Entries from October 2009

October 17, 2009

It’s time for the Saturday real estate game!

It’s time for the real estate game, where I describe a New York apartment and you guess how much it costs. It’s based on the NYT real estate section. I’ll put the answers in the comment section below.
1. Upper east side studio on 73rd St. No views, not much light. Fireplace, prewar doorman building. Recently [...]

October 16, 2009

An amazingly deliciously great meatloaf recipe

Was there something in the water this week? Did the meatloaf lobby inject our lakes and rivers with some sort of serum that induced mindless meatloaf cravings nationwide? On Monday, Jon had a discussion with Dave, a friend of his in Los Angeles, who was bragging about the meatloaf he made. During this discussion, I [...]

October 3, 2009

How much do you know about real estate prices in NYC?

On weekends, I like to play a game with Jon involving the New York Times real estate section. The game could be called, “Why on earth would anyone ever buy NYC real estate?” I describe an apartment or house, and he guesses how much it costs. Here is an excerpt from today’s game — I’ll [...]