tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.comments2024-02-05T11:11:02.470-08:00THE EPICM.Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02898845239082082494noreply@blogger.comBlogger2136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-30855414053162531302022-06-22T10:41:05.089-07:002022-06-22T10:41:05.089-07:00Well, ML, we shall see if there's any writings...Well, ML, we shall see if there's any writings in there. I toy with the idea now and again. So, consider the carrot proverbially dangled, perhaps? In the meantime, best and be well!Uncle Beefyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01865761598525174229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-40879572840620247372022-06-20T18:56:46.804-07:002022-06-20T18:56:46.804-07:00Mon Oncle!!! So glad to see you here. I surely ho...Mon Oncle!!! So glad to see you here. I surely hope that you have come through the clouds and can bless us all with more writing.<br /><br />Ben! I cant wait to get you out of court and writing again. OLD SWANK pally OLD SWANK!!<br /><br />Barb thanks for your loyalty and I love seeing you here again.<br /><br />As ever,<br />MLM.Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02898845239082082494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-12016932307976249082022-06-14T20:39:57.753-07:002022-06-14T20:39:57.753-07:00I have not attended to Once Were Bachelors much ei...I have not attended to Once Were Bachelors much either. For some procrastinatory reason, I was at OWB today and I thought I would treat myself to some of your writing. So I clicked on my sidebar link, where The Epic is listed permanently as a Blogs I Cocktail With. Imagine my joy when I realized that you had posted something in 2022. <br /><br />I hope you are well, Mr. Lane, and I hope to see more of your writing! Aloha!<br /><br />Ben.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18227626694414844848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-82322951220997932632022-05-02T07:44:19.312-07:002022-05-02T07:44:19.312-07:00Hello MLane great to read a post. Hello MLane great to read a post. BarbGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559586378477335960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-38923481522362707452022-04-25T13:50:57.191-07:002022-04-25T13:50:57.191-07:00Cheers to little miracles, M. Lane!
Hoping all i...Cheers to little miracles, M. Lane! <br /><br />Hoping all is well your end, kind sir.<br /><br />Best,<br />Bradford/Uncle BeefyUncle Beefyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01865761598525174229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-12742963546642903412020-09-25T07:39:32.035-07:002020-09-25T07:39:32.035-07:00Edwina thanks for visiting The Epic! I just recei...Edwina thanks for visiting The Epic! I just received these comments in October 2020 or I would have responded earlier. <br /><br />JohnP, an appropriate amendment has been made. It is very difficult to find the dish prepared correctly. Mortons doesnt have the au poivre sauce any more but does a very good bearnaise to go with the steak. I have been unable to determine why the proper sauce is gone. Probably because people found the dish to "peppery". <br /><br />Mon Oncle, wow what a brutal path of late. Keep going a step at a time brother. A step at a time....there is wine and steak out there somewhere.<br /><br />MLM.Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02898845239082082494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-36501884879236661962019-12-29T07:22:13.893-08:002019-12-29T07:22:13.893-08:00Languid & mysterious!Languid & mysterious!Edwina Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15067745110372114201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-52976511209525418492019-12-29T07:20:41.953-08:002019-12-29T07:20:41.953-08:00Beautiful!Beautiful!Edwina Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15067745110372114201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-22184438435705623432019-12-19T18:51:17.076-08:002019-12-19T18:51:17.076-08:00Perhaps an amendment to your profile is in order. ...Perhaps an amendment to your profile is in order. I seem to remember a weekend in NYC that contradicts the statement that you are in your mid 50s. Alas I tend to pass on Stead au poivre because I have not found it done well. TJ and I both love pepper.<br />JohnPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13354953193532869412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-29377908140836619042019-12-19T17:13:04.387-08:002019-12-19T17:13:04.387-08:00How do, M., It's been a rather severe 1+ year ...How do, M., It's been a rather severe 1+ year having gone through a great deal of loss with the deaths of my dad, my uncle, our two pets, my mom, and a co-worker. Needless to say, the notion of sitting in a darkly lit steakhouse while savoring both food and life sounds pretty damn near perfect. Certainly it wouldn't hurt in adjusting to the new normal – a journey I know you've endured as well, sadly. One day at a time, n'est-ce pas? I'll have to venture to El Gaucho sometime soon – Morton's closed some time back, sadly – and report back on my au Poivre adventure. Wishing you well during the holiday season and the very best to come in 2020, kind sir! – MOUncle Beefyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01865761598525174229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-65905122556068946892019-12-19T14:25:57.389-08:002019-12-19T14:25:57.389-08:00Petunia!!! I'm so sorry that I wasnt notified ...Petunia!!! I'm so sorry that I wasnt notified of your comment and I just happened to see it now. I hope that all is wonderful for you and LP. <br /><br />MLM.Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02898845239082082494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-23963593870227295162019-12-19T14:19:00.226-08:002019-12-19T14:19:00.226-08:00Ben I know the feeling my brother. Thanks for dro...Ben I know the feeling my brother. Thanks for dropping by! Its good to know some of us are still typing away.<br /><br />Amy thanks for the visit and the comments! They mean the world to me.<br /><br />MON ONCLE!!!! SO glad to hear from you! I hope all has returned to an even keel for you. In your neck of the woods Morton's steakhouse can do a great steak au poivre [thats where the post pictures were taken] and the steakhouse El Gaucho in Portland and Seattle does it too. I really love pepper so i get it the old way with a peppercorn crust and the traditional creme and brandy based sauce. But I think that if Mr. Beard takes over someone he could very well choose you!!!!! Please stay in touch.