mine is mustard and cheese, usually some presliced cheddar or something as a kid. later I was pleased that Bloom eats a gorgonzola and mustard sandwich for lunch -- as the perfect compromise between gluttony and asceticism -- in *Ulysses*.

oh?

jeez, the entire guide now is completely focused on candidates' stances on Palestine. which is important, but, like, I would read a guide like this mainly to understand more local issues?

The Ashmolean description says it's a pun on an Italian version of "dickhead," probably commissioned as a joke by a rich dude's friends, in a style parodying trendy majolica portraits of ladies given as lovers' keepsakes.

it has some other claims to fame, like Eugene Debs being jailed there during the Pullman Strike and allowed to go on hunting trips with the warden. the jail space is now a restaurant and you used to be able to eat in Debs's cell but now that room is full of video gambling.

Dried beans + an Instant Pot, there are infinite options there

If you want function and longevity rather than looks, go to a restaurant supply place. For anything that might be used in Chinese cooking, I love Rong City in Chinatown.

This Viet Thanh Nguyen essay (which ran as an NYT op ed) is kind of about it:

vietnguyen.info/2018/asian-a...

the city should be plowing it if they're plowing the road! it's not too late to become an insufferable "bikeable cities" guy ... join us ...