RE: [CH] From the Hot Sauce Blog

Bradley F. Maurer (gregor.nyc@earthlink.net)
Wed, 27 Jul 2005 00:23:25 -0400 (EDT) 

Hey Charlie,
  A long time Chile Head from Astoria, Queens, NYC in the house!
  Why are you amazed that we have real bbq here in NYC?  When it comes to anything edible, it can be found here in the Great Gotham--though you might have to make a "walk about" outside of your immediate neighborhood.  Keep in mind that most of the denizens of Manhattan still fatalistically adhere to the antiquated rule that if you have to walk more than fifteen minutes to find something, its not worth the trouble.  Woe to those that stoop so low as to be desperate to want something that they actually cross a body of water to find it!
  NYC is a huge metroplex of almost 12 million people most of which are immigrants from foreign destinations, but there are a large number of "immigrants" to the city from the various regions of the US.  It is not the few blocks of Manhattan that the double-decker tour buses show the average tourist.
  As an example, Queens (which most tourists only experience as a blur from a taxi as they make their way to "NYC" from JFK or LGA) is home to 2.8 million people from more than 180 different ethnic groups.  You want a particular aji, you simply go to the ethnic neighborhood most likey to consume such a pepper--and "boom" there it is--in all its forms and in abundence.
  You want good southern-style BBQ?  You go to Southeastern Queens or parts of Brooklyn that are inhabited by African-Americans who have come here from the "Deep South" and you will find little "hole in the wall" places that, certainly, rival the best of Texas, North Carolina, or Alabama--the same recipes, just a different latitude.  The same could be said about good Mexican Barbacoa or Jamaican jerked and pulled meats.
  If you limit yourself to view that Times Square and Midtown Manhattan is the "real" NYC, you are fooling yourself and identifying yourself as a Japanese or German tourist!  The real NYC lies across the "river" in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens.
  There are a lot of good BBQ joints here in the city, unfortunately for the casual tourists, none of them are Times Square Corporate Chains.  If that's what you want go for it.  Personally, I don't understand why anyone would come to this city, and eat at "corporate destinations" or even take the time to review them and validate them.
  Gregor

 I'm still amazed they have barbeque in NYC and even more amazed that at
least to one reviewer it's good. Seriously though I've just about given up
on any real conversation on this list, though I certainly haven't
contributed a lot,
the times I have have been met with resounding silence. Anyway as far as I'm
concerned she posted (copied) something entertaining and I feel the list was
enriched by her posting.

Charlie

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com
[mailto:owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com] On Behalf Of
terrabyte@charter.net
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 6:47 PM
To: chile-heads@globalgarden.com
Subject: Re: RE: [CH] From the Hot Sauce Blog

Then you must be overwhelmingly excited about my original suggestion, since
it has been the ONLY response to Linda's regurgitations.

All I was saying is that if it's worth posting here, kick it off with a
comment.

Nick updates his blog 1-2 times a day. I was just envisioning an inifinte
copy-paste for the rest of the year. What's the point in that?

-Dustin

> 
>  Yes you're absolutely right, the 3-5 messages a week on this list is 
> pretty overwhelming. Make sure you try to squelch any attempt to start 
> a conversation.
> 
> Charlie
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com
> [mailto:owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com] On Behalf Of 
> terrabyte@charter.net
> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 12:21 PM
> To: chile-heads@globalgarden.com
> Subject: Re: [CH] From the Hot Sauce Blog
> 
> Why are you doing this? How many copies of the internet do we need? If 
> people want to read Nick's hot sauce blog, they can just go to:
> www.hotsauceblog.com every day.
> 
> Or if they want it straight to their email:
> 1) Google Mail (GMAIL) provides RSS feeds
> 2) R|Mail:  http://www.kbcafe.com/rss/rss2smtp.aspx
> 
> If you were linking to each article AND commenting on each one, then 
> that would be a worthy discussion. Copying & Pasting something we've 
> already seen isn't very useful, though.
> 
> Thanks,
> -Dustin
> 
> > From: "Linda Panter" <lipant@sympatico.ca>
> > Subject: [CH] From the Hot Sauce Blog
> > 
> > Frostbite Hot Sauce
> > 
> > Posted on 07.25.05 by Nick @ 7:23 am
> > 
> > Spurred by the comments of a reader, I moved my scheduled
>