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Why would you want to do this? Getting up in the historic city center, with the church bells and walking out to go get your coffee as the ladies sweep the streets and ending up on your rooftop terrace in town overlooking the churches is what this is all about (for me). Could it be that much cheaper to be in a motel outside of town? Not being snarky; I don't know. Yes, that is what I meant to say. I was mistaken when I said Guanajuato. American flies to both Leon and Queretaro.
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It's beautiful and fun in a "day without agenda kinda way". You wake up and start walking, find what will be your favorite coffee shop during your stay, keep walking, find galleries, stop for an awesome torta and beer, stop at the square and sit and watch the folks, find more art, go to rooftop deck of your place and pour yourself a drink on the honor system, get a massage on said deck, go to a nice dinner. Another day, maybe a cooking class if you want to have a defined thing to do. The gringo expat community has home tours to raise money for the local library. Or go to see the historic sites around Guanajuato if you really need to have major activity. It's been a few years since we were there, but when we went there was no real golf course, casino, or anything like that. If you demand planned activities, it's probably not for you. You can fly into Leon or Guanajuato and have a much shorter car ride. The weather is very nice. The comparison to Santa Fe is sorta valid, but San Miguel is authentic (the good and bad of that). The center city has a historical designation from the government (and it's a UNESCO world heritage site). There no stop lights or lit commercial signs at all. It makes Santa Fe look like a suburban mall with a theme. Certainly there are rich artsy types around, but also students from the city and eccentric ex pats.
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I'm with you. I used to be able to change tires like a champ. No problem at all. But slowly, the jacks changed and suddenly I have no idea how to make it work. And my current car, that i have had since 2011, has no spare anyway, so it's no longer an issue except that I can't help friends or people in distress like I used to.
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There will be lots of opinions on this topic. We took a trip in 2016 and loved it. Athens: 3 days, 2 night, including arrival. We loved it and thought it was way better than what we expected based on online comments (including on here and TOB). Great city to talk around, city cool historic stuff and eat. Santorini: Bucket list. It was like being in a movie, so beautiful. I recommend staying in one of the villages up from Fira. We stayed in Imerovigli and it was perfect. And, yeah, stay in a cave hotel overlooking the Caldera. It's why you are there. Oia is beautiful, but for us, it was really, really crowded and not as fun. Do a catamaran cruise at sunset. Walk the villages. It's really nice and I would go back in a hearbeat. Santorini is not really a place for kids, which was a plus for us. Crete: We liked Crete. If Santorini is where you want to visit, Crete is where I would prefer to live. Had a Mexico vibe to it, with the colors and friendliness of the people. We stayed on the East side in Elounda, overlooking spooky Spinalonga island. It was a resort that was much more family friendly, even if the beach was pebbles and rocks and the water was not nearly as nice as Santorini. There are beautiful sandy beaches in Crete, but we did not get to them. We did the Palace of Knosses as well and enjoyed it. The Herkalion airport is the worst shitshow airport (of any decent size city) that I have been to.
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Schutze's Take on Dallas City Hall - Another solid piece about old school Dallas. And here is Philip Kingston's take on it (from his FB page) and the race for Mayor (TLDR: Only Griggs) This will be interesting.
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So, much of this show is just about being smart. Picking the dish that will work under the circumstances. This episode highlighted that with a terribly conceived fake porchetta and a hot dumpling soup on a boat party. But, also in the picking of the teams. As soon as I heard what the challenge was and that Eddie could pick the teams, I sorta yelled at the TV: "Pick Kelsey!". Not only has she shown that she can cook, but she throws these sorts of parties for Southerners for a living. It is literally her thing. And she nailed it, party favors and all.
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Best of luck to you Army....
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This may be helpful: Guide to DFW Ramen Seems like Ramin is the new poke. Lucia sous chef Justin Holt has been doing ramen pop ups for the last couple of years. He is going full time with a brick & mortar ramen and yakatori place in Bishop Arts: Salaryman. Should be open soon.
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Late surprise announcement by Erik Johnson stirs things up. He's a legit candidate with solid support in the South and has been able to raise money. Really raised his profile with the removal of the confederate plaque in the capitol. Can he run and do his work in the legislature at the same time?
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Karma Edelman!
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Not clear and obvious.
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Not sure exactly what you are looking for but Ten In Sylvan Thirty kicks ass. It’s the chef of Tei An creating a Tokyo like ramen experience. Stand up only; no frills but damn it’s good.
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That sounds great. We love Sprezza, but need to make it to Fachini. Do you want to know what is not hitting it's stride? Circo Misses The Mark CIrco Is An Expensive Disaster It sounds like the douchiest place ever, expensive and bad. A pool?
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So, Casto is out and has endorsed Ablon. And Jason Villalba is in. Villalba was too moderate (LGBT support) to get out of the Republican primary in his bid to get re-elected to the state legislature. Miguel Solis, 32 year old DISD board member, is also in. WIth Griggs, they are the 3 candidates who have actually run and won a campaign. Those that announced last year had to file financial disclosures. No suprise that McBee has the most money on hand, but it's way too early for these reports to matter. But, Black did pretty well, raising $277K last year.
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Sucks that you are going this weekend because it will be bitter cold and the fun of Bishop Arts is just walking around, popping into shops, eating something, and getting pie at Emporium or chocolate at Dude, Sweet. But, because of the cold and the time of year, a lot of places should be wide open. On Open Table, Stock & Barrel has lots of spots on Saturday night. Genie's Bishop Grill was the chicken fried steak place. They closed down about 10 years ago and there is a Hunky's there now for old-fashioned, diner style classic hamburgers.
