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Guess Which Way Im Going? | July 29 2010
Took the train to Atlantic City for the first time. It was good to doze off on a rocking train actually. When I opened my eyes we had stopped on this platform and I snapped this shot.
Black Bread??? | July 29 2010
Im not sure where to even begin with this one. This crime of culinary marketing is courtesy of a (dare I call it) food counter in Penn Station in NYC. Woah, that should be my next Obedient Ingredient. Black Bread.
You Can Dress Them Up But... | July 29 2010
It's taken me a full 2 days to process this one. Let me explain what happened.
I've been in NYC for a full 6 days now and staying at the Gansevoort Meat Packing which by all previous accounts is a beautiful hotel, and then this happens. A group of 6 in my crew have been staying here as well and one day we decided to seek out a restaurant that my wife heard about. I approach a hostess at the patio bar to ask for directions to this particular restaurant and this is the next 20 seconds of escalating shock and disgust.
Me: Hi, my wife has heard about this restaurant called (blah blah) that is suppose to be within walking distance. Would you be able to help point me in the right direction?
Her (while standing next to 2 other hotel employees): Um...we charge $5 for directions. There is normally a sign but...
Me: Excuse me. Are you're joking me, the place is apparently very close and Im a guest at the hotel for a few nights now. I would appreciate if you could just point me...(as she interrupts very rudely)
Her: Yeah, like I said there is normally a sign but...
Me (shocked): So, your seriously not gonna tell me where this place is until I give you 5 bucks? And I don't see any kind of sign that you are talking about.
Her (long pause while the two other employees stand there and watch): Umm...I can't remember where that is. (insert cheeky smirk and then turns away leaving the remaining two employees standing there jaw dropped and chuckling. Clearly they knew where the restaurant was.)
Me (shocked): Wow.
I walked away telling my group what just happened, except for one other person in my group who saw the whole thing. Needless to say everyone was shocked and disgusted. My group is a well travelled bunch of very courteous people, I assure you and in all of their years in hotels have never heard of such ridiculousness. Neither have I. If directions are not their thing they could have directed me to the front desk, or concierge or valet. Instead they chose to disrespect a paying customer after letting them know I was a customer. I would have gladly tipped them for their help if they had not tried to extort me.
This blog post is for you Gansevoort. I assure you it is the last dollar I spend in your hotel. Ever. You are a Super 8 with better fixtures.
In the words of my friend Tom after retelling this story, "...that is the very definition of penny wise and pound foolish."
• If you would like to spend a stupid amount of money to be treated like cow dung then stay HERE.
This Is A Whole Other Cup Of Tea... | July 28 2010
Now, Cooking Channel has an Ice Cream Truck which Ive been known to frequent but this is a first. Its a Coffee and Tea Truck. Not just any coffee and tea, this stuff is of a very high calibre and although it looks like an ice cream truck from afar...when you get up close the menu is a totally different thing.
Check out the selections that they roll around with. The tea sipping tai chi player in me wants one of these things parked up in my driveway. Just imagine this parked outside of your local baseball diamond or better yet parked up near a bus stop. That is the next shit right there.
Batali and Goldman | July 28 2010
So all over the Food Network offices there are pictures of the "talent" as they love to call us. On one wall is a pic of the Food Network legends like Emeril, Batali, Flay, Morimoto...
I guess Duff wasnt feeling the fact that he wasnt on this wall so he did something about it. This made me laugh my ass off for a hot minute. I hope they never paint over this.
They better look out that I dont bring in some graffitti artist to tag the side of the building, hehehehehe.
Black Bread??? | July 29 2010
You Can Dress Them Up But... | July 29 2010
I've been in NYC for a full 6 days now and staying at the Gansevoort Meat Packing which by all previous accounts is a beautiful hotel, and then this happens. A group of 6 in my crew have been staying here as well and one day we decided to seek out a restaurant that my wife heard about. I approach a hostess at the patio bar to ask for directions to this particular restaurant and this is the next 20 seconds of escalating shock and disgust.
Me: Hi, my wife has heard about this restaurant called (blah blah) that is suppose to be within walking distance. Would you be able to help point me in the right direction?
Her (while standing next to 2 other hotel employees): Um...we charge $5 for directions. There is normally a sign but...
Me: Excuse me. Are you're joking me, the place is apparently very close and Im a guest at the hotel for a few nights now. I would appreciate if you could just point me...(as she interrupts very rudely)
Her: Yeah, like I said there is normally a sign but...
Me (shocked): So, your seriously not gonna tell me where this place is until I give you 5 bucks? And I don't see any kind of sign that you are talking about.
Her (long pause while the two other employees stand there and watch): Umm...I can't remember where that is. (insert cheeky smirk and then turns away leaving the remaining two employees standing there jaw dropped and chuckling. Clearly they knew where the restaurant was.)
Me (shocked): Wow.
I walked away telling my group what just happened, except for one other person in my group who saw the whole thing. Needless to say everyone was shocked and disgusted. My group is a well travelled bunch of very courteous people, I assure you and in all of their years in hotels have never heard of such ridiculousness. Neither have I. If directions are not their thing they could have directed me to the front desk, or concierge or valet. Instead they chose to disrespect a paying customer after letting them know I was a customer. I would have gladly tipped them for their help if they had not tried to extort me.
This blog post is for you Gansevoort. I assure you it is the last dollar I spend in your hotel. Ever. You are a Super 8 with better fixtures.
In the words of my friend Tom after retelling this story, "...that is the very definition of penny wise and pound foolish."
• If you would like to spend a stupid amount of money to be treated like cow dung then stay HERE.
This Is A Whole Other Cup Of Tea... | July 28 2010
Check out the selections that they roll around with. The tea sipping tai chi player in me wants one of these things parked up in my driveway. Just imagine this parked outside of your local baseball diamond or better yet parked up near a bus stop. That is the next shit right there.
Batali and Goldman | July 28 2010
I guess Duff wasnt feeling the fact that he wasnt on this wall so he did something about it. This made me laugh my ass off for a hot minute. I hope they never paint over this.
They better look out that I dont bring in some graffitti artist to tag the side of the building, hehehehehe.
