Just to note a couple of blogs that my friends write. First off is my buddy Ravi, who is blogging about the barrel of wine we're making in beautiful Jersey City, New Jersey. It's still young, but it's getting pretty damn good. Plus, I'll be up to my neck in cheap hooch for the rest of next year. Woo!

Also, this being the Year of the Pig, my pal John (who is an amazing artist) is tracking his progress over the next year to create the perfect short ribs recipe--as well as any other porcine production he comes up with. Might be tasty, but I'd never know 'cause I wouldn't eat the filthy motherfucker.