Well, after Season 1 ended, I decided to chop up the cable bill to save a few bucks and chopped out my HBO. Well, now with Season 2 of Flight of the Conchords going strong, and the new show East Bound and Down… I felt the need to seek out these shows and watch.
I was concerned with the new season of Conchords, as the previous season was essentially shows made from content they have tried and tested and brought around the world already. Season 2 needed them to go and create new material and make it happen. Again. After watching FOTC Season 2 so far, I couldn’t be happier. They kept the show as smart as it was, perhaps smarter now, and the songs are killer.
East Bound and Down, a completely different show, I fell is also making it happen. Make sure to watch the pilot episode followed immediately by episode 2 to get a sense of the show. The Pilot/Episode 1 is essentially a movie crammed into a 30 minute spot- highlighting the history of Kenny Powers, ex-professional baseball pitcher who seemingly is down and out on his luck. He’s lost his throw, still thinks he’s a rock star pitcher, and lives with his brother and is a substitute gym teacher. Ta-boot, his coworker is a old high-school girlfriend who he still wants, and he has an affinity for abusing drugs- before and after dealing with his class- which of course- leads to humor. Add Will Ferrel in there for good measure, and the show- so far- is pretty damn entertaining. Depressing at times, sure. Cringe Fest at times, absolutely. yet still entertaining. Below should sum up why you should watch.
Throughout my weekend travels, I made it a point to visit Corrado’s Market, which if you’ve never been, is a fantastical multi-shop Market. The Corrado family must have shown up in Clifton, NJ when it was being formed and bought them out of real estate- because everything from the town Trattoria to the Gas Station is “Corrado’s” something or other. In the essence of time, I only could go visit their cornerstone Market, which is the equivelant of a uber-supermarket, and visit their Beer and Wine making warehouse, to pick up a few items for my future beermaking prospects.
At Corrado’s Market however, I insisted I was only there to gander, and ipck up perhaps one or two special things if they were indeed special. And, yes, I found them. Allow me to get you hip to the new foodstuffs in ym pad that I’ll be experimenting with in the near future.
Water Coconut
Apparantly, this is just a very young Coconut right off the tree, but it looks nothing like a coconut. What to do with this, I’m not sure. It’s gonna take some research.
Malanga
This thing looks like a Yuca and a Potato had sex and had a kid with severe chromosome issues. Apparantly, grown in tropical climates, this this is used like any other starch. Apparantly big in Latin America… I’ll have to research this as well to see that the hell to do with it.
Tuemeric
Of course I’ve heard of Turmeric- but who has it fresh for sale? This shit looks like baby ginger/some kind of worm. I’ve sliced it open and tried it- its like a ginger/lemoingrass type thing. Tasty- and stains absolutely EVERYTHING it touches. I have a idea for this thing however…
Thats about it…I got some breads and other goodness such as their Pancetta- But Corrado’s is a great market. Go there.