Esopus Magazine Issue #13

I went to the Esopus Magazine Issue #13 launch party at Esopus Space on Tuesday night in Greenwich Village. I met some people and enjoyed the artwork on display. I especially liked this piece by the super talented Alex Masket. He's only 22 and his colorful collage work is spectacular. He's got a very unique story highlighted by the fact that he is severely autistic. You can read more in the new issue of Esopus on newsstands now.

Too Much Halloween

Another Halloween window display that I liked. This is the Ralph Lauren store on Bleecker Street.

Even though this is a good display, I'm kind of overdosed on Halloween already. I haven't even eaten much candy (oh, except for the expensive Jacques Torres chocolate I bought last weekend). It sure seems like everyone is really pushing the holiday entirely too hard this year. I'm not even sure what we are celebrating. But I do like pumpkin pie and baked pumpkin seeds.

National Lasagna Day

In case you didn't know it, today is National Lasagna Day. My celebration consisted of going to Faicco's Pork Shop on Bleecker. It's probably the best Italian butcher shop in Manhattan. Among other things, they make great sandwiches. I also like the fried cheese ravioli ($3 for a dozen). So delicious. But for $10 the Italian hero is a great lunch. It's enormous and more than filling. Eating one is really just about enough food for the entire day. They also sell great lasagna for take out. I actually bought some for later not even realizing that it was coincidentally a holiday of sorts.

How did you celebrate this special day?

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