… is Posner’s recent opinion in Cavel International, Inc v. Lisa Madigan. Posner reluctantly upheld Illinois’ recent law banning the slaughter of horses for human food purposes.
Some highlights to look forward to: (1) the picture of the lion eating a birthday cake on page 11, (2) Bo Derek on page 14.
the mission: 4 days, 4 taquerias
the menu: 2 tacos pastor, rice and beans, orchata
the objective: investigate the ‘authentic’ mexican food joints in the greater a2 area and don’t get sick.
day #1: Taqueria la Loma on Michigan Ave in Ypsilanti
day #2: Taqueria la Fiesta on Packard just east of Carpenter
day #3: Senior Lopez on Stadium in the same strip mall as Ace Hardware
day #4: Taqueria Tacuba on Washtenaw across from the Hua Xing Asian Market
The Rankings: Taqueria La Fiesta slightly edged out Senior Lopez, perhaps only because they were out of pastor the day i went. While Taqueria la Fiesta’s tacos were better, and the orchatas were neck and neck, i prefered Senior Lopez’s rice and beans slightly, and they also have free chips and salsa. Taqueria La Loma, whose tacos were mediocre, might be worth another visit for tortilla soup and pupusas acording to local blogs, easily places third above Taqueria Tacuba, a forgettable place.
after all that pork, i’m really looking forward to eating nothing but salmon in seattle.
here is what you can do in july in dexter: pick blueberries.
first, finding this blueberry farm is an adventure in itself, involving dirt washboard roads and a grassy parking lot. after you park your car in the grassy parking lot, you will get of your car and be greeted by a porta-john. then, you will see a big tree with two plastic chairs under it. next, over by a shed, you will find a collection of ropes and belts, a scale, buckets, a tin can with a plastic lid on it that says, “make checks payable to dexter blueberry farm”, a price list ($1.35 per pound… but the math is done out for you in increments of pounds), and a sign that says “picking is slow today, we expect there to be more by 7/19. i really wish i had my camera with me, it was totally small-town-middle-of-nowhere style. you know… like on halloween when your neighbor leaves out the bowl of candy and the ‘take ONE’ note. it is grand.
i grabbed a bucket and took off towards the rows of bushes.
there were about 10 rows, i guess and these things are FULL of blueberries. i’m telling you… amazing amounts of blueberries. don’t believe me? check out this photo: blueberry bush
ok, now imagine all those bunches of blueberries are still green, and each bush has maybe 5-10 ripe berries on it. i noticed that there was a trend where the bushes under the high voltage wires had more ripe berries on them than the other bushes did. i have two theories about this:
- these bushes were at the back of the rows and further away from the parking lot, thus being less picked-over.
- these bushes are freaks of nature due to the magnetic field created by the high voltage.
after i had filled my bucket about 1/4 of the way full, i headed back to the shed to go weigh my bounty. just shy of two pounds! i owed $2.70 the price list helpfully spelled out for me.
i pulled three bucks out of my pocket, dropped it in the can to join the $8-odd bucks already in there, and grabbed a quarter in change.
now i have to figure out what the fuck to do with all these blueberries.
that one on the far right, it’s a monster. it’s nearly as wide around as a quarter. oh, and they’re really delicious.
at work, we had a fondue happy hour at a local restaurant this evening. my only previous experience with fondue was with a few friends and a hand-me-down fondue set; it didn’t go so well, because everything was lumpy and things kept falling into the pot. but tonight was delightful. lots of cheeses. lots of chocolates. delicious. and we didn’t even do the hot oils and broths.
i’m quite fond of restaurants that allow you to help cook, until i realize that i’m being swindled into doing the grunt work for the restaurant. now i’m bitter.
there’s a war between Polish Village Cafe(PVC) and Polonia Restaurant in Hamtramck.
I’m at Polonia every saturday. Waitresses are always very nice and perfect in every detail. But in PVC- dirty restaurant waitresses are unpleasant. Their food is from cans. Mashed potatoes are instant.
[I] can only say good things about Polish Village. The food is good, and authentic and fresh. Polonia (next door) is no comparision. Polonia makes the kielbasa in the garage which is next to an alley where ro-dents live, which leaves much to wonder about the quality and safety.
where is this war being fought, you ask?
why, citysearch reviews, of course.
Can-Am Pizza’s “Butter Chicken Pizza.”
6/17/07: UPDATE!
The box it came in!
(note, due to my living situation, this box remains in my house, fully a week after the pizza was bought and consumed.)