Mexico City restaurants closed because of swine flu fears
Mexico City's 35,000 restaurants, bars and cafes have been effectively closed by the government, banned from serving customers anything but takeout. This is to help prevent further spread of the swine flu.
I'm just sitting here thinking about the economic impact if that happened in Baltimore. It would be devastating for owners, wait staff -- and, of course, restaurant critics. Maybe I could hijack Rob Kasper's Takeout column.
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Because there's no way for infected kitchen and counter staff to spread the disease via takeout, Achoooo......
Posted by: Owl Meat Gravy | April 29, 2009 10:45 AM
Don't be afraid of Flying Pig, he doesn't have swine flu, hey hey hey http://tinyurl.com/62x69c
Posted by: VoodooPork ■|:o) | April 29, 2009 10:48 AM
Mexico,run away from the flu, shoes, zapatos ....
TerrierDaughter is fascinated by this map of people buying shoes:
http://www.zappos.com/map/
I'm hypnotized. I want to join their cult now.
Posted by: TerrierMom ~╥╥☺ | April 29, 2009 10:57 AM
Isn't it weird that my suggestions show up as bullet points in my Opera RSS aggregator but no bullets here? Weird
Posted by: Owl Meat Gravy | April 29, 2009 11:04 AM
Oopos, wrong blog.
Posted by: Owl Meat Gravy | April 29, 2009 11:06 AM
That's what happens when you date two blogs at once Owl Boy
Posted by: Julie | April 29, 2009 11:20 AM
Wouldn't bullets be over on the crime blog, Owlie?
Posted by: Lissa | April 29, 2009 11:23 AM
Zappos is tremendous for shoes, Terriermom. Join us now. You won't be sorry.
Posted by: *◄:o)Yum~ | April 29, 2009 1:15 PM
YP is right. Zappo's is great.
Posted by: Hal Laurent | April 29, 2009 1:30 PM
I've been looking for a good shoe cult. Can I bring Jesus and Jiggsy? Is there a Zappos compound?
Posted by: TerrierMom ~╥╥☺ | April 29, 2009 1:36 PM
Shoes by mail? Can that work?
Posted by: Owl Meat Gravy | April 29, 2009 2:47 PM
All are welcome, but those with feet will find their own heaven on earth. Hard-to-fit? Hard-to-find? No problem! Free shipping! Free returns!
No need for a compound; we are legion.
Posted by: *◄:o)Yum~ (YumPorchetta) | April 29, 2009 3:16 PM
TerrierMom, bring the whole clan and come be shoe-cultists! Zappos is great!
Posted by: Joyce W. | April 29, 2009 3:28 PM
Indeed. Lady Yummington becomes more intriguing. Do you think they might have anything in a size 14 slingback pump?
Posted by: Lord Marmalade | April 29, 2009 3:37 PM
How did this post get switched to shoes? Imelda Marcos? Gee, the WHO just raised the level to 5, the second highest that there may be a pandamic in the works.
Posted by: Earl | April 29, 2009 5:41 PM
Earl said: How did this post get switched to shoes?
You must be new here.
Posted by: Hal Laurent | April 29, 2009 6:34 PM
Silly Earl, Imelda Marcos was Filipino, not Mexican.
Posted by: Lissa | April 29, 2009 6:55 PM
Lord M, yes, I am multi-faceted and complex creature. Indeed there are some slingbacks in your size, but I think you would like these instead: link
Or perhaps these, for when you are crewing on the Thames: link
I believe they are waterproof as well.
Posted by: *◄:o)Yum~ | April 29, 2009 7:18 PM
TerrierMom, bring the whole clan and come be shoe-cultists! Zappos is great!
See! We are everywhere! You will recognize us by our cute shoes.
Gee, the WHO just raised the level to 5, the second highest that there may be a pandamic in the works.
Earl, would you rather worry about swine flu? Where else can you discover and talk about food and dining AND find a great place to buy shoes -- all in one blog? It truly is The Only Blog You'll Ever Need.
Posted by: *◄:o)Yum~ | April 29, 2009 7:26 PM
Can you row in boots like those, YP?
Gods, rowing and thigh high hot pink stiletto boots...I can't begin to think what the name of that particular fetish might be.
Posted by: Lissa | April 29, 2009 8:54 PM
Can you row in boots like those, YP?
Lissa, I shall defer to Lord M. I understand he has won numerous honors for his sculling skills.
Posted by: YumPorchetta*◄:o)╥╥~ | April 29, 2009 9:31 PM
Oh, the Who = World Health Organization.
When I first read that, all I could think is what does Roger Daltrey have to do with the Swine Flu.
Posted by: Robert of Cross Keys | April 29, 2009 9:36 PM
RoCk wrote: what does Roger Daltrey have to do with the Swine Flu
I'm sure that if we worked at it, we could find the link.
Posted by: Bucky | April 29, 2009 10:54 PM
Well done Lady Yum. I have just made the great leap tweenward and created a face book account as "Nigel LordMarmalade". If you would like to see some of my more magnificent ensembles at private soirees at Marmalade Manor at Budgie-on-Umbridge. Ta.
Posted by: Lord Marmalade | April 29, 2009 11:09 PM
RoCK and Bucky:
Can you see the real me, doctor?
