PRIME RIB DEMYSTIFIED
Few dishes intimidate the home cook like Prime Rib. Don’t trust me, trust the science– You can do this! And better than restaurants do.
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DannyM
- Jul 20
- 7 min
THE OPPENHEIMER SPECIAL
The practically pre-ordained MOVIE OF THE YEAR opens this Friday. Here's some useful background info. Did your Grumpy Old Mansplainer...
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DannyM
- May 31
- 3 min
OUR FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY
Andrea & I met 55 years ago. We went 32 years between our 3rd & 4th dates. She proposed a week later. We married 15 years ago this...
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DannyM
- Apr 17
- 20 min
ESSAY #100! (A Trucking Tale)
Lacking a better idea, I’m using essay #100 as an excuse to dust off and
share an old trucking diary of a week-long cross-country road trip.
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DannyM
- Sep 26, 2022
- 15 min
CHEF ASTOR'S AUTUMN MENU, PART THREE
The twist-rich third and final installment of DannyM.’s tale about Chef Astor and his 1971 Autumn Dinner Menu at the Cayuga Lounge.
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DannyM
- Sep 14, 2022
- 12 min
CHEF ASTOR’S AUTUMN MENU- Part Two
In early September of 1971, Chef Astor continued working on his new Autumn Menu… adding new dishes and removing or updating old ones.
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DannyM
- Sep 7, 2022
- 7 min
MY FIRST DAY OF HIGH SCHOOL
I started high school fifty years ago… September 6, 1972. My world– and the whole world itself– changed quite drastically that day.
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DannyM
- Aug 24, 2022
- 9 min
CHEF ASTOR’S AUTUMN MENU, Part One
In August of 1971, Chef Astor worked diligently on his new Autumn Menu– the culmination of all his experience, his Culinary Magnum Opus.
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DannyM
- Jun 22, 2022
- 7 min
VONGOLE CASSINI (THE STORY)
A factor that made the CAYUGA LOUNGE great was its capacity to absorb influences from all over the globe– French, Italian, German, whatever.
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KaylaC
- May 9, 2022
- 4 min
TRIPLE-A
Author KaylaC enjoys writing short stories and micro-fiction and is currently working on a fantasy novel series.
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Olga Yulikova
- May 9, 2022
- 5 min
THE BOOK WRITER
Olga Yulikova makes her debut at Danny’s Table with a story she wrote as a birthday present for a mutual friend AndyS, who is a book writer.
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DannyM
- Apr 6, 2022
- 9 min
THE CA-LO SIGN
“Look for the vineyard half a mile past the Ca-Lo sign and turn left…”
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DannyM
- Feb 2, 2022
- 9 min
THE BIG BIRD BOWL:
How To Host A Healthy Super Bowl Feast That Bridges America’s Sharp Political Divide
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