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  • Stand Back, Mister Softee - There's a New Swirl in Town - NYTimes.com
    Young chefs around the country, with fond memories of Dairy Queen stands and Mister Softee trucks, are remaking soft-serve ice cream, with epicurean takes on traditional ingredients as well as some things never before seen spiraling out of an icy nozzle.
    (tags: dining food icecream softserve)
  • this is sippey.typepad.com: casual carpool, serendipity and radovan karadzic
    As the story began, a gasp came from woman in the back seat of the car, and while the story played on she interjected with the occasional sotto voce "Oh my God" and "Finally."
    (tags: stories carpool california berkeley strangers)
  • Programming Intern Job at The Colbert Report
    "The Colbert Report is looking for a programming intern, to start work in its New York office at the end of August."
    (tags: colbert programming jobs whoa)
  • Mystery science eater - Time Out New York
    Experimental chefs often look to industrial technologies for new ideas in haute cooking. TONY examines the original mass-market uses of some of molecular gastronomy's latest tricks
    (tags: moleculargastronomy food cooking dining)
    • ]]>     7035@http://kathrynyu.com/ 2008-07-24T01:30:46-05:00     Fans http://kathrynyu.com/archives/20080723fans.html

    June 29, 2008 -- Fans enjoy The Hold Steady at the JellyNYC Pool Parties at McCarren Park Pool in Brooklyn, NY. It poured rain off and on, it was terribly humid, but the fans were in great spirits, especially as Craig Finn and company took the stage.

    View more of The Hold Steady, The Loved Ones, J. Roddy and the Business at McCarren Park Pool.

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  • A conversation with chef David Chang - Charlie Rose
    (tags: davidchang momofuku tv charlierose pbs)
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  • Osaka epicurism
    "Kuidaore: To eat oneself bankrupt"
    (tags: words japan eating excess)
  • Ryan Brenizer's Amazon Blog: Out-rangefindering the rangefinder: Panasonic LX3 Permalink
    Hoping the noise performance is much better.
    (tags: lx3 panasonic noise camera pointandshoot)
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  • Patton Oswalt
    Here's the actual speech I gave at my old high school on June 18th.
    (tags: pattonoswalt comedians speeches)
  • Espresso on Ice is Not Okay | MetaFilter
    He wanted his espresso iced, but the coffee shop wouldn't let him. "Hey man. What you're about to do ... that's really, really Not Okay."
    (tags: metafilter espresso iced comments)
  • Come Eat Pizza with Us for a Good Cause | Slice Pizza Blog
    On October 11, Slice founder Adam Kuban and Ed Levine are going to be hosting a Serious Eats--Slice pizza-tasting and discussion with Anthony Mangieri at Una Pizza Napoletana.
    (tags: pizza friend serious eats)
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  • Questions for Patti Smith - She Is a Punk Rocker - Questions For Patti Smith - Deborah Solomon - Interview - NYTimes.com
    Q: You seem to cultivate a kind of wild-child mystique, even in your appearance. For instance, why don't you use hair conditioner? A: I do use conditioner!
    (tags: pattismith interview nytimes music)
  • Wow-e: Malthusian Fear Mongering Can Be Annoying | MetaFilter
    Here's a true story about how awesome Pixar is.
    (tags: pixar metafilter stories)
  • A Whole Lotta Nothing - Previous/Next and Back/Next pagination links considered harmful
    Drives me crazy as well.
    (tags: links conventions design webdesign designpatterns ui web weblogs)
    • ]]>     7028@http://kathrynyu.com/ del.icio.us 2008-07-14T01:30:13-05:00     Devo http://kathrynyu.com/archives/20080711devo.html

    June 26, 2008 -- Devo performs at McCarren Park Pool in Brooklyn, NY. They continue to rock pretty hard for a band that's been around for a while. And yes, they played "Whip It."

    The full set.

