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sunny & annie’s deli

i loved this beloved east village bodega. they’ve got about 100 different sandwich options all influenced by Korean flavors. my girlfriend had this spot on her radar and it blew my mind. we got a chicken cutlet with cantaloupe on it… incredible

keely pick:
p.h.o 10 w/ chicken cutlet. sesami leaves, fresh mozzarella, onions, chives, cucumber, cilantro, avocado, no bacon, cantaloupe, fresh jalepeno, hoysin sauce, spicy red pesta sauce, on a hero (mind-blown emoji)

bemelmans bar

we definitely got taxed for being young and cool at the classy fancy bemelmans bar. they made me change into my girlfriend’s jnco pants because i was wearing shorts. and then when we were seated they charged us $25 each for the piano man. i guess woody allen used to play clarinet there all the time… i guess i would pay the fee for that. ok but the real beauty of this bar, the walls are all covered in murals hand painted by the artist who did the children’s book madeline, ludwig bemelman. very cool vibe if you can take the punishment.

stuff to enjoy at bemelmans:
the bar nuts and the beautiful art

l’industrie pizzeria

my favorite slice of pizza in nyc is their burrata slice, unfortunately every time i passed by on this trip the lines were too long. mama mia.

what i wish i got:
buratta pie (goddamn)

tashkent supermarket

my friend dillon and i were going to do drugs and sit at washington square park but we needed to grab something to eat before we went, he recommended this place. pretty amazing vibe, cafeteria style and great prices. you could probablt get anything here and it would be great, huge hot food bar, constantly getting refreshed.

if you wanna eat like me:
shrimp pasta (love these noodles)

xing fu tang

for when you need a big glass of sweet milk to round out your eating and walking around the city for the day! it’s like a s’more or a creme brulee, it’s so f—ed up.

amazing glass of milk:
brown sugar boba oat milk

Had a great conversation with A Song Called Life Podcast last month, and I transcribed it for us all to read! I included some visual aids as well ❤️

“music as a time capsule” is up now on the “joel” substack

weirdo music and normal people music round up for you, but honestly mostly weirdo music this week 😵‍💫❤️

Read more about each song on my substack or in joel magazine. also added all these to the joel tunes playlist updated weekly!

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