Hmmdinger
Jordan pointed out to me today the curious re-appropriation of the Heat warped font design for the new elBulli book cover. Speaking of the eB book, I’ve not had that much of an opportunity to delve deeply into it, but from what I’ve seen, it appears to be as I feared. Case in point, in the opening pages there is a grid depicting the daily schedule of operations at el Bulli from 6:15am to 2pm. I don’t have the thing in front of me, but it looks something like this: (more…)
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Evidently it’s been one year since my favorite San Francisco bar was Luisa’d! by the quintessential negligent SF restauranteur, Luisa Hanson, giving way to the as-yet-to-be-completed “Duffy’s Irish Pub” and the below monstrosity in the old Front Room space. Photographed and disaster-girled:
1959, dude? Really?
Thankfully, the John Barleycorn Survivors mailing list is, I’m told, still going strong. This heartwarming message from the latest:
Howdy, friends, just a quick note to commemorate the one-year anniversary of that old joint known as the John Barleycorn….We hoisted a toast last night at Cresta’s, to the Barleycorn Forever, and to all the things Luisa Hanson is missing out on — the friendships, the good times, and, well, the business. At approximately $10,000 a month, her meter is approaching the quarter million dollar mark in lost revenue and construction costs.
And this morning as I passed “Duffy’s” on my way to work, I noticed a large cardboard sign duct taped to one of the windows. I didn’t have time to read it, but it was obviously an ode to the Barleycorn, signed by ”Those Who Remember.” If anyone has a spare minute and a digital camera, please take a shot!
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