Here’s a cell phone photo of The National playing “Lemonworld” at the Electric Factory:
I’d also recommend National Mechanics in Philly. Nice space, good bar food, and a respectable selection of beer.
I am super-excited for Next, Grant Achatz’s new restaurant:
A meal at Next will represent a great value. Depending on the menu AND what day and time you are dining, food will be $40 to $75 for the entire prix fixe menu. Wine and beverage pairings will begin at a $25 supplement. Next’s goal is to serve 4-star food at 3-star prices.
Tickets?
Yes. Instead of reservations our bookings will be made more like a theater or a sporting event. Your tickets will be fully inclusive of all charges, including service. Ticket price will depend on which seating you buy – Saturday at 8 PM will be more expensive than Wednesday at 9:30 PM. This will allow us to offer an amazing experience at a very reasonable price. We will also offer an annual subscription to all four menus at a discount with preferred seating.
If they keep to their Fall 2010 opening date, I know what I’ll be going during my annual Chicago trip.
HT: Kottke via @MattYglesias
Today, the Sun posted a list of 100 things you should eat in Baltimore. After the jump, the list, along with notes–the things I’ve done are italicized.
I should note that these are largely unedited user comments, not an original list by Elizabeth Large, the restaurant critic; as such, they are a bit of a mixed bag. I would also like to note that this was originally an actual list, but they decided to turn it into a slideshow. It’s pretty, but this post took me a lot longer to finish.
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As Caroline put it today, “For someone with…an insatiable nutty curiosity, your blog has been awfully quiet lately.” Updates on more serious topics are coming, but I’d like to start with a bleg: does anyone have any suggestions for dealing with severe, multi-day muscle pain?
Also, Ezra Klein’s revelation that even Potbelly’s vegetarian sandwich has 550 calories and 60% of your day’s saturated fat (thanks to the three kinds of cheese they put on it) was quickly followed by his Cheesecake Factory roundup. Takeaways:
This is a pretty compelling reason to require nutrition information on restaurant menus (and though I’m no great fan of Cosi, they’re one of the few chains that does so).
Update: Caroline just linked me to this fascinating look at fast-food hamburgers (PDF). Just so you know, the average fast-food burger is 12.1% meat. I’ll let you find out what the other 87.9% is on your own.
