So if anyone had doubts that the Hudson Yards is not for we, mere mortals -- that restaurant with the unprintable prices proves it.
Leave the strudel, take the cannoli.
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@N. Smith. regarding " that restaurant with the unprintable prices"
"A side of fava beans is $17.50"
"Oysters are a whopping $4.75 each. That’s $57 for a dozen."
Is this a problem? Have the fava beans, then sneak into the bathroom and enjoy the Big Mac you snuck in in your bag, then two or three oysters. $35. Perfect before you head to a $450 Broadway show!
:)
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@Freddie
Brillant solution, Freddie -- so, where's your song?? -- maybe: "They Sold Fava Beans, But Eat Them in the Parking Lot?".... (ha!ha!ha!!!)
I'll leave it up to you.
You're still the best.
;)
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@N. Smith
It's like when a server tells you about "specials" but neglects to give the price.
You have to be surprised only once before you ask the price.
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Why can’t New York State adopt common sense marijuana laws? Nothing ever gets accomplished!
The tax revenue, if handled correctly, could be applied to subway repairs and maybe give bus riders a bit of relief as well. The only fix is money spent wisely.
Guess its a dream gone up in smoke.
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That is a great story about the women who are engaged in traditionally male occupations. I particularly like the name "Thelma Louise Fernandes", most likely named after the iconic movie. That shows that women can do the same jobs as the men. I'm sure they face discrimination. Bravo to them for pushing on!
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From the Diary item:
“The woman and I turned to each other in dismay.
‘Not the last chocolate cheesecake!' we said at the same time.
'I hear their apple strudels are pretty good,' the woman added.
That’s when I realized it was Angela Lansbury.”
Tune of “Beauty and the Beast”
Tale of a short line, Sunday at Jon Vie
Barely just awake, there to buy the cake
That’s their specialty.
All is looking fine, hopes are now increased
I step through the door, Sure that I will score
Cheesecake for our feast
But they have no more
Much to my surprise.
Wanting my first choice,
Then I hear a voice
And the voice is wise:
Certain as the dough / Rises with the yeast
Is your first choice gone? You can soldier on:
Strudel for your feast.
Choc'late cheesecake’s gone, smile and soldier on:
Strudel for your feast.
[Spoken: Run along and have a good time, Vincent. Apple's better for us anyway. Long life, love.]
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She actually does the "Run along and get in the cupboard, Chip" in concert, like this at Lincoln Center!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOy7eVjz-2I
BTW, was Chip named Chip because the cup he turned into is broken? Did the Disney people name him after an injury? (things that hit after a tax return day)
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Re New York City:
A half-naked man (wearing only a shirt) sets a car on fire. A young man kicks a 78-year-old woman bloody while onlookers make noise and take videos. (She was nasty to him? So he couldn't walk away gently, the way the rest of us do? And from listening to the videos on 1010-WINS, the bystanders were enjoying themselves. Who are these people?)
Not to mention the things I see on the street and in the subway that don't make the news.
You bet we have a mental-health crisis in this city.
And yet the biggest news has been schools like Stuyvesant, where kids who work very hard take a test and get in or not. "It's wrong!"? It's the least wrong thing about this city.
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A "chocolate cheesecake"? Yikes, why ruin a wonderful cheesecake?
If you crave chocolate, buy a Hershey bar, for gosh sakes! Forgive them, for they evidently know not what they do.
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