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NY Restaurant – Veselka
I was hanging out in the East Village this past weekend and we went to a popular Ukrainian comfort food mecca – Veselka. I had a Pierogi feast – filling assortments included: short rib, ham & gruyère, arugula & goat cheese, sweet potato, sauerkraut & mushroom, traditional potato and more! They’re awesome by themselves but when you top them with the sour cream and diced fried onions… sheer enjoyment! 3 Tines/4 Tines for short rib pierogi. Next time I’m back in this area of NYC, I’m going to go for the Lamb & Feta burger w/ roasted red pepper relish. The Veselka Cookbook seems like a very good Christmas gift…
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Commentary – Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader
… I also learned I’m not alone in confusing C.S. Lewis with Lewis Carroll . Answer.com provided this: Lewis Carroll wrote “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”, “Through the Looking Glass”, and some other delightful tales of none sense. He was a mathematician who took delight in the daughter of a friend, Alice Pleasant and wrote his stories for her amusement. C.S. Lewis was a “Christian” novelist who used figures from various European mythologies to promote his beliefs. Lewis Carroll lived in the 1800’s while C. S. Lewis lived in the 20th century. If you believe in reincarnation, they could be the same person as Lewis Carroll (Dodgson) died in January 1898…
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Mixed Media
This Tinsel & Tine post is not about Industry Media. We’re taking a brief turn today away from film and food. You know how most actors are also singers and vice versa. Well, this blogger also does visual art. Recently, I’ve been working on a series of photographs I took at Long Wood Gardens, blending them with paintings I’ve done in the past or collaging the photos and some I liked the shot in the raw. It’s only 12 of them so far. Click this first photo to visit album.
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Bistro Romano
I’ve know about Bistro Romano (120 Lombard Street) for a long time, because I’ve always said one day I’d go to experience the corny mystery dinner theater –“Crime of Your Life” is playing now. In our youth (early 20’s) my sister LeVonne and I used to enjoy going to one in Lahaska, back when we ate, slept and breathed Community Theater. However, reliving my penchant for mediocre theatrics was not my intention for choosing Bistro Romano, rather several restaurant sites named it as one of the 10 most romantic dining atmosphere’s in Philadelphia. And that it is, a beautifully historic building (click HERE to read about the restaurant’s history) where…
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PhillySoundStages Opening
I love that I attended two catered affairs in one week for two film studios. First was Suncenter Studios (see post) second, PhillySoundStages, smaller in size and scope, but equally important in solidifying Philly as an entertainment making city!PhillySoundStages is a full-service film studio, housing two studios, 3 Bay Indoor Loading Dock, Lighting & Grip Rentals, Green Room, Make-up and Wardrobe Room, Conference Room, Ample Parking, Production Services, Post-Production Services and… these adorable houses rented out as home offices away from your home office, while on set producing a film, music video, commercial etc… They call it “The Neighborhood”, complete with green astro turf outside the door. Interested parties can…
