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Brassy was pound for pound the greatest hound dog the world has ever seen. He pursued food with ingenuity, stealth and sheer athleticism. Once Marcia and I picked up a Carnegie Deli corned beef sandwich for Vicky, who was convalescing and had expressed that somewhat out-of-character craving. Before I had two feet in the door Brass charged like a wounded tiger and leaped impossibly high, given his short legs and considerable girth. I pulled my arm up in the nick of time, saving Vicky's lunch, but Brass earned my eternal respect that day. RIP, Brassy. We'll miss you.

I wish! Great music lineup too. When is the east coast version happening, Ed?

C'mon, Simon. We share our treasures here. Maybe the wait will get longer but you'll be waiting with us!

Thanks for the Castro's reco in Santa Fe, arman52. I'll be there on business next month and will check it out. Any other Santa Fe recommendations from you new mex boosters? swank or austere ambience and prices ok.

Adam and Ed, have you tasted the Cara navel oranges that have been at Fairway and other local markets recently? It's a very juicy, very sweet navel orange with a reddish fruit and just the slightest hint of grapefruitiness.

I had to give up grapefruits and their juice when I went on lipitor a couple of years ago. I used to have one or the other or both every day, so these are a nice substitute. Even a GF hater like you might like them, Adam, although I still wonder if you've ever had a really good GF.

Gotta be Mayor Mike's worst negotiation ever. Either he thinks the Giants have no chance or he's just not a Serious Eater. Dunkin Donuts... jeez.

dark - from the thigh.

A bunch of folks mentioned the frozen edamame. Anyone happen to notice if its imported from China? At Fairway that's all they've got and I'm a little wary of Chinese anything these days.

I am one of those who eats too fast, so fast I annoy others. It's not that I don't savor my food; I just savor it quickly! I do try to slow down, but what really annoys me is dinner companions who eat ever so v-e-r-y, v-e-r-y slowly. The temptation to reload my plate while a companion is still nibbling at his or her skimpy first helping is often overwhelming. And then there's the point where there's no food left on the table but the oh-so-slowly disappeaing portion on companion's plate. The sometimes irresistible temptation then is to reach across the table with my fork and help out. I am careful about doing that, though, ever since witnessing a friend (one who frequents this site) try the same stunt with his wife and get forked in the back of the hand!

Has anybody tried the new H-D premium flavor, pomegranite choc chip? It's beyond ice cream!

With you, Adam, on the black and whites. Never had a good one and even klg19's rhapsodic description of the apparent cream of the crop still sounds pretty wretched to me (maybe because I hate petit-fours, too).

The perfect marriage of cookie and candy to me will always be Nabisco's finest, the Mallomar.

looks better: salad
tastes better: chopped liver

I was gifted with an Indian mango recently and agree it is nothing like a Mexican mango. But a better comparison would be to the smaller green-to-yellow Caribbean mangoes (from Haiti, I think) that are plentiful in NY markets this time of year and sell for about a buck apiece. I prefer these to the mexicans for their small pits, smooth almost stringless flesh, and rich flavor. To be honest, while I didn't do a side-by-side taste test, the Indian mango looked, felt and tasted almost identical. It even occurred to me that my benefactor, who paid about four times as much per mango and had to by a full case, may have been a victim of mango-label fraud.