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NY Restaurant - Veselka

Monday, December 13, 2010

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I was hanging out in the East Village this past weekend and we went to a popular Ukrainian comfort food mecca - Veselka. I had a Pierogi feast - filling assortments included: short rib, ham & gruyère, arugula & goat cheese, sweet potato, sauerkraut & mushroom, traditional potato and more! They're awesome by themselves but when you top them with the sour cream and diced fried onions... sheer enjoyment! 3 Tines/4 Tines for short rib pierogi.

Next time I'm back in this area of NYC, I'm going to go for the Lamb & Feta burger w/ roasted red pepper relish.

The Veselka Cookbook seems like a very good Christmas gift idea, not for me, I don't cook, I eat, but for other foodies on your shopping list.

Desserts: Their cupcakes are pretty good, 3 Tines for serving them room temp. The rice pudding is white and creamy, 3 Tines for no raisins.

The Chocolate Custard is mind blowing. The name sounds simple, but it's a 4 star dessert (4 Tines) worthy of the best restaurants in the city. - Thanks Jennifer for treating!

Rating System:
* Excellent - 4 Tines * Great - 3 Tines * Good - 2 Tines * Fair - 1 Tine * Poor - Tarnished

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Will we one day pay $20 a pop?

Why don't we pay on a scale?

A crap movie like everything Adam Sandler has ever done should cost about $4.50.
Big action movies like"Lord of the Rings", "Iron Man," "Transformers" are worth $10.
Woody Allen movie or something like "Silver Linings Playbook" $6-$7.
A chick flick or light comedy $5.75 and most Indie Films $5.25.

You could even do it by seasons - all summer block busters from May to August - $10
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Back to $10 for Thanksgiving and Christmas etc...

Or you can do it by A Actors ($9 - $10), B Actors ($6 - $7) TV actors on the big screen ($3.50 - $4)

Surely I'm not the first person to realize this makes sense. Has it been voted on in the Motion Picture Industry and then vetoed? If so, why?

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