Top Ten #40 (Special Bonus Edition)

1. White Manna, Hackensack, NJ

2. Metal Mountains @ The Stone, March 20, 2011

fig. a: fried chicken!

3. Pies 'n' Thighs, NYC

fig. b: Kurt!

4. Kurt Vile, Smoke Ring For My Halo (Matador)

5. souvenirs from Russ & Daughters

fig. c: blood, bones, & butter!

6. Prune, NYC + Gabrielle Hamilton, Blood, Bones, & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef

7. Smörgåsbord!, Laloux, March 28, 2011

8. Kajitsu, NYC

fig. d: oysters!

9. Mark Kurlansky, The Big Oyster: A Molluscular History of New York

10. Shopsin's General Store, NYC

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1. Destroyer @ Cabaret Mile End, Montreal, April 1, 2011 (no joke!)

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