<br /><br />MLM.Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02898845239082082494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-87343088313649496042019-11-29T20:58:19.131-08:002019-11-29T20:58:19.131-08:00I have suspected, on more than one occasion, when ...I have suspected, on more than one occasion, when a mistrial has been declared through no fault of my own and before delivery into the lap of a jury, that my opposite number has chickened out and was never as prepared as he claimed.<br /><br />Oh well, at least his cowardice delivered you to a casino!Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18227626694414844848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-75731743930760181722019-11-25T18:25:15.825-08:002019-11-25T18:25:15.825-08:00A martini, then steak au poivre. You were already ...A martini, then steak au poivre. You were already ahead before you started! <br />Have a lovely Thanksgiving, Epic. Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169647482007124898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-80330706788073029912019-11-24T22:29:46.265-08:002019-11-24T22:29:46.265-08:00Hello M., Lovely to see you pop up in my reader an...Hello M., Lovely to see you pop up in my reader and the perfect post to partake in on a Sunday evening. Sounds like a marvelous night you had and I will definitely be adding languid more often to my vocabulary and, with any luck, to my life. Additionally, and this you may well find shocking, I'll need to indulge in Steak au Poivre as I've yet in life to enjoy this culinary treasure. One hopes that I'll be able to find an option for skillful preparation in my area or that James Beard inhabits my body should I attempt my own round in the kitchen. I'm a bit skeptical of a half & half martini but it does sound decidedly apropos should I find myself in a darkly lit steakhouse. Good to hear you're getting in some good times and hope you're well overall, sir. Cheers!Uncle Beefyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01865761598525174229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-25053318533575470592019-09-08T23:32:44.911-07:002019-09-08T23:32:44.911-07:00Hello,
I hope your days are better and happier fo...Hello,<br /><br />I hope your days are better and happier for you. Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06173303399522862906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-85952474867631819952019-08-19T03:07:34.604-07:002019-08-19T03:07:34.604-07:00Thanks for dropping by my place and learning a lit...Thanks for dropping by my place and learning a little something about my favorite band. Hope you're well. I miss reading your stuff, too, and despite an absence of comments here, I've read all your posts as they appear! Take care.<br /><br />BenBenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18227626694414844848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-1784323614367959802019-07-31T01:58:44.463-07:002019-07-31T01:58:44.463-07:00I hope you receive this comment for I enjoyed your...I hope you receive this comment for I enjoyed your review of this rare fiction very much. John lukacs was the individual who recommended The horrors of love to me and perhaps the greatest joy the book provides me in retrospect is the manner in which the colloquies that comprise the narrative mirror in an uncanny and indirect way the bliss I experienced having Dr, lukacs as an interlocutor during our mutual strolls and meals together. Of course, he was the master and I the student. Another favorite dutord book, for me, is his labor of love to Stendhal, the man of sensibility. Yours truly, Jace Gaffney. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769008262395582888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-236732946817864012019-04-29T19:06:19.127-07:002019-04-29T19:06:19.127-07:00I hope so, too. Happiness and sunshine to you! I hope so, too. Happiness and sunshine to you! Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06173303399522862906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-12173844771473976432019-03-18T18:28:31.032-07:002019-03-18T18:28:31.032-07:00Hi, I was also interested in this restaurant as it...Hi, I was also interested in this restaurant as it shows up in my 'Esquire Party Book' from 1965. The cannelloni recipe is listed. I was curious where this restaurant was in NYC and when it closed. Any info would be greatly appreciated! Cheers, Amy Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238267445504441629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-38213418434619653662019-01-28T20:59:04.371-08:002019-01-28T20:59:04.371-08:00Hang in there, brother.Hang in there, brother.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18227626694414844848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-6031658539300514262019-01-01T15:46:37.759-08:002019-01-01T15:46:37.759-08:00I shall likewise NEVER darken their door again!I shall likewise NEVER darken their door again!Streakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08682922408980430460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-17878943424261197842018-12-19T16:02:31.496-08:002018-12-19T16:02:31.496-08:00Angels are everywhere ;)Angels are everywhere ;)Suburban Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08229769705478339351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-70702255228623607762018-12-01T03:59:53.597-08:002018-12-01T03:59:53.597-08:00Great story, and while reading I had no doubt you ...Great story, and while reading I had no doubt you would stick to your guns regarding the wine in spite of the owners awful behavior. One reason I so look forward to your posts is that they frequently celebrate the beauty of the everyday, and teaches us to celebrate it. After reading them I always remember to give my wife and kids an extra hug.Nicklechathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12418624309792993343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-50313911521111291452018-11-26T10:08:25.824-08:002018-11-26T10:08:25.824-08:00Terrific post. Glad to hear from you.Terrific post. Glad to hear from you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06824576777699051978noreply@blogger.com