This Is Serious Business

June 24th, 2007Blog2 comments

My favorite breakfast in the entire world is cold pizza and a Diet Coke. There is something about the flavor profile that creates a magic molecule of deliciousness for me. I have simple needs and tastes. Real is where I keep it!

Lloyd and Jeanie took me to get the best burger in Brooklyn at this place called Bonnie’s Grill on 5th Avenue. It really was the best burger I’ve ever had in Brooklyn, maybe among the top 10 best burgers I’ve ever had anywhere. Keep in mind that this top ten list consists of simply-great burgers and also burgers that, for that particular moment in space and time, were great.

We had hot chicken wings to start. Now that I’m reading the restaurant’s profile (“started by two guys from Buffalo…”) it all makes sense. These wings were pretty much perfect. Fried crisp and then sauced. Never soggy. All texture and thick, liquid hotness. Thinking about it, that’s what you want life to be all about, right?

Then the burgers. I think it was the seasoning that made them great. Lloyd sensed cumin in them. They were topped with sweet grilled jalapenos. They were large. In charge. Like a power move in burger form. Like Cusack holding up a boombox that’s playing Peter Gabriel in burger form.

People in Manhattan have gotten nicer. I’m talking about everyday people that you deal with. It’s weird.

I’m trying to reprogram myself to say “You’re welcome” when someone thanks me. People don’t say that enough. I like how it sounds. Right now I say “No problem.” It’s difficult to switch.