To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance. – Oscar Wilde
If we were not so excessively interested in ourselves, life would be so uninteresting that none of us would be able to endure it. – Arthur Schopenhauer
I find that when I do not think of myself I do not think at all. – Jules Renard
From Kent in the comments thread under our picture of Michael Voltaggio came this insightful, experienced observation about the Los Angeles restaurant scene:
Every (new) restaurant is the same. I haven’t been to a restaurant opening in over a year that didn’t make me think “I had this last week at Animal, Sotto, Freddy Smalls, Tar & Roses, Tasting Kitchen, etc…” Look at Ink.’s opening menu. Everything on it was a copy of someone else’s food. Top Chef is turning the restaurant scene into the NBA. A bunch of kids with some talent but not ready yet.
Marco had a great run this week with a string of gems, including:
John is like a vagina; very soft and very sensitive. His palate is questionable and his motives are questionable.