have known, and some people did: you elect a billionaire as mayor, and he reshapes the city as a billionaire would like to see it. That he did it with such speed and with such ineffective resistance (those two are related, btw) shows how easily we 'average' people can be swept aside by near-dictatorial leaders. The whole country could learn a lesson here, but I'm sure it won't.
It's just horrid. - December 14, 2010 at 8:32 AM
- JM said...
One more thing. Bloomberg had a lot of help, and I don't mean the developers. I mean the long-time owners of a lot of buildings and parcels of land who just decided to cash in and screw everyone else. That's how the capitalist system works, so no surprise there, I suppose. Still, there should be a roll call of the greedy bastards who sold out history, and in record time.
- December 14, 2010 at 8:37 AM
I still have a bag of Morning Glory seeds from the vines that grew on the fence around the 1st & Bowery lot.
- December 14, 2010 at 9:22 AM
Prefer vacant lots, crack, fiscal disarray, squeegie men, burned out buildings, junkies and muggings?
Bullsh1t ... "old NY character" my ass. - December 14, 2010 at 9:48 AM
- Bowery Boogie said...
Holy shit, this is sad. Great roundup of the last 7 years, though.
The terrible thing is, they're not done ruining the block. - December 14, 2010 at 9:57 AM
While it is sad to see the East Village that I knew go. But I don't blame Bloomberg or landlords (as much). Yes, it is a product of capitalism. It's also a change of socio-economic patterns. The problem that NYC is experiencing, is/has happened all over the world of high-tourist destination cities. Moscow, London, Paris… where ever there is money this will happen. What you have is changing views for NYC. There were 20 years where people labeled NYC a big "bad" city. I have relatives that haven't been back to the city and still think it's the wild west, a crazy place to go where you don't take the subways or stay out past 10pm and especially not outside of midtown. Most people who are 60 yrs old now, remember the 1970s as a 25 year old & have a hard time letting go of that image. The old view is gone amongst people in the 20s now and there has been a suburban invasion as a result. Add that to the changing tastes. Go to Smith's Bar in Hell's Kitchen, you wont see anyone under 25 in there generally. It's not money that has whitewashed the East Village. It's a product of the city becoming safe, cleaning up its image and mostly due to what the youth wants today. People who are 24 generally prefer pristine bathrooms, clean walls, no graffiti. It's all about image today. "Dive" bars were about conversation and good music. Popular bars now adays are about loud music, DJs playing the top 40 and table service. This is where the money is. Yes, I miss/will miss places like Mars Bar, Down the Hatch (let's face the music on that one too), Korova Milk Bar, Liquid Lounge, Open Air Lounge, the prerenovated Beauty Bar…. But I also understand my age and that it's not my generation anymore. Times change, spending habits change. We'd all love the old B. Altmans, Gimbels dept stores to be open still but let's face it. It's rare that places of business to survive 20 years since they would have to change and adapt to the new 20 somethings that they survived to do business with. So maybe when Mars Bar returns, it will be able to retain some nostalgia and cater to the 24 monied crowd a bit more as well. Without adaptation, a business would only be lucky to survive….
- December 14, 2010 at 10:11 AM
- Jill said...
The speed with which this all has happened is legendary. When I think back to my own childhood of the 70's things felt relatively stable, progress was slow and steady, not a hurricane of activity. You had time to get used to it and adjust. I remember they built that tall glass residential building next to the 59th Street bridge, the Roosevelt Island tram and the Citibank building, and it was BIG news.
My 17 year old son, growing up in the aughts in the East Village, has seen so much change to his neighborhood that I've actually heard him lament the past and feel nostalgia for things gone that he associates with his earlier childhood. - December 14, 2010 at 10:46 AM
- Captain Bringdown said...
You gotta know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
And know when to run
Folks, walking away time arrived years ago; it's running time now. - December 14, 2010 at 11:57 AM
Just north of where the Bowery ends and becomes third ave, between 6th and 7th, there was a Marble and Granite building that faced McSorley's. My 86 year old Aunt used to tell me with tears in her eyes that this was her old church (to me, I always thought it was an old bank). This was demolished around 2008 or 2009, and a huge Glass high rise now stands in its place. Sooner or later I suspect McSorleys will succumb to this same, despicable fate. Whats next??? Tearing down Macy's or the Empire State Building for over priced apartments and high end fashion boutiques?????
- December 14, 2010 at 12:34 PM
- Margarita said...