Posted by: Joyce W. | April 30, 2009 5:35 AM
Can you see the real me, doctor?
I dunno, RoCK. What do you think? My memory is that the doc in that lyric was a shrink. Is the H1N1 influenza outbreak all in our heads?
Posted by: Bucky | April 30, 2009 8:06 AM
Yet another great exercise in the Sandbox!
Posted by: Earl | April 30, 2009 8:54 AM
what does Roger Daltrey have to do with the Swine Flu.
Yeah. I flashed back to an evening at the Fillmore.
Posted by: Eve | April 30, 2009 9:23 AM
Eve - east or west?
Posted by: Bucky | April 30, 2009 10:07 AM
We don't have topic drive, we have topic maneuvers.
Posted by: Lissa | April 30, 2009 10:11 AM
Bucky - East
Posted by: Eve | April 30, 2009 11:31 AM
Lord M, so pleased the shoes and boots gained your approval. Perhaps Lady M would like to try them as well? As you saw, they are available in other sizes and colors to tickle her fancy.
Alas, I have not joined the technologically-advanced who have FB accounts, nor do I Twitter. There's barely enough time in the day as it is to practice my other vices.
Posted by: *◄:o)Yum~ | April 30, 2009 12:07 PM
Every year we have different strains of influenza that spread throughout the world. So every year we have a flu pandemic. Every year. Don't let the word alarm you.
Another thing. Flu is a respiratory illness,. There is no such thing as a stomach flu. Mexico City is one of the most polluted places on Earth. People suffer respiratory problems just from breathing the air. Plus the deaths attributed to flu there are probably wildy overstated.
The symptoms of this strain of flu are way way less severe than for the 1918 flu that killed millions worldwide. The progress of the 1918 are genuinely horrifying and are rarely talked about because they were so gruesome.
Take a deep breath and have a pork chop.
Posted by: Owl Meat Gravy | April 30, 2009 12:31 PM
I think that I have a touch of bacon malaise. :-)
Posted by: RayRay | April 30, 2009 2:13 PM
I'd rather have a touch of bacon mayonaise, RayRay.
Posted by: Lissa | April 30, 2009 5:35 PM
News Flash: QVC is featuring a plethora of Beconnaise-related products, including Bacon Salt, RIGHT NOW, at a VERY SPECIAL PRICE. Did you know there is a Baconnaise Light?
Posted by: *◄:o)Yum~ | May 1, 2009 4:46 PM
Here's a response, direct from Mexico, on how to deal with the porky flu:
Mexican flu solution
Posted by: LEC | May 1, 2009 5:21 PM
A friend of mine is responding to Swine Flu by waterboarding pigs in BBQ sauce.
Posted by: Lissa | May 1, 2009 8:57 PM
I saw on CNN that it is now being called the Cinco de Mayo flu. Shots!
Posted by: Owl Meat Garrrrravy | May 1, 2009 9:11 PM
Hey,
Pigs get flu just like humans, only there is no vaccine. Just aspirin, water, and bed rest.
If farmers mixed BBQ sauce into pig feed, then maybe we wouldn't have to add it-they would arrive already seasoned?
Posted by: PCB Rob | May 1, 2009 9:36 PM
I was at the store today and I overheard people refusing to purchase produce if it came from Mexico, because they were afraid of catching the flu. I bought 14+ lbs of beautiful boneless pork shoulder for $1.49 lb. Dirt cheap. Other cuts of pork were piled up in the cases and the prices were lower than I've seen in years. It seems as if people are still afraid to buy and eat pork.
I just finished trimming, rubbing, tying, and wrapping my porchetta for its overnight rest in the fridge -- tomorrow I'm up early to brown it and then begin the long, low, slow roasting...ahhhh. Mmmmmm.....
Posted by: *◄:o)Yum~ | May 2, 2009 11:02 PM
You can't get the flu from produce! Not unless someone just sneezed on it, anyway.
I can't believe some people. And, I'm crushed that I don't have a chest freezer to stock up on cheap pig.
Posted by: Lissa | May 3, 2009 9:06 AM
Good job Yum. Ha! I knew this would lead to insanely cheap pork in the short run. Silly human race
Posted by: Owl Meat Gravy | May 3, 2009 10:44 AM
I will credit sometime-commenter Abigail Carlson with this (even though she admits she got it from someone else; I got it from her):
The aporkalypse is upon us.
Posted by: Bucky | May 3, 2009 11:47 AM
Excellent, Bucky! I love it whether you created it or not.
Posted by: *◄:o)Yum~ | May 3, 2009 1:01 PM
I can confirm that pork prices at the grocer are insanely low. We just left the Superfresh with a pork shoulder and 3 4-packs of pork chops at roughly $.99/lb.
Posted by: mmmcorn | May 3, 2009 4:04 PM
They said a Blackman would be elected President when pigs fly.
100 days in office....Swine flu..
Posted by: Eve | May 3, 2009 7:23 PM
*groan* Eve...that is bad.
Posted by: Lissa | May 3, 2009 7:41 PM
Elizabeth was right on! Vic's on the River was very good,even on the weekend. Loved the piano player. She gave us a ride home. We stayed really late! The combination of the food, view, attentive staff and music made it fun evening.
Posted by: rb | May 31, 2009 7:46 AM