Shawn Colvin & Friends at City Winery

I’ve gotten a concert bug lately, and this was the first of several we have tickets for. It’s nice to be able to take an evening and go see a band or a singer, particularly one I’ve liked since I was 15. This is less a review and more a collection of rambling thoughts about the concert.

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Overall: A++ Would Concert Again.

Assorted Media of March: Food

Okay, fine, it’s not really “media”, but I still file it under “entertainment”.

Mithrigil and I had lunch at Saigon Grill in Jersey City last week, and I had a banh mi (specialty Vietnamese sandwich) for the first time in years. (I hadn’t quite realized how much I was craving one.) It was very nice and I’d totally recommend it.

While walking home a few weeks ago, we noticed a new BBQ place north of Hamilton Park. Determined to investigate, Yelp revealed that it was called Hamilton Pork, and a subsequent visit determined that the BBQ is very good. We tried pulled pork, pulled chicken, pork ribs, beef brisket, roasted cauliflower, French fries and coleslaw. (And by “we” I include ARR, who enjoyed pretty much everything. Most of the menu was safe for him.) The only clunker was the coleslaw, which is kinda bland. I’d like to go back and try both the beef ribs and the baked beans.

Since his retirement last year, my father has formed a weekday lunch club called Men Seeking Pizza. They’ve been trying all of the pizza places in the Farmingdale area and ranking them, typically by the quality of the plain cheese slice. The big winner of the first year was Mary's Pizza, which I got to try this weekend. Nice crust with a good chew, tomato sauce with a strong, distinct tomato flavor, good cheese to sauce ratio. My concern is that it wouldn’t stack up in a toppings competition, because I think the slices are too floppy to support a full veggie pie. In thirty years when I retire and start my own pizza club, my rating system can be different.