What is really sad is that there are many in this city who see this as progress--those shiny glass and steel boxes are an improvement. I left NYC for 15 years to live abroad and came back to a city that has been whitewashed and Disnified beyond recognition. I could no longer afford my old neighborhood (Chelsea), so am in Hell's Kitchen. But even Hell's Kitchen is more Heck's Kitchen these days--nothing gritty left but the name, and truly middle class folk like myself struggle to live here. And as I said, many feel this is a good thing. It keeps Manhattan for the "right kind". Unutterably sad. I'm not truly a class warrior, but I'd like to be able to live in the city my family has been living in since 1883. But as a college professor, I barely make enough money by myself. I recognize that this is human "progress," but at what cost humanity?
- December 14, 2010 at 12:34 PM
- Laura Goggin Photography said...
Good post, Jeremiah.
What's most disturbing to me is not Change in general, but the fact that businesses/blocks/neighborhoods are being replaced with Nothing. The luxury glass tower blocks offer nothing culturally valuable to the city. It's not as if these 'run-down' areas are being improved and replaced with new things - they're being erased and replaced with nothingness.
How can this city remain a tourist destination if there is nothing to be found here that can't already be found in the suburbs of Anytown, USA?
Before I lived in NY, my parents would make trips here and return with amazing photos and stories. Everything about NYC was over the top: the art, the drama, the spectacle, the seediness, the glitz, the opportunities...I remember my mom showing me a picture of a florist whose storefront was stuffed with flowers sculpted into dogs. We'd never seen anything like that - only in New York!
I can't think of anything that is "only in New York" any more. Eventually, people will smarten up and ask why they're paying so much to live in or visit a city that has nothing to offer and they will stop coming. - December 14, 2010 at 12:36 PM
Mars Bar is a truly authentic and unique NY experience. The single stall bathroom is legendary in its squalor. The layers of filth and graffiti on the bar and walls combine to form an incredible history of decades of drug fueled debauchery. It is also a truly democratic experience - literally anyone can walk in off the street and be served a drink.
Maybe we (the people) could team up to buy the entire bar brick by brick and reconstruct it somewhere as an art piece and/or functioning bar. - December 14, 2010 at 1:06 PM
Wow, what a terrific post.
I don't know if such changes can be stopped... not sure if we really want to stop them. But the people who live in the area should have a right to help shape the changes. 12 stories is just to high for the small about of low-income housing that this will provide, and that could have been a community negotiation. But if owners of the spaces, like the Mars Bar guy, keep this to themselves, then he tied our political hands until it's to late to organize. That's not right. - December 14, 2010 at 1:06 PM
- everettsville said...
I'm glad you were able to take the "now" photos. I knew then that I was taking "then" photos and that someday there would be "now" photos to contrast them. I'm kinda sorry that "now" is now though.
- December 14, 2010 at 1:12 PM
- Jason said...
Don't ever believe a building project that proposes housing for low to middle income people. It's a straight up bait and switch.
- December 14, 2010 at 2:38 PM
- Marty Wombacher said...
I think the Dead End sign says it all.
- December 14, 2010 at 3:14 PM
Just move on.
- December 14, 2010 at 3:42 PM
- Jeremiah Moss said...
Heck's Kitchen! salvaged morning glory seeds from a vacant lot now lost. the memory of flowers in the shape of dogs. 17-year-olds who yearn for the old days. Mars Bar recreated, brick by brick, as an art installation.
there's poetry in these comments. - December 14, 2010 at 3:51 PM
- Jeremiah Moss said...
and thanks again to everettsville for the amazing before pictures. it really shows how mind-boggling the changes are, in such a short span of time.
- December 14, 2010 at 4:05 PM
never heard of this "mars bar" what ever. & i would never wish for derelicts or junkies like you people do. (unhealthy). i have a history that goes back before your cool drug addicts, hispanic invasion. which turned the LES into a neglected hole. (all the things your generation moved to new york to look at/& identify. most of you are from surburban envirements or very sheltered. so, i find some of these comments offensive. my grandmother lived on ave B & 9th w/her parents. my grandfather- ludlow st, w/his brothers. grandparents on my fathers side were on e.14th street. the building is still there, my father was born there. 1/2 the kids on the block went to jail. (see film "once upon a time in america"). my mothers side of family got out of LES- 105 yrs ago, as even then it was considered a bad place to live. my mothers father & his 3 brothers moved upstate as well. everyone one ended up in brooklyn. cleaner than avenue B, there were diseases there. the true crime here is not the bar. its demolishing most of the old buildings. they could have restored/renovated. except theres 1000 x's more $ in sky scrapers. there is no zoning in the east village. some of you are off about this bloomburg being a "billionaire", as thats not the CAUSE of this. its his values that created this, not his $. the new buildings are really ugly, looks like upper 2nd & 3rd 80s/90s. i understand midtown (offices/corporate apts) but i do not like it. i remember when it was almost all 5 story walk ups. the EV will be another commercial district, will resemble 3rd ave beginning 59th street. (that was a lovely area). what if the buildings were well kept in the EV? do you think this may have happend anyway? most likely, its world wide. yes tourists will continue to visit. most people are morons, airfare is cheap. but as long as NYC has its museums, you will have some good visitors. meanwhile the rest will shop the "outlet" stores.
