What’s gross?
A bag full of dead pigeons.

What’s grosser than gross?
A live kitten at the bottom.

What’s grosser than that?
It’s eating it’s way to the top.

What’s grosser than that?
It’s going back down for seconds.

Sorry to Ruin Your Breakfast: Prospect Heights Message Boards

Ben writes in the Prospect Heights Message Boards: “For those of you who have not happened down Vanderbilt Avenue recently, Aliseo has finally reopened. As far as I can tell, the main difference is that they renovated the kitchen. It looks like they’re still working on a garden.”

“… ate there last night and it was delicious as always. The menu is slightly larger — there are some more pasta dishes … The amazing bread that comes before the meal is slightly different but still heavenly. As usual, Albano was disappointed that we didn’t want wine.”

“Service was not quite up to the usual high standards — the waitress (who was new to me, but apparently has been working in Albano’s other place across the street) brought oil but no vinegar for the salad and took the bread away (!) before we were done to make room for the salad.”

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Peralta’s

Originally uploaded by Frank Lynch.

The former Peralta’s supermarket, now home to a restaurant called Sorrel.

sje wrote this review in the Prospect Heights Message Boards: “We finally went there Tues. night, and it was delicious. I had the flank steak (well done, and I got no attitude for that), everything on my plate was fresh, beautifully cooked and just the right amount. My dinner companion also had an excellent meal, the giant pork chop. The only thing I wasn’t crazy about was the smoked mackerel appetizer with pieces of watermelon in it, a little too experimental for me… Nice glass of wine as well (Cote’ de Rhone), and pot-o-chocolat.”

Ovos gelados

Originally uploaded by Eu Rics.

olivia writes: “Like fireworks around the fourth of July, egg violence peaks on Halloween but occurs duing the weeks building up to the holiday, then dies down. I wonder about the merchants who are selling the eggs to the kids? Do they know or care?”

daveb replies: “In Vermont, during the week before Halloween, you have to 18 to buy eggs. At least, that was how it was when I was growing up.”

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