Ivan Brandon's Blog, page 81
October 13, 2010
twitter nonsense for 2010-10-13
it's like they say: no good deed goes unpunished. #
NYCC DC party people: anyone find a pair of raybans? they look like this and they belong to leandro fernandez. http://is.gd/fZhFA #
en route to pick up azzarello for dinner. machinations are afoot. #
what i can tell you about tonight's dinner: the ricotta gnocchi at BARN is pretty great. #
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October 12, 2010
twitter nonsense for 2010-10-12
NYCC is over. feel like i boxed 19 rounds last night. i'm going to need a lot more sleep. #
modern tech makes modern problems: i hate when people respond to missed calls with text messages. drives me nuts. #
exhaustion mixes w/ excitement for a place i've wanted to go forever: woke up in a panic that i'd somehow been fired from dinner reservation #
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October 11, 2010
twitter nonsense for 2010-10-11
there's not enough gatorade for my problems #
get well, @ericcanete. lots of bedrest, you'll be back in your chair in no time. #
dudes, @gabriel_ba and @fabiomoon are totally at tables F4-F9 dressed as xamot and tomax #NYCC #
WHY IS IT SO COLD IN HERE #nycc #
this is how you celebrate the end of nycc http://yfrog.com/2f74ej #
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October 10, 2010
twitter nonsense for 2010-10-10
most unexpected thing i did last night? talked to @geoffjohns0 as a retailer (him, not me) least unexpected: drank too much (me, not him) #
"Just keeping score, but @ivanbrandon is 3 for 3 with his restaurant picks. He deserves a medal of some sort." -@CharlieChu #
so far today i've signed 2 different marvel hardcovers i didn't even know existed #
told @robertkirkman i needed to talk to him. his response: "did i do something wrong? i didn't grow a goatee or something, did i?" #
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October 8, 2010
twitter nonsense for 2010-10-08
"twitter lets 'play misty for me' happen nonstop worldwide." – @droob #
apparently i will be able to accept credit cards at NYCC, so: i hope y'all like vikings and credit card debt. #
after a long absence, andy macdonald has returned to the city of NYC. hold him in your arms when you see him this weekend at NYCC. #
new steve mcqueen cologne licensed by son chad. you might remember chad as dutch, the permed kobra kai in the 1984 hit karate kid. #
(!!!)DC Comics drops prices on $3.99 titles; moves to $2.99 price point for ongoing comic series: http://bit.ly/9Wx3FU (via @alex_segura) #
(wow, seriously, that price drop is pretty spectacular news. i'm proud of you, @dccomcs.) #
"Hold the line at $2.99!!" -@GeoffJohns0 #
load out at the office has begun. load in for NYCC begins… well, depends on traffic in hell's kitchen. #
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October 7, 2010
twitter nonsense for 2010-10-07
hey anyone who knows about cellphones: how do the cdma companies do their internationally capable phones? #
we have plans that start tonight at 7:30, 9:00 and 10:30pm. NYCC doesn't even start til friday. #tellmymomiloveher #
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October 6, 2010
twitter nonsense for 2010-10-06
i am suddenly 1 person short for thursday dinner. solving this is more complicated than you'd think. #
LEAK TIME! Exclusive Shirts & Bag for @BergenStComics Launch Party…. STAY TUNED!!! http://is.gd/fMpi7 http://is.gd/fMpi6 (via @nathanfoxy) #
comedy central is not so subtly dressing in adult swim's old outfits all of a sudden #
i just sneezed so hard my back hurts. #goddamnedallergies #goddamnedrollercoasterweather #
the great Steve Rude is having a big sale and could really use your patronage — http://is.gd/fM0mg (via @comicsreporter) #
las night's masterpiece: THE FRENCHIE: beef patty w/ confit pork belly, arugula, tomato-onion compote & morbier cheese w/ cornichon, mustard #
i'll be the first to admit quicksand's 'manic compression' is a pale shadow of 'slip', but i have a soft spot in my heart for a lot of it. #
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October 5, 2010
twitter nonsense for 2010-10-05
if anyone's looking for fast food during NYCC: they just opened up a 5 guys burger down the way at 316 W 34th st. via @choitotheworld #
yesterday, at eleven madison park, kristyn and i tasting too much craft beer http://is.gd/fKtND #
here's some food advice for people visiting the area for NYCC http://is.gd/eDfHo inspired by @cbcebulski #
hey internet: you know who's pushing the art envelope more than any other mainstream editor right now? @StephenWacker in reply to StephenWacker #
Zack Snyder will direct the Superman reboot film. http://lat.ms/b7Tm1r (via @benfritz) #
HOLY SHIT DBGB. amazing meal w/ @cbcebulski @eribic and the crew. incredible burger. #
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October 4, 2010
NYCC FOOD GUIDE(S)
ok, so first of all: i recommend you all take a look at cb cebulski's list, over here:
http://eataku.tumblr.com/post/1222318759/my-nycc-food-guide-part-one
i agree with pretty much everything he recommended. hallo berlin is very inconsistent, foodwise, outside of their sausage… i've had great meals there and not so great.
pony bar is one of the must-go bars in the city. a pretty fantastic selection.
if you head to marea, have the octopus and bone marrow fusili. it ain't cheap, but it's an amazing restaurant and an amazing dish.
that said: first and foremost the one recommendation i can make for visitors to NYC: if you're looking for dinner? i would ditch that neighborhood altogether. you're being hamstrung by proximity to one of the shittiest neighborhoods in manhattan. if you're not from around here, do yourself a favor and wander.
for example: co. has really good pizza, (they changed the name on the front of the restaurant to COMPANY, in case you end up going) but for my money the prosciutto and rucola pie at numero 28 on carmine is one of the best pizza pies in the city.
http://www.menupages.com/restaurants/numero-28/
if you head to the west village you'll be in one of the nicest neighborhoods in the city and you'll be able to check out barbuto which is easyish to get a reservation at and not an arm and a leg for a delicious jonathan waxman menu.
if you head to the east village, i'd send you to BACK 40 for one of the best burgers in the city and an excellent menu in general. also one of the best cocktail bartenders in the city and an amazing craft beer selection on tap.
headed to williamsburg? try the amazing pork buns at M SHANGHAI DEN.
headed to soho? try the amazing open fire-cooked menu at PEASANT.
headed to midtown east? try TABLA or ELEVEN MADISON PARK which share the same building and are both spectacular.
first and foremost if you want to make dinner plans: MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS NOW.
it's NYC and IT'S THE WEEKEND. wait til that night and you're gonna have a pretty unhappy time eating at TGI fridays.
more than anything, if you're coming to NYCC: stop by tables F4-F9 and introduce yourself. i'll be the one with the beard.
twitter nonsense for 2010-10-04
dear eleven madison park: you just gave me some of the best fried chicken i've ever had #
the insane eleven madison park event cocktail menu http://yfrog.com/bcim5pj #
hey turns out if you taste a lot of craft beers it's hard to type #
the $shot: brooklyn brewery's detonation IPA http://yfrog.com/56ttwj #
ps i may or may not be dictating to someoene who can see the keyboard better than i can right now #
ok maybe also this fancypants peanut butter and jelly business http://yfrog.com/jt73ftj #
people with goatees: stop having goatees, they are terrible. #
that goes 18x plus for you if you have a goatee AND a ponytail. #
new bar. delancey st. http://yfrog.com/n8t5usj #
look goateed people… you think anyone wanted to give up bellbottoms? i'm not saying it's easy. i'm just saying maybe the time has passed. #
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