Saturday, April 30, 2005

New York Interlude: Bouley’s

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In truth, I am not easily won over by restaurants. I mean, I like a lot of presentations at a lot of eating establishments, but mostly I thi...

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Bouley 

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Apples line the small entryway, giving off a fragrance that puts you in the mood for crisp, fresh flavors. 

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What tipped this into the la la land of the extraordinary were the shredded phyllo crust on the shrimp and the deep green herbal broth. 

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Breads: I chose the pistachio, the fig, and the sourdough, passing on the garlic, the olive, and the black pepper only because there wasn...

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La vie en rose: note my spying on the two lovers: she was all over him. Did he mind? I'm not sure... 

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The detail in the venison dish was amazing. Under the slightly cocoa-flavored venison sauce lay a sprinkilng of pear puree. At the side -- a...

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When doing one of these, always, always start with the best possible chocolate. They did. The beauty of this lay in its utter simplicity and...

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a meal in itself: post dinner nibbles 

New York interlude: setting out for a lunch to whip all lunches off the charts in terms of wonderfulness

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This afternoon I am to dine at Bouley . I should be thinking ahead to the tasting menu. I want to learn, get inspired by the great chefs of ...

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these should be on my feet

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slick men's counterpart (tell me what guy in Madison has a pair like this?) 
Friday, April 29, 2005

New York interlude: highlights

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My man Jason, color specialist, the guy who can tell by just looking at me the shade of hair I had as a five year old (“ it is the peak of h...

Thanks

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I do not often link back to Ocean posts when I make references to them (horribly unnice of me but there you have it) and so it took me a ye...

Oh the flowers I have planted here: by the hundreds! The hours I have worked here: by the thousands! Now it's time for someone else to step in.

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It’s good to move out of ruts and move ruts out of your space. When you need help, why stick with the ordinary sources of support when you c...

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inch by inch, row by row: 
Thursday, April 28, 2005

If it’s Friday, it must be…???

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I realized today that I will be spending each of the next five Fridays in a different place and only one of those will be Madison. Tomorrow ...

Ladders

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Two nights ago, a neighbor took me out to dinner in honor of my promotion. Now, you could say that it was a little premature, since the i’s ...
Wednesday, April 27, 2005

Where the author of Ocean and Camille Paglia find themselves to be odd bedfellows, united in the belief that Americans need more angst to write well

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Much can be said about Paglia’s appearance at Borders tonight. Much. I took notes, if only to document this point of much-ness. [For cool p...

The tough part

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...of being a law prof is the grading of exams and finishing the last class of the Spring Semester, knowing that you will never see some of ...