Nerd Moment

So I was reading an announcement today for a new sustainable Southern Cooking restaurant that is opening today on Avenue C called Bobwhite Counter which looks really good I'm really excited to go try it out.

Years ago I used to have a Southeast Asian import store called Lao Lao Handmade on Avenue C.  I was a bit ahead of the curve in my excitement for the potential of Avenue C so it is good to see it is evolving into a really interesting (and busy) food street (it use to be mostly just a drinking destination).

On their website Bobwhite Counter has a great introductory "about us" type essay which ends with the phrase:

"...and maybe even a few coveys of Quails"

A what?  Coveys?  At first I thought it was typo - given my own predilection for typos I automatically assume everyone else has the same issue - but no!  Coveys (KUHV ee)  is actually a real word which  means: A flock or group of Quails.

There you go, your nerd moment for the day.

Now you know where I am going for lunch!

So cute and so tasty!

People's Pops Comes to the East Village

The artisanal, seasonal, market based Popsicle and Shaved Ice Makers People's Pops have opened a shack on the super hot food street of the East Village: 7th street.  They are on the north side of the street just east of First avenue.  The 2 blocks of 7th between Avenue a and 2nd Avenue has so much good eating you could spend an entire day just grazing your way up and down.  It certainly is a great street for cool summer treats, Big Gay Ice Cream and Van Leeuwens are both just a short walk away!

A Peach Grows in the East Village

This tree is in the public garden in the East Village where Neil and I have a few plots. This tree gets heavy with fruit every year, in the four years I've been a member the peaches always are perfect (a bit on the small side) and no one ever pays this tree or the plum, pear and apple trees that also grow in the garden no mind. Makes me wonder what would happen if we stopped growing everything in large monocultures and diversified our crops if we would even need to use pesticides?

This is a section of our shade garden.