- December 14, 2010 at 8:34 PM
- Dan said...
*Stands and applauds*
- December 14, 2010 at 9:39 PM
to add to my comment: i used to brag about how NY is a colonial city. how we respect tradition. as i said this is world wide, this is "one world" government. much of this $ is from off shore. i was naive to think that NYC would have some zoning, yes they build along the water- or midtown, but restore the rest. i was not aware of the magnitude till recently, have not been to NYC in 2 years. later i will tell the story of mecca, & what is going on in U.A.E. (the arab nations). anything is possible as its the SAME corporations who are in back of this. do not forget, walmart is a super power. banks are almost all one. i have said this before, & i know its not believable: NYC is very slow in demolishing & re building, compared to the rest of the world. if this was somewhere else, entire neigborhoods would be totaled in one swoop. (not just the poor) they even level mountains. take a deep breath.
- December 14, 2010 at 10:20 PM
Great contrast in the photos. I'm in the camp of ones who used to hang out on this block in the early mid 90's. Satellite records for hours, take a leak at the gas station(bowery hotel), pick up a shitty egg role from that joint btw 3rd and 4th on the eastside, then head south and east on 1st towards a buddies place. Same drill for years. It was past the 80's craziness, but I do remember those blocks in the 90's. Yeah, they weren't so nice. :) I forget which address, but wasn't 301/303? Bowery btw Houston and 1st the ramshakle building that was all boarded up and tagged save 301 Bowery? It was the lone remaining standing building for a period of time. I'm still trying to get my head around the concept that Save the Robots on B once existed only blocks from a store currently named blue and cream. Now that's contrast..Sadly these new contrasting individuals don't recognize people that have been here for a while and some of us ain't that old like late 30's old..and I have virtually nothing in common with 95% of the new inhabitants of the area. Does anyone else recognize this?
- December 14, 2010 at 10:33 PM
- Map of the Sidewalk said...
"It is also a truly democratic experience - literally anyone can walk in off the street and be served a drink."
This point tends to get overlooked. Dive bars like Mars Bar aren't just cultural artifacts--although they sometimes are--but also places where people from different classes interact more than elsewhere. That kind of environment has a long history in New York but seems to be disappearing, at least in Manhattan. - December 14, 2010 at 11:06 PM
I used to live in the East Village. I can't go back there any more cos the person who loved me lives there. He doesn't love me any more so turn in all into a museum, build one more glass box after another, tear down Mars!
You can tsunami the whole neighborhood as far as I'm concerned.... Selfish, I know, but I can't go back to the old East Village... and I'd rather now it not exist. just my tuppence. - December 15, 2010 at 9:34 AM
I lived in the EV back in the early 80's. There were people sleeping in the vestibule, on the roof and on the upper landings of the building. I was paying almost $400.00 for apts. people say were $100.00 back in the day. I was working at a shit job and some not so shit ones. I never felt animosity for the homeless or the drug addicted people nor the "winos". I felt compassion. Matter of fact when I needed a quart of milk and went out late at night I felt secure that these people were watching my back.
- December 15, 2010 at 12:41 PM
"I can't think of anything that is "only in New York" any more."
Hey, we'll always have sidewalks slathered in dog shit.
That's something... - December 15, 2010 at 1:57 PM
"I can't think of anything that is "only in New York" any more."
Panhandling in the subways. "Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen"……. - December 15, 2010 at 5:07 PM
- jw said...
Hi Jeremiah,thanks for putting this together! I just wanted to share some other pictures from around the early 2000's which are here. Nothing groundbreaking but you might be interested. Will post more in the future.
- December 15, 2010 at 7:17 PM
I remember going into the restroom at Mars Bar circa 1989 or 90 and wondering how such an enormous swarm of flies could be thriving in late January. It was like something from the Amityville Horror. Truly the nastiest bathroom I have ever seen. Bless its heart.
