This is how my coffee looks to me until I drink it: slightly blurry. 🙂 (Thanks, Houndstooth, for always making crazygood coffee.)

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Today I heard a man singing in a stairwell. I happened to pass by the stairwell door at just the right moment, and managed to catch his entire performance. I have no idea what floor he was on, what song he was singing, or who he was, but it was great.

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Tomorrow I have three meetings with chefs and owners, and I think I’ll end the day with dinner at F&D (pigs brains! white anchovy tartine! porcini & sweetbread omelette!), then drinks at Tigress Pub. And after that, I’ll come home and watch my friends Paul and Drew on Top Chef! I’m looking forward to it already.

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Supper club was wonderful on Sunday. I made three Indian dishes: matar paneer, jeera rice, and raita. They made for lovely leftovers the next day.

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I accidentally bought a nursing bra. I found these supercute black polka-dot cotton bras at Target, and popped one in my basket. I only realized once I got it home that it had a handy one-click-boob-exposure feature. My friend said I should just go with it, because it’s like crotchless panties for your boobs. 😀 (Nope, I’m returning it.)

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I’ve been slowly reading An Everlasting Meal. It’s taking me forever, because it’s so very dense with loveliness. Every little paragraph is juicy with tips and thoughts and ideas. Every sentence is a recipe. It’s fantastic.

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I’m loving this 16mm Kodachrome film of Las Vegas in 1962, edited by Jeff Altman.

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And also this video for Lonely Boy by The Black Keys. (Aside from LOVING The Black Keys, the guy in this video is awesome.)

– via Miss Moss

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Happy November, everyone!