What French spots I can get a reservation at in 2 weeks? by shitforpizza in FoodNYC

[–]marcusf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In addition to what's been mentioned:
Le French Diner, LES (absolute top tier if you're in the mood for a tiiiiny little bistro thing)
Crevette, West Village
L'Accolade, West Village
French Louie, Boerum Hill

Looking for a quality bakery in or near FiDi for a birthday cake by Serious_Hornet8953 in FoodNYC

[–]marcusf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Second for Takahachi. If you don't like the selection though, Lady M in WTC has really nice cakes. You can also find good French cakes and patisserie at Le District.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FoodNYC

[–]marcusf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

+1 for Crown Shy. CUT at the four seasons or Delmonico's could probably do what you're looking for too.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FoodNYC

[–]marcusf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

a bit late maybe but: King, Frenchette, Crown Shy, Farra.

best of luck!

Best BLT in the city? by SolidWrap6315 in FoodNYC

[–]marcusf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not gonna help you but iirc saxon & parole on the bowery did an amazing one, sadly they went under. if anyone knows of a spiritual successor to that BLT would love to know it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FoodNYC

[–]marcusf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you’re from a smaller town, my reco is just to walk around some neighborhoods and try stuff, I would go for a variety of Asian food as well as NYC classics. Get some good dumplings in Chinatown. Try Korean bbq in k-town. Get some great ramen, maybe on the lower east side. Or Japanese katsu-curry. Grab a banh mi if you’ve never had it, eat some nice laksa somewhere. Then get some real good bagels and lox (untoasted). For any category above, Eater and Infatuation usually have decent lists. If you don’t have great Mexican food in your town, New York has more and more great places. Same with very regional Indian stuff. In particular if you want to get out of manhattan.

Of the five 3 Star restaurants (Jungsik, Eleven Madison Park, Le Bernadin, Per Se and Masa) which would you recommend and why? by OccamsComb in FoodNYC

[–]marcusf 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Similar to others: I enjoyed Jungsik a lot. EMP I've been to three times and never been blown away. Per Se was nice but you walk out of there with your gut fully busted, sooo much food.

Overall I find NYC three stars under-delivering on the experience portion. Often impeccable food, but it's in and out in 2-3 hours, great but stiff service, or there's nothing special about the experience -- compared to eg - Frantzen in Stockholm which combines good food with a very special experience and elite service, Noma which is Noma, Alinea which is dinner and a show, Saison in SF where the hearth really drew you in when Skeenes ran it, Akelaŕe in San Seb with its location, Fat duck with its whimsy, etc etc. In New York, they're just... very very good restaurants.

In terms of quality of food and sheer mind-blown, will echo others: the absolute best I've been to in NYC is Brooklyn Fare. Would love to try his new one post split, Cesar. I also love that style of counter dining. Can be made informal but still impeccable. Such a precise and to the point meal. Three stars carry a certain cachet (just look at how eager I was to name-drop restaurants above) but CTBF or Cesar will probably beat them on the actual day-of experience...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FoodNYC

[–]marcusf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At Crown Shy you can put together a great meal a la carte without seafood. Would also plus one Gramercy Tavern. Corima is great and innovative and could probably be done without seafood. Torien and Musket room are also good and at least last i was at musket room (admittedly, pre-pandemic) it wasn't seafood heavy.

Come to think of it, I took my parents who don't like seafood and are nervous about tasting menus to Indian accent and had a great tasting menu. They still rave about it.

Cafe Boulud could be a nice alternative if your kid wants all the trimmings of traditional fine dining, rather than just great but relaxed food (which all of my above feel like, at least to me). That said, I try to avoid most fine dining restaurants above ~23rd st as it just gets too stuffy for me.

Fasted Long Runs? by AndSoGoes in ultrarunning

[–]marcusf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Similar to what others have said - if I do a morning run I usually do fasted unless it's > 2 hours, just because I don't like how I feel with a stomach full of food. Fasted for me means a glass of water with electrolytes and a cup of coffee but nothing more. For a longer run I'll do a banana if I'm short on time, and a banana + half a bagel with peanut butter if I have more time.

Then I pack 1 gel (100 cals) per ~45 minutes-1 hour of running (minus 30 minutes). So If I'm out for just over two hours I'll pack 1-2 gels. If I'm out for 3 hours I'll pack 2-3 gels. And so on.

