Late lunch at ‘Kashkar’ on Brighton Beach Avenue. Ordered ‘Salad Langsai’ which was vinegar-soaked bell peppers, carrots, cucs, onions, noodles and suntaisa which is a green vegetable from China, all seasoned with among other seasonings, coriander seeds. Also ordered eggplant salad which was oiled with a red oil and other unnamed herbs. Clear lamb broth …
Monthly Archives: May 2013
And Then, On to Brighton Beach
If you’ve read any play by neil simon, or any number of jewish playwrights, the action takes place in Brighton Beach. I could not stop asking whatever question came to mind as we wandered along the boardwalk, to whomever we passed. I even careened over to the benches where little old folks were resting, to …
Coney Island
There it is: the Wheel. The wooden roller coaster is there too, but one has to have a bit of faith to take a ride on the latter. Made a Memorial Weekend visit to the ‘island of rabbits’ as the Dutch referred to it: Konijnen Eiland. What a treat to see how accessible it really …
Food Delivery
Living in the City gives exposure to restaurants on every corner, in addition to deli markets and traditional grocery stores. But it is the delivery of complete meals, daily to those working in office buildings that is intriguing. Firstly, it takes thought; the group passes the menu around, decisions are made, money changes hands and …
Didn’t Dare Look
It was damp weather outside, however underground in the subway, it was dry and warm. The female pushing the baby stroller was young. What caught my attention was the double plastic wrapping on the stroller; two layers of plastic, the form fitting sort made for the stroller. But how does baby breathe? I was dumb-struck. …
Beads to Betsy
You want beads and clasps and closures and beading tools and more beads and beads and beads…. head to West 37th Street around and between 5th and 6th Avenues. The choice is beyond what you can imagine. The stores here sell, string, fix, design and accommodate you in any way possible to get you on …
The Love Bench
This bench is on the corner of Bleecker and Charles Street. This is the work of Paul McClure who found the bench on another street corner and moved it here. While he was in the process of doing that, he was ‘greeted by a woman’ who was desperate at that time to save the tiles …
So Much for That Donation
If you have a lot of money, and you want to make your descendants proud, you have the wing of some building named after you [and just maybe your wife]. There, in large letters and perceived glory is your name on the lip of the building, or flattened against the facade for all to see. …
Simply Fascinating
Kiryas Joel, [KIR-yas-Jo-EL] New York, is the name of a village in Orange County, New York, approximately 50 miles northwest of the City. It came to my attention because of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. When one takes the M train out of the City, the first stop on the other side of the East River is Marcy …
Opening Night
The anticipation of opening night of a show, always wreaks havoc with the preceding days. The lack of postings attests to the extra time spent in rehearsals and preparations. And then the night comes. And then it passes. This is the third opening night since January. Just cast in a Feature Length Film. That’s it …