Thursday, March 16, 2006
What are you eating for lunch?
Our production office is located across from Cafe Brazil which I thought for a while was some kind of Brazilian immigrant or health agency. The sign has a very short "f" which looks like an "r" from far away. The cafe which is more of a lunch counter is tiny. In fact, it used to be a storage space. They serve hot sandwiches that range in price from $3.50 to $5.00. Their signature sandwich is called the #1 Special Barbecue. It's a really big bun with your choice of chicken or steak, ham, mozzarella, bacon, eggs, corn, potato sticks, lettuce, tomatoes and mayo. It's a lot of sandwich for only $6 which I've actually not eaten. I've had the $5 Tropical Chicken with chicken, mozzarella, corn, potato sticks, lettuce, tomatoes, mayo and pineapple. Yes, pineapple. Don't knock it, the sweet ring adds some juice to the chicken which bordered on dry.
Cafe Brazil also serves lunch specials with rice and beans or a little salad. Before 4 pm, the lunch special cost $6.50 to $7; after 4pm, they increase by a dollar or two. I've had the the fish Milanese, which is a fried whitefish filet served with skinny French fries or fried yucca which is a lot like potato. This fish would have been great as a sandwich. There was a light coating of panko breadcrumbs which added a nice crunch and the fish itself was mild and perfectly tender. The collard greens are also very good. They are the healthy type of greens, thinly sliced and quick cooked to retain their bright green color. Their coffee is also good. I haven't eaten their $7 Friday special, feijoada, which is like a Brazilian cassoulet, but Diana, the fun costume assistant on the movie we work for has. She stayed with friends in Brazil, so she's eaten the real deal. In this video she reviews the feijoada.
Oh, and just for the record, Diana wanted me to clarify that the difference between costume and wardrobe is the costume peeps pick out the clothes and figure out the creative concepts, while wardrobe folks deal with the onset day to day like cleaning, dressing, and sewing.
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3 comments:
I'm really digging the enhanced audio visual presentations on your blog! Did this replace something else on Sixth?
Thanks Dlite!
Cafe Brazil replaced the storage space that was just south of the old THINKFilm office and that vocational school.
Liza, obrigada for making the distinction between costume and wardrobe! Let's go get an Acai sometime! mmm...
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