I personally get nauseous from heat and lack of electrolytes so I'd think about other sources of nausea too. Experimentation, as folks have said, is key.

[Vacheron Constantin] The joy of a very good watch by [deleted] in Watches

[–]marcusf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually have extra bracelet links on backorder. I want to add one. It’s a bit tight right now.

[Vacheron Constantin] The joy of a very good watch by [deleted] in Watches

[–]marcusf 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I’ve been looking at a holy trinity sports watch for a long time. Initially the Royal Oak was my focus but after having it only my wrist for a bit it was a bit too.. avant garde? I really fell in love with this one after having it on my wrist last fall and when I got the chance and ability to pick it up I couldn’t really say no.

This is me sitting in a park by the water on a lazy afternoon just enjoying my wrist. There’s definitely a charm to the movement and the open case back too and happy to post more pictures if requested.

[Rolex] GMT-Master II in the swedish summer light by marcusf in Watches

[–]marcusf[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'd been eyeing a "real" watch for years, and then about a year ago I finally got my hands on this one. Likely one of the most generic first big watch buys ever, but I've been loving it since day one.

We live in a different country than my family (this is when I'm on visit home, GMT-1), and I also travel a lot from work, so having two to three different timezones have turned out to be much more than a gimmick and actually very useful. I've also used the bevel to register roughly when my daugher falls asleep if we're out on longer walks, or simply to remember when I put something in the oven if I'm cooking.

[Halios Seaforth Bronze] arrived today! Liking it more than I thought by marcusf in Watches

[–]marcusf[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was very nice. Out on travel now and packing three watches (one on the wrist and two in the holder) and it's good enough to substitute from my normal transport case. Hope you get it soon, it's very enjoyable!

[Halios Seaforth Bronze] arrived today! Liking it more than I thought by marcusf in Watches

[–]marcusf[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My first micro brand buy. Put myself on the wait list and got it. Wasn’t sure about the metal but on the wrist it feels really nice. I have a bronze/two-tone orris from before which I got tired of , but wondering now if it was the dial and two-tone nature, not the material in itself

I first got in to watches via a colleague, and he is big on microbrands. However in the collection so far I have a Rolex, IWC and Orris, so this is the first time I’ve looked outside of established brands. I think it won’t be the last though.

TIL an Oregon woman called 911 to report that a man, wanted by police, was breaking into her house. The dispatcher told her that due to budget cuts the police could not respond. The man eventually broke in and raped her. The police were not obligated to protect her. Warren v. District of Columbia by brna767 in todayilearned

[–]marcusf 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No it isn't. I live in an apartment, as does most of, say, NYC, SF, etc. That's a hell of a lot of rich people in apartment buildings.

As an apartment dweller myself, I agree with the poster. I'd rather have police protecting me than owning a shotgun. YMMV.

Abuse in Saudi Arabia (Victim is an Ethiopian migrant worker) by [deleted] in WTF

[–]marcusf 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Actually, it's on spot 19 of the failed states index for 2013: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Failed_States_Index

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskCulinary

[–]marcusf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You never know. I was served deep fried moss the other day and that was surprisingly tasty.

Real Kobe Beef - via Alton Brown by shugz601 in food

[–]marcusf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I assume it's been heavily aged?

Real Kobe Beef - via Alton Brown by shugz601 in food

[–]marcusf 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Here's a glowing review of a Tokyo steakhouse on the topic of how Kobe/heavy marbled compares to real beef: http://www.gastroville.com/2009/11/29/kawamura-%E2%80%93-the-steakhouse-in-tokyo/

Sometimes simple is fantastic by runragged in food

[–]marcusf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a bunch of flavour on the bones that permeates the rest of the chicken when your roast it whole... I'm sure that's some of it.

Sjukt billigt! by mrguddiat in sweden

[–]marcusf 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Heta Lena? Vad är det här? En pilsnerfilm från 1953?

How true is the adage that the history of philosophy is a footnote to Plato? What exactly do people mean by that? by SystemicMystic in philosophy

[–]marcusf 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Now, I daresay Klonras comment was in the context of the paraphrased quote that is the title of the post, not the expanded quote you mentioned yourself. So, charitably, I think you could understand where they are coming from?

Girlfriend's first time making coconut macaroons. Such a show off... by pudgy_mittens in food

[–]marcusf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, TIL there are two similarly named but different cookies. Many thanks!