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  • CITY magazine : The Destination for Style : Features
    At some of New York's most popular restaurants, the good eats begin long before the first table is ever seated. Erin Bremer joins the cooks, bussers, waiters, managers, chefs, and dishwashers at eight of the city's top family meals and discovers the i
    (tags: restaurants familymeal staffmeal staff dining culture working)
  • Salli Vates' NY Food Page: The Secret Capogiro Gelato Stand
    Capogiro apparently operates a "secret" gelato stand at Rockefeller Center, on the stairs above Rock Center Cafe. (I say "secret" because Capogiro is not allowed to put their logo on anything aside from cups, or have a sign advertising the origin of the f
    (tags: nyc gelato dining)
  • For the Knitting Factory, Westward Ho (Brooklyn, Too) - NYTimes.com
    To secure a steady source of revenue Knitting Factory Entertainment, the parent company, bought a majority stake in a Boise concert promoter, Bravo Entertainment, in 2006, and acquired the rest last year. The deal included the clubs in Boise and Spokane.
    (tags: kfny knittingfactory nyc venues livemusic brooklyn)
    • ]]>     7025@http://kathrynyu.com/ del.icio.us 2008-07-11T01:30:27-05:00     Strawberry, violet, nicoise olive http://kathrynyu.com/archives/20080709strawberry_vio.html

    For Daniel's birthday we took part in the Tour (tasting menu) at Alinea in Chicago, IL. View all 27 courses on Flickr.

    This course is a sphere of strawberry, surrounded by layers of olive and violet-flavored white chocolate. We were instructed to place it in our mouths and "let it do its thing" as it melted in our mouths. You could feel the discrete layers popping as it melted.

    Read about Chef Grant Achatz developing this dish in the New Yorker.

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  • Noah Kalina and Seed Magazine - Shoot The Blog
    (tags: noahkalina seedmagazine photography)
  • Solution, or Mess? A Milk Jug for a Green Earth
    (tags: milk packagingdesign design food environment cost savings redesign)
    • ]]>     7017@http://kathrynyu.com/ del.icio.us 2008-07-01T01:30:48-05:00     Coldplay http://kathrynyu.com/archives/20080626coldplay.html

    June 23, 2008 - Coldplay performs a free show,showcasing new material from their new album, "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends," at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY.

    View the full set.

    Use without prior written consent is prohibited. Please don't post this on your blog without asking.

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  • Backstage with Sigur Ros
    Some candid shots by Michael Falco of the band before their Manhattan Center show.
    (tags: nytimes sigurros nyc photography)
  • The Minimalist - Be Your Own Mixologist - NYTimes.com
    Why show a photograph of jiggers if you're just going to ad-lib, Mark Bittman? There's a reason cocktail recipes exist.
    (tags: cocktails food markbittman)
  • Sodas of The Times - Root Beer
    "In a recent tasting, the panel found that the best root beers, which can be made with all sorts of ingredients, in varying proportions, were the ones whose flavors integrated seamlessly -- and those in which sweetness didn't dominate."
    (tags: drinks rootbeer)
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  • Florent farewell - a photo essay - a set on Flickr
    Amazing photography of a neighborhood saying goodbye to a beloved restaurant.
    (tags: florent restaurants dining nyc)
  • Flash Sync by Pocket Wizard. on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    "Three SB-800s in chopper, triggered by parallel PW's and slaves. More detailed post coming later." Christ.
    (tags: strobist flash omg helicopter)
  • Summer Guide 2008 - A Night Out With the Punks of St. Marks Place -- New York Magazine
    "Chasing a scene that no longer exists, they've created one of their own. A night out with the East Village's summer street kids." Hey, look, it's the kids who I always see at Ray's Pizza.
    (tags: punk culture nyc eastvillage stmarksplace)
  • Summer Guide 2008 - The Battle Over Central Park -- New York Magazine
    How Frederick Law Olmsted's 843 acres of civilizing wilderness became a type-A battleground.
    (tags: parks centralpark nyc)
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    June 20, 2008 -- American rock band My Morning Jacket perform at Radio City Music Hall in New York, NY.

    And epic three hour set, performed for a full house. The full set.

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  • Modcult: Bass After Reading
    Saul Bass inspired Burn After Reading poster art.
    (tags: saulbass graphicdesign movies poster burnaftereading)
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