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Hanging out with artist David Choe leads you to eat food everywhere. First stop after breakfast. Ling Kee Beef Jerky. We know what beef jerky is in the USA. It’s a Slim Jim or that super dry stuff at liquor stores. But Chinese do it best. It’s soft and more like a dried BBQ meat. I’d suggest the spicy pork, it’s amazing. David Choe told me a story about him being on an airplane. He pulled out the jerky and the woman next to him who was sleeping, woke up. She then asked the stewardess for some beef jerky. Duh. I actually saved a piece for the plane ride home from NY today. It was great. Here’s a Yelp link to them. Would you really think they’d have a site?! 42 Canal Street. More Lower East Side cupcakes Sugar Sweet Sunshine. 126 Rivington Street What looks like a coffee house, is now a cupcake spot. I like chocolate. I haven’t eaten anything like this in a while. It was quite great. Chocolate on chocolate. Just when I thought cupcakes were ending, it’s still growing. From my seat inside, I saw a kid outside trying to solve a Rubik’s Cube. I don’t know why, but I thought that was cool. In the Essex Street Market is Saxelby Cheesemongers. 120 Essex streetIt’s a small one person walk up counter where you can get cheese. All kinds. I don’t eat this, but David likes cheese that spells like fart. The cool thing is that the cheese have signs and tells you exactly where it’s from. Most are from the East Coast, and the written signs which have great explanations make you want to buy everything even when you dislike cheese. What a great idea. She had a great sense of humor. It’s her shop and knows her craft. Doughnut Plant is in the Lower East Side as well. It’s a great spot and has 10 shops in Japan! I like the square shaped doughnuts. See the one in the middle with the square sign? I got that one and ate it today. On the plane. These doughnuts are among the best I’ve had. I think it was in a GR issue way back in the day. Even the woman at the counter is Japanese. I remember over a decade ago, this area was so different. Now, hipster Japanese girls come here and eat doughnuts. Dean and DeLuca still sells these as well. 379 Grand Street I guess I won’t be eating for a week. I forgot to add, we also ate some fried chicken at this Asian place. Supposedly it’s healthy. Then there was a BBQ complete with shrimp, burgers, and more at Dave’s place in Chinatown. This is a photo from outside of the market. I think the twin towers would have been in this photo. The sad thing is that I’m not sure.
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A blast from the past, that's Clifford Son who was a filmmaker and appeared in a weird way in an old, old Giant Robot magazine. Haven't seen him in years, and has been living in NYC. I see him sitting in Katz Deli and I think whoa... He was with a huge pack of Asian folks from Cali... I'm not sure if the last time I saw him in LA was a great time for him, but he looks good and healthy in NYC....
A blast from the past, that’s Clifford Son who was a filmmaker and appeared in a weird way in an old, old Giant Robot magazine. Haven’t seen him in years, and has been living in NYC. I see him sitting in Katz Deli and I think whoa… He was with a huge pack of Asian folks from Cali… I’m not sure if the last time I saw him in LA was a great time for him, but he looks good and healthy in NYC. That’s cool and one day, I’ll see him doing the film thing again I’m sure. Meanwhile, back to Katz. This is one of the most famous deli’s around. I almost got a turkey, but pastrami is the thing to get while you’re there. I think the dudes working at the counter look almost bummed out when you get a turkey, so get a pastrami. Look at the meat. It’s thick. They’ll even let you try it first. It’s an insane sandwich. That’s Sheldon and Clint, they’re on the crew of the video interviews. We knocked out a bunch more, and this time, it was a mix of indie kids with shorts to a few feature filmmakers. It’s fun trying to do these interviews even with limited exposure to the films, since it’s forcing me to see and feel what they deem as important. You’ll be seeing the videos in a few weeks at the same place, same channel. directorschairsite.com The cool thing about the shoots is hanging out with the crew afterwards.
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Open 24 hours. Gray's Papaya... It's a trip that it's Filipino dudes who run this place, but late, it's the perfect cheapo snack. The red stuff is onion, and you get 2 dogs and a drink for 3.50. The hot dog isn't bad. It's just a snack and I wouldn't bet it's the best or anything like that. The drink... why not try the papaya juice, there's signs everywhere saying it'll help you digest. Papaya...
Open 24 hours. Gray’s Papaya… It’s a trip that it’s Filipino dudes who run this place, but late, it’s the perfect cheapo snack. The red stuff is onion, and you get 2 dogs and a drink for 3.50. The hot dog isn’t bad. It’s just a snack and I wouldn’t bet it’s the best or anything like that. The drink… why not try the papaya juice, there’s signs everywhere saying it’ll help you digest. Papaya supposedly has some special enzyme that helps you break down your food. That’s what there’s “papaya pills” to aid in digestion. It gets sketchy late at 37 and 8th. There’s a porno video store, a bar, and dudes in doo-rags walking around and they’re not eating hotdogs.
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