Had dinner tonight at Federal (as blogged locally of late) and it was indeed damn fine. I had the burger and could only have enjoyed it more if they'd backed off a bit on the mustard, which was hot enough that it tended to overwhelm everything else. And Stella Artois on tap, which took me way back to the 80s. I think one of the bars I used to frequent in NYC had Stella on tap. Altho I could be wrong...
After dinner we watched Once Upon a Time in Mexico which kicked ass and took names. And also, it's part 2 of the series of DVDs with cooking bonus features. While maybe not quite as good as the Bend It Like Beckham extra on alu ghobi (because it lacks Indian grannies), Rodriguez's feature on puerco pilbil picks up much bonus points for having a recipe that's: (1) made with pork; (2) something I actually want to learn to cook (alu ghobi is fine but I don't like it enough to want to spend the time required to cook it -- I'd rather just go to a restaurant)
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