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Friday, February 8, 2013

Happy Friday! Quick ramblings and an escape...

Last night David Driscoll wrote a lovely piece on the romance of big brands.  The flu may have knocked Driscoll stone sober, but it's given him time and clarity to muse deeply.  Here's a link.

Mr. Feldman is back to posting on Coopered Tot.  Always a good thing.

Oliver Klimek of Dramming.com fame has a new blog: Culinary Atrocities.  It's delicious.

And then there's...

ESCAPE FROM LA - FEBRUARY 2013 edition

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I am (desperately) escaping LA for Vegas this weekend.  My brother, Jason, is flying out from the East Coast and I'm driving in, directly from work.  We were there last year around this time for his birthday.  All sorts of amazing stuff happened.  This time, I will be satisfied with just drinking and gambling.  You can do those things in Las Vegas, right?

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  1. I seem to recall seeing a bottle of George T Stagg at Emeril's Table 10 restaurant at The Palazzo (the other half of the Venetian) about two years ago. Really wish I got a glass. The restaurant bars have some real impressive selections.

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    1. Agreed. It is a great city for whisky bars. Liquor stores, not so much. It's as if the bars and restaurants (and the PLOWED guys) took all the great stuff.

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