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Cruel Mistress, Kind Lover
It took only 6 months and 22 days for Daisies restaurant in Chicago to suck.
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Michael Nagrant
4
Die For This Pie
There are no hidden gems anymore. Because of the internet everyone knows everything. It turns out that this is utter bullshit. I know because I just ate…
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Michael Nagrant
10
The Beef
Everyone knows you go to Manny’s for the history, the celebrity-watch, the matzoh ball soup, the pastrami, the kind and generous customer service of the…
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Michael Nagrant
3
De (Forgettable) Legend
De Nooch don’t give a fuck. Well, that’s not entirely true. He has a passion for a few things. Tight perms. The cool feel of a rayon and poly butterfly…
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Michael Nagrant
6
Tomorrow is Now
Tomorrow may seem like forever, but it’ll be here sooner than you know, and you might not even recognize it when it comes. I know. I sound like a…
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Michael Nagrant
5
Bossa Nova
It’s hard not to be here right now and think fondly of Ernest Hamingway. I know what you’re thinking. Mike, why can’t you spell? You should think that…
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Michael Nagrant
4
Shameless
They don’t make Stanley Tucci movies about Eastern European food. Guy Fieri ain’t housing halushki, getting bits of errant egg noodle all stuck all up…
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Michael Nagrant
4
You Can't Go Back
...but you should go forward
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Michael Nagrant
2
Made in Detroit
The greatest enemy of the self is the self. I have learned this keenly these last few months which have included an unexpected layoff from a job that I…
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Michael Nagrant
11
When The Moon Hits Your Eye...
His creepy bulging eyes refract the moonlight. You follow them down, across a lustrous mustache and to the natty kerchief tied around his neck. You…
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Michael Nagrant
8
The Hammer
You should know this: Yoko Ono didn’t break up The Beatles. It was Paul McCartney. But, before we get into that, let’s go back to a recent dinner out…
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Michael Nagrant
4
Dear John
The restaurant service charge is currently more reviled in America right now than a World War II-era dictator. Essays, message boards, Google…
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Michael Nagrant
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