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You won't recognize the Bishop Arts area, Streetcar development at Zang and Davis has really changed things up. Some people are uptight about the gentrification and displacement, but a lot of is driven by Hispanic families selling their homes at big profits. It's complex, but the changes have made the area much safer, more walkable, with lots more retail, dining and entertainment choices. I have lived in North Oak Cliff since 2004 and it's been fun. La Calle Doce is definitely still solid. Good stuff. Charco Broiler is still there and iconic. For what it is (low end Bonanza style meat that you order in a line), it's fun. We get the steak sandwich. And, it's one of the last places where you will get a baked potato and a salad with thousand island dressing with your meal. EL Ranchito is still great, for Norteno style grilled meats. At night, they have 1 or 2 mariachi groups walking around. Some people think that because of this it's too noisy, but I love it. It's always festive with large family groups celebrating things. It does get packed. Tons of excellent higher end food all around (Bolsa, Nova, Stock & Barrell, Boulevardiere, Hattie's, etc....Lucia too, but you can't get in without a reservation at least a month in advance) For a middle ground, go to Taco y Vino. It's on the outskirts of Bishop Arts (Zang and 8th, more or less). Very good tacos, good bear and wine selection. Moderate prices. Or just walk around Bishop Arts, go in the shops and get some pizza at Enos or a sandwich at Parker. If you are there at night, catch a show at the Kessler (Davis in Winnetka Heights) or see something at the Texas (Jefferson near Bishop) Ask away if you need more info.
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2006: Crash over Brokeback Whatever you think of its content, Brokeback Mountain is one of the most honored films ever. No way Crash should have won.
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And here we go.... Griggs is in I was at the launch event last night. Nicely done. He spoke about the coalition that he has helped build to stop the tollroad, fix the pension fund, settle the DPD/DFR salary lawsuit, get a housing policy in place, and bring transparency to city hall. As I posted above, keeping that coalition together will be key. His support of DPD, pro financial restraint views will have to bring in some conservative voters. He definitely has a good campaign plan and management team., Among the candidates, only he and Solis have actually won elections. At this point, I would expect that the runoff will be Griggs and one of the pro-establishment candidates (Ablon?), unless Solis can somehow rally the Hispanic vote. I don't think anyone has ever actually done that city-wide, but maybe. Also, WTF with the visitor and convention people spending $150 million unsupervised. Their CEO makes about $300K more than the City Manager and their budget is more than the budgets for code compliance and libraries. Crazy bullshit.
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Same for TCU over Wisconsin in the 2011 Rose Bowl. They would join the Big XII the next year.
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If you are open to something other than summer sun, that's a perfect time to head south of the equator. We went to Argentina in late July/August and had to pack winter clothes. It was a fantastic break from the heat. We stayed in BA mostly, but went out to an estancia to get out in the country, ride horses, etc. I am not sure what the mountains are like at that time of year, but the city was really nice. Great food and walking for sure.
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The last few minutes of My Dog Skip.
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I’ve had plenty of fantastic meals. Some at expensive, highly rated, famous restaurants. Some, simple and perfect at places with names I can’t even remember (ask me about the huachinango at some nameless hotel in San Blas, Mexico). But, the topic is “Best Dining Experience”, which calls for one answer and that the answer is about the overall experience and not just the quality of the food. For me, that’s Blue Hill at Stone Barns. The history, the place, the walk, course after course of the most thoughtful food from the farm, precisely executed (even if that meant a raw vegetable with just a hint of salt). The meal lasted almost four hours and it flew by. I had no idea it was 1:00 a.m. when we left. It was like an adrenaline rush.
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My report: NOLA: we went there for my birthday dinner before the VT Sugar Bowl in 1995. It was a special occasion place then and everything about that night was spectacular. For nostalgia, we went back for my birthday dinner before this Sugar Bowl. They overhauled the restaurant in 2017. It's much more casual now with pizza and global small plates. We sat on the third floor, essentially in a storage room. Food was pretty good (best dish was roasted octupus with "Elotes" style corn). Service was very good. Fun people at the adjoining 2 tops made for a enjoyable night. Cochon: spectacularly disappointing. I had never been. Based on the reviews, awards, etc, my expectations were sky high. Maybe it was an off night, but just about everything went wrong. Every dish came out lukewarm / room temp. Wrong dishes were served. Wrong wine was served (partially our fault for not paying attention). Awkwardly long ass gaps between courses. Signature cochon dish was an inedible salt bomb. We didn't complain but, to their credit, they could sense that things were not right. Same thing was happening at the table next to us (they did complain and sent several things back). Manager apologized halfway through the meal and they ended up comping us a few items. Not sure I will return. Couvant. Opposite of Cochon. I had no expectations. It was a last minute table on New Year's Eve. We loved it. Service was great. French bistro food, done really well. Terrific oysters with a mignonette that had a nice crunchy bite to it were my favorite. Skate was buttery and rich. Good place. Antoine's. Still perfect. My favorite meal. Our server, Sterling, has been there for 52 years. He had quite a bit to say about the "young ones" that don't listen to him. The oysters rockefeller and pommes souffle were as great as always. And the fish dishes look simple, but are just right. The Ramos gin fizzes to end the meal were perfect. I can't wait to go back. Marigny Brasserie. Good find on Frenchman for lunch. Sat at the bar and watched the Saints, with good gumbo and po boys. Not a dive, but casual and good.
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DM sent.
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I’m at this game. Go Owls! No piped in music. Other than a bit of pyro for the national anthem, no production whatsoever. Just college bands, cheerleaders and the game on a nice, cool sunny day. So pure and clean. Whatever happened to this?
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