- December 16, 2010 at 3:57 PM
Yes, that was surely one of the most horrible bathrooms in the city. But I feel like the men's room at CBGB's was worse. That toilet sitting up on that step like a true throne but with no stall whatsoever shielding it! Hilarious. I think I have a picture of an old friend half-passed out beside it.
- December 27, 2010 at 11:35 PM
In response to a certain anonymous commenter up top: Of course those who lament the end of this era don't necessarily prefer "vacant lots, crack, fiscal disarray, squeegie men ...". It isn't as simple as that. The fact is that for many of us the era that included those things was very important to us, and in some perverse way, those things were too. As a native of Tribeca in the 80's I just happen to have a fondness for the old rusty, wooden and grimy aspects of the city and all of the lazy spontaneity and unpredictability they engendered. It's what I know. Of course I'm aware of the consistent hypocrisy in my gripes. (My parents were some of the first to renovate a loft they got for a song and live like kings next to our rent-controlled neighbors). But it's hard not to love a home like New York. And when you love and remember a place a certain way it's impossible to avoid expressing angst and sadness at how it changes. And here's one major difference between New York and other cities: IT CHANGES SO MUCH MORE!!! Most people don't watch the home they know change and get demolished all the time. That fucks with your psyche. It's really really hard. And automatically more so for people who grew up here than for people who have just been here a long time. It's your childhood home and it hurts when things change.
And we happen to be at the end of a majorly depressed/blighted period in New York's lifespan (well the end was about 15 years ago honestly but we're still in the midst of it) that lasted 40 years. So for the people who stayed in NY after WWII and for the decades beyond, and for their offspring the way the city was then is how we remember it. It's not necessarily better than anything else. It's just our childhood. And we have to hold on to it as strongly as we can, if only as a memory. - December 27, 2010 at 11:49 PM
It's been interesting to watch the neighborhood change. Not just it's structures, but the people as well. Does anyone not realize that "capitalism" is not the only issue at hand here? We live in a Capitalist society, the idea is to earn more, grow, and prepare more for the future.
I often miss the New York of the 70's and 80's, but then again the faces of those years are no longer either. Many of the blue collar and working class people finally had the opportunity to get out of the city and away from it's concentrated areas of drugs and violence.
Besides, this is a never ending cycle, the residents of the East Village in the 70's and 80's were not the same residents of the 40's and 50's, nor were the businesses the same. Adaptability and change is what future is, you don't have to agree, but what is a future if it is the same as the present?
RIP Mars Bar, there is a place in history with your name on it. - December 28, 2010 at 9:07 AM
I moved to The East Village in December of 2002 just after college. I'm just glad to have experienced the tail end of it. I remember watching them close CBGB, and I knew it was the end of the end.
The one thing I miss the most is the people. Where did they go? The young artists, the sometimes insightful junkies, the interesting people of the world who seemed to converge upon that one place? I feel lucky, and yet I somehow doubt that there will ever be another place like that. So many memories...Sometimes I wish I could drop everything and move back, but I know it would never be the same. - April 22, 2011 at 12:46 AM
I understand the pain of watching society move away from, the pain of change to your way of life, and the pain of lost relevancy. However, what i do not understand is the basis for arguing that a property owner can not do as he or she wishes with their property. Do you understand that there is always somebody on the other side of the trade - someone who is hurting because they can not prosper from their land. I work with a fellow who has three IMD tenants living in a building he owns, which is actually worth a few bucks. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two children and doesn't have much else going on in terms of income. Yet, this building he owns is absolutely worthless because there are three tenants who each pay nothing to live in prime tribeca who each want $1 million dollars to vacate. I am certain that these are nice people - but do they not realize the damage they are doing to the man who's family has owned this building for 85 years? Why does he have to suffer? Why can't he live the American dream? Listen, I get all of this, and NYC is definitely changed in the last 20 years, sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse. The greatest thing however, about any city, is it's ability to change and evolve - to become what it wants to be. I just think that we should consider raising the level of the dialogue and not call every new building a sin and everyone who had part its construction a monster. In most cases, they are built by people like you, who have family, friends, and a way of life. I think you might consider walking a mile in their shoes - even if they refuse to walk a mile in yours.
