Doug E. Fresh

Cool, thanks for the info. My summer hols have likely been turned into a week at a Galveston beach house so going to put in an order.

Is it that much better than say a good steak from Central Market or Snake River Farms/44 Farms? I've thought about ordering for years but just haven't done it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikDEHygZzlI Saw this one live nearly 15 years ago. Was cool as shit to see them together again, and you can still feel that hate between them on stage.

I was supposed to move back to London in April but that all fell apart for the near term. Hoping to make the leap back over around the end of August if things continue to improve here and the UK is opened back up. It's a bit of a juggling act with a house to sell, movers to book, etc.

Of course it would, but you think airlines that are already financially distressed are ready to draw that line in the sand with its consumer base?

Because people will fuck it up and not bring masks, at a high percentage of the cabin. I think it's a no-brainer for airlines to require masks, but they need to be supplied with a large amount of spare masks to hand out for those that forget or choose not to comply.

Going to do a ham from B&B Butchers (in Houston) for Easter Sunday. Seemed like the best place for us to do curbside. Lots of steak places open, but I just don't think steak works well for takeout. Plus I can load up on some cuts from the butcher shop, which I have not tried before.

Haven't worn any of mine since I returned from London on March 12th. I had the VC Overseas with me on that trip and it is still sitting on the bedside table in our spare bedroom, along with my wedding band. I slept in there for about 10 nights when I got back from London due to some concerns with a co-worker that was coughing like mad when I left (turned out OK). I couldn't leave the house without a watch on, but just working at home/sitting around/sitting outside I am shocked I haven't even thought twice about it. Maybe I will start wearing again next week. After the pants come back on.

Ha, I don't think so. I just realized that last Sunday he went back through all of my (limited) posts over a roughly two year period to neg them. All in response to me negging several of his comments on this thread. A little obsessive.

Shaved it all off last week with a #2. Figured I would have plenty of time for it to grow back, and turns out I am right.

Got the gift card in the mail a few days ago. It’’s a store labeled card you can swipe. Don’t know if the cash is given up front or drawn when the card is swiped. Honestly don’t care. Just the latest update from my end.

Not sure actually but I presume you may be right. I bought one this morning and he's putting it in the mail today.

I know many of you will be familiar with the Marquis II in Houston. It's a local legend of a bar that is trying to survive right now and struggling, as are many others. The owner, Al, is doing gift cards now to try and keep things going until he can reopen. If you're a fan of the place and so inclined, you can reach him via email at al@marquis2.com to pick one up.

In Houston, did Pluckers last Thursday. It was pretty quiet overall with only 3 cars total at 6pm on a Thursday night. Picked up 10lbs of crawfish from BBs yesterday. They were getting a pretty steady flow of takeout at 6:30.

Same happened to me although I was in London. Wife called around 1am and said change your flight. We knew the UK wasn’t in the mix but I wanted to get home before there was a change of heart. I changed my flight at 1:30am and business was half full. Now the whole flight was on standby. We’re about to land, and I can’t wait to get off this bird. ea

Couldn’t agree more. Especially from someone who was in London and got a wakeup call around 1am from my wife saying it’s probably time to get home. I was due to fly back Saturday. I realize that doesn’t affect most but it’s been damn stressful for Americans in Europe now.

I am moving back to London at the end of April and need to clear out my offsite storage in Houston (currently AOC off Kirby). I don't want to bother shipping my wine back overseas and everything has been stored in temperature controlled facilities since purchase. Here is what I am selling, with prices. Let me know if anyone is interested. 750ml owc 12 2004 Château Lynch-Bages $900 750ml owc 12 2003 Château Figeac 900 750ml owc 12 2005 Château Léoville Poyferré 1,000 750ml owc 12 2005 Château Pavie 3,500 750ml owc 12 2005 Château Léoville Las Cases 2,500 750ml owc 12 2006 Château Lynch-Bages 1,000 750ml owc 12 2006 Château Pavie 2,000 750ml owc 12 2005 Château Figeac 1,500 750ml owc 12 2007 Château Lynch-Bages 900 750ml owc 12 2007 Château Figeac 800 750ml owc 12 2008 Les Forts de Latour 2,000 750ml owc 12 2008 Château Figeac 1,200 750ml owc 6 2009 Château Pavie Macquin 500 750ml 4 4 2007 Gaja Langhe Nebbiolo Sorì San Lorenzo 225 ea 1.5L 3 3 2004 Château Pavie 300 ea 750ml owc 3 2000 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Único 750 3.0L 1 1 1989 Château Mouton Rothschild 1,900 3.0L 1 1 2005 Château Latour Grand Vin 3,000

You haven't lived until you've tried the Ashvale Whale. Well, not really. But it is pretty good.

In Houston

Cellartracker tells me it's $89.90 but that was skewed from when I was heavily building up a cellar from around 2012-2017. I really haven't bought much the past few years except my annual buy of Burg futures and maybe a Bordeaux future or two to keep my Lynch Bages vertical going. On a side note, I am moving back to London in April and need to unload a Eurocave that holds around 100 bottles and is about 10 years old. Let me know if there is any interest on the board. Have a Klose smoker too if anyone is interested.

I did backofthebike in Sai Gon last time. I've done a food walking tour in Bkk as well. I would likely do a other one in each city. For Hanoi, I found Hanoi Motorbike Street Foods to be fantastic.

Same with mine. I took last years version out to look at it before Thanksgiving. Smelled fine, looked like a runny cottage cheese so I ditched. Need to get going on a new batch.

It normally doesn't have the roast beef, or at least not when I have had it (lived in the UK for 7+ years). It's essentially the vegetable leftovers from a Sunday roast, fried up as you mention. I've never been a fan, but maybe the roast beef would make the dish for me.

My first true love..... It's looking great.