Introducing the Friday Loaf (Also known as the Fresh Loaf). This might just be a poll (easy), or it might appear in other formats. Basically it’s an excuse for us to write at least once a week.
Today’s Loaf might be controversial. We’ve asked variations of this question many times (Dick or Weiner, Beaver or Seaman, etc.), and everyone always has a strong and immediate response. Please vote! And have a nice weekend.
Brad Pitt with a mustache: hot or not? We asked Meatloafing readers this all-important question, and they were quick to respond. Bryan, 32, says it best:
Bryan: always hot
a little goofy looking
but it’s ok
if redford can do it pitt can do it
that is the general rule Meatloafing: you are a wise man
Want to start 2009 the healthy, thrifty way? Have you packed on the holiday pounds? Feeling doughy? Want to save money for a trip to Morocco? In January, we’re brown-baggin’ it every day, and you can read all about it on the Loaf.
We spotted this slim, bundled fellow and immediately took several covert subway photos, then realized he probably couldn’t see us anyway. GF/Meatloafing artiste Karolina notes the resemblance to Kenny.
Winter movie recommendation: Låt den rätte komma in (Let the Right One In). This is a “serious” (not cheesy) vampire movie that we really enjoyed. It’s got kids, kid vampires, dreary blue-inflected vistas, and an amazing cat scene that’s not worth spoiling here. See if you can spot the vintage plastic Smurf collection. It’s only onscreen for a few seconds, but we appreciated the attention to detail. With Swedish subtitles. Currently playing at Angelika Film Center.
For the record: Dumont Burger, you’re no longer our friend. I’m not paying $13 plus an extra dollar for cheese just to sit on a backless stool next to a drafty front door. Perhaps if your burger quality was more consistent, we’d reconsider. FU.
Meatloafers: what are you bringing to the table this year? Still not sure? We dug up these holidayesque recipes from our archives: Susan’s Cornbread, Festive All-Seasons Punch.
Winter fashion report: H&M offers its worst collection in years. (Continue reading for a photo)
Our good friends over at Lunchboxr have started a Flickr group. When you add your photos to the group, your lovely lunch appears on the Lunchboxr home page. See, there’s my grilled cheese sandwich from yesterday. Fun!
Snow is pretty, but wind and rain? No thanks! Get yourself a Nubrella, the revolutionary umbrella that won’t flip inside-out.
Jesse L. Martin announces departure from Law & Order; the world cries. So much for my JLM–Jeremy Sisto sandwich. (But he’ll be playing Marvin Gaye in the upcoming biopic, so the world cries again, but the tears are made of joy, not sadness.) [Variety]
Pretty safe to say that Yum Thai is finally gone. It sucked anyway, but when will a good Thai restaurant open near me? [Midtown Lunch]
The Pond at Bryant Park is closing tomorrow. Eff u, Fashion Week! Stop by and say hello to our friend Dan as he dismantles his fruits of labor.
Twins separated at birth met and married. [Reuters, via Brooke] (I’m honestly not sure what I’d do in this situation…you can’t undo what’s already happened, so maybe just stay together? Weird/sad.)
National Treasure: Book of Secrets sucks ass. Not even a good dumb-movie-on-a-lazy-Saturday choice. Enormous and not overlookable plot holes. Nicolas Cage just gets uglier, and I don’t understand why my beloved Helen Mirren was in this shit?
Have you finished your holiday shopping? I haven’t really started, but I think most of my presents can be purchased at Duane Reade. Mostly I’ve been entertaining (cookie exchange) and not venturing past Food Dimensions. Also would recommend seeing Juno. Will report on Walk Hard after tomorrow.
Benjamin: is it really dead there today? me: yes
midtown and subwyas were dead too
i took a pic, will post on loaf Benjamin: get a pic of you in deserted midtown and you can call it Mollie Is Legend me: i don’t get it but i gather it’s a reference to that movie Benjamin: well in th emovie will smith is the last person left in manhattan
so it’s deserted except him me: oh
hehe
i am so full of cookies
it’s given me some digestive issues
Tragedy at DiFara last Wednesday: They’re out of artichokes until sometime this week. They were also out of porcini mushrooms, which was troubling but not as heartbreaking as the lack of ‘chokes. We had to order sausage, which was fine, and eggplant, which wasn’t as fine (it was chewy and weird, but luckily half the pie was plain…mmmm). Meatloafing urges you to call DiFara before you make the trip.
We Went to the Movies: Awhile back, we caught an advanced screening of I’m Not There at the Tribeca Cinemas. Saw some d-list celebs and aggressively blitkrieged the hors d’oeuvres people at the reception and Q&A sesh with Todd Haynes. But my main reason for mentioning the film is that I think you should see it because it is amazing and Cate Blanchett is amazing, but much of the movie confused the hell out of me and I wish I’d done just a bit of research prior to the screening. I think even if you know a decent bit about Bob Dylan’s life, you’re still going to be like “huh” if you don’t know what the filmmaking process involved. Maybe not though; I could be dense.
Midtown Lunch scoops out the 53rd & 6th daytime cart and its legitimacy. Is it for real? (Who cares, really? The daytime cart tastes delicious and there’s no way I’m going to wait in (on) line for an hour to get a cart dinner.)
