liquids+gels
so given the recent uproar in london about terrorist attacks etc etc etc,
and the fact that i have to fly during what is both a major holiday and college student mass migration, i tried to find out what things i could or could not pack so that hopefully i'll cut down the level of hassle i'd get going through security, without having to resort to getting naked and walking through. i'm especially grumpy about the entire situation because i always travel without checking bags, unless i've got a ton of stuff for say, going snowboarding.
thankfully (?) the
transportation insecurity administration has a helpful
list of acceptable and unacceptable items for both carry-on and checked luggage. it is definitely true that i won't be able to take my precious vanity kit into the cabin - hair stuff, lotion, etc etc. but it turns out that despite the
new procedures, you can still have all the things you would need for joining the mile-high club...
While we can not provide a comprehensive list of items you may be carrying, to ensure the health and welfare of certain air travelers the following items are permitted:
# Up to 4 oz. of essential non-prescription liquid medications including saline solution, eye care products and KY jelly
# Gel-filled bras and similar prostethics
similar prostethics? do they mean breast implants? maybe there are there gel-filled penis augmentation prostethics?
anyways.
happy travels for anyone trying to get places this long weekend!
migrations:not safe
comedy+tragedy
first you'll laugh...
and now you'll cry
the particulars and more via curbed
greed:breuckelen
shameless promotion
on monday i went to the opening party of my friend seamus's new restaurant, called
boqueria after the
big crazy market in barcelona. nothing quite like free food and drinks to get me into manhattan!
anyways - the synopsis? seamus makes some crazy high-tech goodies, some crazy good seafood, the best paella ever, amazingly decadent dates wrapped in bacon... and two colours of sangria. high tech as in one of the offerings was some sort of crunchy grilled cheese lollipop... there was also a awesome cold soup - served up in a shot glass with a piece of bacon - initially described to me as a "ham shot" (similar to meat injection?) but was really good and actually didn't taste like ham at all. interior is simple gorgeous and comfy, although the curved tile corner near the back turned out to redirect sound a little too well. and if seamus really does appear in today's
women's wear daily with a tight shirt on (is it wet?) we'll have to set up some sort of holding corral outside.
and it was even
legitimately reviewed!
Boqueria
53 W. 19th St., nr. Sixth Ave.; 212-255-4160
In the incredibly successful wake of spots like Tía Pol and Casa Mono, the appetite for all things Spanish shows no signs of subsiding. This week, the Catalonian-inspired Boqueria rises from the Alsatian ashes of the former L’Acajou. Suba owner Yann de Rochefort named his new spot for Barcelona’s famed market, and outfitted it with a marble tapas bar and counter-height dining and communal tables. Chef Seamus Mullen, who spent time in Spanish kitchens between stints at Crudo and Brasserie 8∏, divides his menu into pintxos (here, mostly skewers); traditional tapas; media raciones, or small plates like oil-poached eggs; and larger raciones like cuttlefish with English peas and mint (pictured).
foodies:nyc
