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Asked - in Sunday's New York Times Magazine - Which Is Greener ??? - Charcoal or Gas ??? -
Answered - by an Environmental Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratories - Charcoal (probably) !!!
Was there ever any doubt ??? - would Charcoal-aholics have switched if the results had been different ???
Wrong - Grab the rocks glass - drag it through the ice bin until full - grab the requested whiskey - count to four as you pour - allow for the illusion of the ice combined with whiskey to fool the customer into thinking he's getting more than he is - toss in a swizzle stick - place it in front of the customer - wait for the tip - Wrong -
Correct - Put the rocks glass on the bar - select the correct whiskey from the rack - pour the correct amount into the empty glass - add ice with the scoop until the glass is 3/4 full - place the glass in front of the customer - assuring him that he has gotten what he has ordered - don''t worry about the tip - quality service will be rewarded -
Refill - take the customer's used glass - leave seasoned ice cubes in the used glass - add whiskey - add "some" fresh ice - return glass to original position in front of customer -
No - this is not "written" in any bartender's manual that I am aware of - Yes - it was a unique pleasure to watch Walter at the Grand Havana Room prepare my Woodford Reserve and refill correctly -Jane is an American bistro on Houston Street - very simple decor - very good food - nice selection of wine -
Among the oyster obsessed - Casamento's is close to the Holy Grail - a must stop on the NOLA circuit -
Driving down Magazine - the storefront is small - if you blink - you'll miss it - and - like any celebrity - access is almost impossible - hours are limited - lunch - tues thru sat - 11:00 thru 2:00 - dinner - thur-fri-sat - 5:30 thru 9:00 - the season is limited - they close for the entire summer - everyone wants to go - there is a line in front BEFORE the doors open -
Tried for lunch on Thursday - missed by 15 minutes - this time - had to make it -
Drive down Canal - way down Canal - away from the lights of French Quarter - into what appears to be the deserted part of town - your mental images of the aftermath of Katrina heightening the sense desolation - when the colored lights appear - far off on the left - first as a flicker - then beacons of light - beckoning - finally - the pink box with slight overhang of a building - Mandina's -
Late NOLA lunch - first choice Casamento's - we were too late - second choice - just plain closed - third choice - BullDog Tavern - yes they were still serving -
Last July we learned that when confronted with complaints of probable poisoning FEMA's general counsel "advised that we not do testing, which would imply FEMA's ownership of the issue.''
This week we learn the bosses at the Centers for Disease Control thought FEMA was onto a good idea as a Federal scientist testified before congress that they - ignored pleas to alert Gulf Coast hurricane victims about formaldehyde dangers in government-issued trailers and told him last year not to write e-mails about his warnings of potentially widespread health problems. 04/01/08 - AP - Ben Evans
Are the "bosses" responsible for these actions still drawing paychecks ? - Are FEMA and the CDC out to kill the victims of Katrina ?? - Let's hope the House Sub Committee gets to the truth -
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