Thank you - June 22, 2011 at 6:15 PM


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- Bust______ cm/inch
- Waist______cm/inch
- Hips_______cm/inch
- Shoulder to shoulder from back_______cm/inch
- Hollow to floor (no shoes)_______cm/inch
- Full height (from top head to floor no shoes)_______cm/inch
- Shoes heels_______cm/inch
- Arm length(this size is for sleeve dress)_______cm/inch
- Armhole(this size is for sleeve dress)_______cm/inch
- Your event date_______
6. Delivery Time: (including Tailoring Time + Shipping Time)
Normal delivery time: within 15-20 days, but around 30 days (From Jan to April), it's busy season together with festival holiday, so produce time will be long.
Rush Order: within 15 days, but more complicated dresses will take about 20 days.
Note: It is better to place an order earlier in the busy season.
7. Packing: delicate box package or plastic bags, in order to save your shipping cost, each dress will be packed tightly with plastic bags. If you have any request, please contact us.
More information you need to know:
1. Shipping Method: by DHL, UPS, Fedex or some special airline
2. Return Policy and FAQs.
3. Dresses could be custom made, wholesale and retail are also warmly welcomed. Customer service email: email@example.com
About Feedback
If you are satisfied with our items, please kindly give us 5 stars feedback. We will appreciate it! But if you receive an unsatisfied items for some reason, please feel free to contact us within 3 days, we will try our best to help you deal with it.Thanks for your understanding!
1.Shipping Methods We Offer:
We ship worldwide. We cooperate with DHL,TNT, UPS, Fedex etc.
Our goal is to offer you the best shipping options, no matter where you live. We deliver to you across the world, and we strive to provide you with services of the highest level.
2.Delivery Time.
Delivery Time = Processing Time + Shipping Time
Standard delivery, you will receive the dress in 20-30 days after payment.
Rush delivery, you will receive it in 15-20 days after payment.
Free, you will receive the dress in 30-40 days after payment.
If you need the dress urgently. Please note us the date you need the dress, we will put your order on prior schedule and make sure you receive it on time.
For some styles with complicate beading and hand work, it may take few more days for processing.
Here are the links to all the delivery companies we use so you can track your order
DHL: http://www.dhl.com/en.html
UPS: http://www.ups.com/tracking/tracking.html
TNT: http://www.tnt.com/portal/location/en.html
FedEx: http://www.fedex.com/us/track/
USPS: https://www.usps.com


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Today, the fourteenth of February, is my Day of Days.
As heiress to the Love Goddess tradition embodied through the ages but such hotcha gals as Venus, Cleopatra, Delilah, Helen of Troy, Mata Hari, and Mamie Eisenhower,* it is my duty on this sacred occasion to spread the message that love is grand, love is universal, and love makes the world go 'round.
As I once said to Paul McCartney in a tender aprés-schtupp moment, "All you need is love, cupcake." Guess what happened next.**
And let me tell you, to celebrate love you don't need anybody else in the room. A lover can be nice, don't get me wrong–even if it's just the temporary kind you pick up at the market along with a bag of Cheese Doodles and a bottle of Pellegrino.
But if you're alone, see, you can still have a snack and a drink and you don't risk a fight in the afternoon because somebody forgot to wash his hands after eating the Cheese Doodles and now you've got sticky, neon orange fingerprints all over your underpants, the new satin sheets, the headboard, the kitchen table, and the privacy fence next to the Jacuzzi.
If you're having a solo Valentine's Day, why not get yourself a little something nice to nibble on and have a romantic film festival for one? Or for you and your best like-minded pals? Since this blog caters to yarn-centric types, Harry and I put together a list of romantic knitting classics:
- The Way We Worsted
- Cashmere to Eternity
- Feltin' in the Rain
- A Colorway Named Desire
- Sheepless in Seattle
- Yarnstruck
- The Postman Always Purls Twice
- The Last Tangle in Paris
- The Koigu and I
- It Happened One Knit
- The Yarn Stores of Madison County
- It's a Wonderful Laceweight
- The Unbearable Lightness of Kidsilk Haze
- When Harry Met Sally Melville
- Gone with the Ball Winder
Now, if you're really out of the love loop and would prefer to see people struck by chainsaws rather than Cupid's dart, ponder our list of stasher movies. You might achieve catharsis.
But remember, kids, you're never truly unloved. I love you, as how could I not considering the earth-shaking extent to which you love me? Mama's got more than enough Valentine going on here for anybody who can handle it.
Just remember to wash the Cheese Doodles off your fingers if we shift into second gear.
* Seriously. I knew Mamie. Trust Me.
**Note to Paulie: Where's my effing royalty check, you cheap bastard?


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