We haven't posted any food pictures in a while, so here you go. This little concoction has many recorded names - our favorite is probably the "one-eyed egyptian sandwich." That said, around these parts (ie, our apartment) it is known exclusively as a "pirate in the hold." The ship on the right is armed with sausage cannons. the only real events of note, aside from it being Lebkuchen season, is the ridiculous abundance of concerts at the moment. Berlin has a fairly good music scene, although it tends to come in spurts. We are now mid-spurt. Last week was Grizzly Bear, who were awesome. Not much more to say, other than we also got to learn about the autoharp over the course of their set, which was cool. More interesting, at least from a blogging perspective, was the opening act St. Vincent, who in addition to rawking, inspired a number of hilarious comparisons: "the artist formerly known as the female prince," "indie-rock björk," "mary timony with a perm," and something else involving mark knopfler. Monday was Do Make Say Think, who had moments of brilliance, and got bonus points for having four trumpets on stage at once. However they sounded a bit muddled at times, perhaps because there were 9 people crammed onto a very small stage. Next up: Yo La Tengo on Monday, followed by Great Lakes Swimmers on Tuesday.
I'm off to watch Liverpool try and repair an absolutely dismal run of football. Will they beat Man. City? Will they?
4 comments:
whoa, dude, you just blew my mind! i just made myself a "bird's nest" and devoured it before turning on my laptop and seeing what the Stools were up to. No meat to accompany it though.
Mmm... pirate in the hold... Mmm... midspurt... As for Liverpool: ugh. They make the pirate want to jump back into the hold (or something). I've lost track of what I'm talking about here, people.
good work sal! I wish that I could find good pierogies here in Berlin (odd considering the proximity to poland) because then we could go for a second round of odd, intercontinental food synergies.
speaking of food synergies - can you provide basic steps for a delicious butthead soup? I've got pneumonia and have had zero interest in food (despite a lovely, last minute "just us" thanksgiving at home that michael and ellen put together yesterday). But now, 2 days into my course of antibiotics, I'm having visions of many a lazy weekend with simpsons reruns and some delightful veggie soup topped off with chunks of cheese that melt just so.
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