tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345837331344524410.post7852655972717006191..comments2023-09-22T12:18:39.635+02:00Comments on Diary Of Amy Rigby: If You Knew Suzeamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08330763519601938989noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345837331344524410.post-90095541574006038242010-07-05T20:10:52.383+02:002010-07-05T20:10:52.383+02:00Now that's what I call "conditioner"...Now that's what I call "conditioner"!<br /><br />See you soon I hope.<br /><br />KarenGrade "A" Fancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281571169895250252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345837331344524410.post-86484636806677268392010-07-04T23:28:03.156+02:002010-07-04T23:28:03.156+02:00hi Karen, sorry to miss you in NY - now I know wha...hi Karen, sorry to miss you in NY - now I know what to smuggle in in my shampoo bottle next time!amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08330763519601938989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345837331344524410.post-42022817383015476662010-05-20T15:47:20.448+02:002010-05-20T15:47:20.448+02:00Oh, Amy, I just checked in (so late!; apologies!)....Oh, Amy, I just checked in (so late!; apologies!). Not sure we ever discussed but I do love the gentians. Alas, Suze is unavailable here in our land of plenty. Perhaps we should begin to grow herbs and flowers in the shadow of the BQE & LIE for infusion; an NYC aperitif with a dab of carbon monoxide and soot might get over....<br />- KarenGrade "A" Fancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281571169895250252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345837331344524410.post-84389650970778351132010-05-11T11:15:34.892+02:002010-05-11T11:15:34.892+02:00thanks for that Ed - of course what I meant above ...thanks for that Ed - of course what I meant above was I haven't been to SXSW in 5 yrs, that was the one chance I usually had to get around town and eat a lot. We managed some barbq somewhere and a gin & tonic at the Driskill 2 yrs ago, but this time we'll have a full 3 meals' worth of time! (and a gig, June 15 at Mohawk, pls let anyone down there who might be interested know)amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08330763519601938989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345837331344524410.post-75338018693210238752010-05-09T14:55:38.797+02:002010-05-09T14:55:38.797+02:00Business as usual in Austin, I'm afraid. Look ...Business as usual in Austin, I'm afraid. Look what happened to Armadillo World Headquarters, for instance. <br /><br />As for dinner, if you want good down-home Southern cooking, I recommend Hoover's, on Manor Road. Chicken-fried steak, barbeque (not the best in town, but quite credible), catfish, stuff like that. Incredible vegetable sides. Mark Rubin turned me on to Enchiladas y Mas, up on Anderson Lane, where the fajitas are spectacular. Great Vietnamese sandwiches for lunch at Tâm Deli, on Lamar just north of 183, and dinner at Sunflower, on 183. And Mexican for dinner at Tequila Azul, on Ben White and Lamar, in the shopping center with Target. It's also a mariachi hangout, so there may be some music committed. <br /><br />Have fun!Ed Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12846657618234700638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345837331344524410.post-23232242564911602302010-05-09T11:30:53.544+02:002010-05-09T11:30:53.544+02:00No! I didn't know that, guess it's been 5 ...No! I didn't know that, guess it's been 5 years since i've been in Austin. That does make me sad...amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08330763519601938989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345837331344524410.post-86047023356255072062010-05-08T15:36:01.968+02:002010-05-08T15:36:01.968+02:00You'll be perhaps not too shocked to learn tha...You'll be perhaps not too shocked to learn that the women who made Las Manitas a success were turfed out of the place a couple of years ago so the city could build Yet Another Hotel. Which, of course, wound up not getting built. But you can pay $5 and park on the parking lot that's where Las Manitas used to be!Ed Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12846657618234700638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345837331344524410.post-1182777758927694802010-05-07T14:15:27.317+02:002010-05-07T14:15:27.317+02:00Wow - I can't wait. I always go to Las Manitas...Wow - I can't wait. I always go to Las Manitas but I felt sure I'd been missing something.amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08330763519601938989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345837331344524410.post-82331762451987837402010-05-07T13:24:50.498+02:002010-05-07T13:24:50.498+02:00You cannot beat the La Michoacana Meat Market for ...You cannot beat the La Michoacana Meat Market for breakfast and lunch tacos. Can't be done. There's on on E. 7th St, but they're all over. It's a grocery store, actually, but there's a big island in the center of it with a steam table with a dozen and a half compartments going at any given time. You go over there, check out what you want, go to the cooler to get something to drink, and then stand in line at one of the checkouts, and when your time comes, pay for your drink and say, for instance, "Three corn tacos." Then you hand your receipt to the nice lady behind the steam tables and pick the fillings you want. When she makes them, say yes to onions and cilantro. There are tables between the island and the meat counter. <br /><br />Lemme think about dinner.Ed Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12846657618234700638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345837331344524410.post-6249138049979532412010-05-06T20:40:46.734+02:002010-05-06T20:40:46.734+02:00Finally caught up with your five-day restaurant fe...Finally caught up with your five-day restaurant fest post, I really do look forward to visiting Montpellier Ed!<br />I'd like to try that Suze w/"tonique", the bar owner's wife insisted that was the way. With cassis was definitely too sweet, the pastis combo worked, oddly.<br />Yes, absolutely no broken limbs for this trip. Happy we'll get a whole two days in Austin, let me know your #1 recommendation food-wise?amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08330763519601938989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345837331344524410.post-46994538936595503442010-05-06T13:59:17.728+02:002010-05-06T13:59:17.728+02:00I don't react well to alcohol and sugar, and w...I don't react well to alcohol and sugar, and was talking this over with the barman at the Vert Anglais here one heure d'apero and he found a dusty bottle of Suze on the shelf. "Sorry, this is all we have." We concocted a thing made of Suze, fizzy water, and a slice of lemon and I loved it. When he came out to check on how we were doing I ordered another one. "You actually LIKE that stuff?" he asked with amazement. But yeah, I do. It's not as sickly sweet as the German gentian liqueurs and it's a great pre-meal, hot-day thing to sip. <br /><br />When you guys come down here, we'll storm the VA en masse and DEMAND it. Take that, Philistines! <br /><br />I'd say "break a leg" for the tour, but, um, given everything I read here, you might just. So, no. <br /><br />(WR: fabli. Have a fabli time!)Ed Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12846657618234700638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345837331344524410.post-7218906757656433522010-05-06T12:35:23.373+02:002010-05-06T12:35:23.373+02:00Ah Cynthia, I've checked and supposedly french...Ah Cynthia, I've checked and supposedly french customs have released them - still haven't turned up in the mail though. I'll let you know, soon surely.<br /><br />I think it is the perfect solo, Fly - standing alone at the bar or to nurse at a cafe table. Something about the glass...amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08330763519601938989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345837331344524410.post-16205504360262492542010-05-05T21:04:53.957+02:002010-05-05T21:04:53.957+02:00Yes, Suze! I love it...but no one else in the fami...Yes, Suze! I love it...but no one else in the family does so it is yet another solitary vice....the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345837331344524410.post-55469310081712213452010-05-05T20:46:40.989+02:002010-05-05T20:46:40.989+02:00Did you EVER get your glasses?Did you EVER get your glasses?the sandwich lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00881704107781311572noreply@blogger.com