Last night I found myself in Fort Greene at 6:00 (half day at the office). I decided to take advantage of the early night by catching Volver, the latest film from Pedro Almodovar starring the spectacular Penelope Cruz. The show started at 7:00 (at BAM) so with an hour to kill I decided to eat and was happy to stumble across The Smoke Joint, a newly opened BBQ restaurant that I remembered reading about a few weeks earlier.
The Smoke Joint is serious about BBQ. Cords of Hickory(?) wood line the entrance. The smell of smoke and sauce get one ready to eat in a jiffy. I ordered a pulled chicken sandwich and a root beer and sat down until my number was called; there is no table service, a welcome nod to those of us preferring speed to service. My sandwich was served on a nicely toasted bun and accompanied by slaw and pickles. The chicken was tender and infused with a minimal amount of smokey sauce. Additional sauce was served on the side. One of the owners was sitting nearby working on his laptop and started chatting with me; the other was behind the counter cooking and serving. The friendliness of the owners and staff, and the quality apparent in what I had has me looking to return to explore more of their menu. My dinner came to $9 and change. The Smoke Joint is located at 87 South Elliott Place (Fulton Street), Fort Greene, Brooklyn; (718) 797-1011.
Now on to the boobies.
The Smoke Joint is serious about BBQ. Cords of Hickory(?) wood line the entrance. The smell of smoke and sauce get one ready to eat in a jiffy. I ordered a pulled chicken sandwich and a root beer and sat down until my number was called; there is no table service, a welcome nod to those of us preferring speed to service. My sandwich was served on a nicely toasted bun and accompanied by slaw and pickles. The chicken was tender and infused with a minimal amount of smokey sauce. Additional sauce was served on the side. One of the owners was sitting nearby working on his laptop and started chatting with me; the other was behind the counter cooking and serving. The friendliness of the owners and staff, and the quality apparent in what I had has me looking to return to explore more of their menu. My dinner came to $9 and change. The Smoke Joint is located at 87 South Elliott Place (Fulton Street), Fort Greene, Brooklyn; (718) 797-1011.
Now on to the boobies.
Look I'm no film critic* so this review will be brief. Volver is a story about women; mothers and daughters, sisters, and neighbors, the ties that bind them together (namely, cheating husbands), lies, death, and reconciliation. It's funny, well acted, and suspenseful. And there's something about seeing Cruz (even fully clothed) in action that just makes things better. Lest I be accused of misleading anyone, the only naked boobies in the movie are sadly not those of Ms Cruz, however, her cleavage revealing outfits get more mileage than most. If you're a fan of Almodovar, Cruz, well written and acted movies, Volver is a solid choice.
*Speaking of film critics, this may very well be the first and last movie I review (thank me later). Starting very soon, someone with a more serious and informed perspective will be taking up residence in our new Movie Review section. Stay tuned!
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If you want to see her amazing breast, see La Nina de Tus Ojos (1998)...oh and it is a very good movie too. the movie is about A company of Spanish movie makers that leaves Franco's Spain and moves to Hitler's Germany to make a film in co-production.
she seems a little on the thin side for my taste and she has kind of duck lips. but I would not say no...I am just a sex addict.
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