Slog - Comments on Lunch Date: The Lemur http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/lunch_date_the_lemur (A few times a week, I take a new book with me to lunch and give it a half an hour or so to grab my attention. Lunch Date is my judgment on that speed-dating experience.) Who's your date today? The Lemur, by Benjamin Black, who is the pen name for John Banville. Where'd you go? Ali Baba. What'd you eat? Falafel gyro, fries, and a soda ($7.10). How was the food? I'm a little disappointed, honestly. The fries were great, they were cooked just right and spiced perfectly, too. And I ate at Ali Baba a long time... Copyright 2008 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:13:05 -0800 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:18:45 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by whomsRU I had the same problem with the tzatziki. I think they've opted out on using the key ingredient: cucumbers.

]]> whomsRU http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/lunch_date_the_lemur#c1077606 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/lunch_date_the_lemur#c1077606 Books Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:14:25 -0800 Comment by josh Didn't Banville get a (well-deserved) Booker for the Sea? Not a bad marker of "success" in literary fiction.

]]> josh http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/lunch_date_the_lemur#c1077623 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/lunch_date_the_lemur#c1077623 Books Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:23:51 -0800 Comment by Katelyn @2 That's what I was going to point out after reading this on my RSS feed. Though, not everyone liked The Sea.

]]> Katelyn http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/lunch_date_the_lemur#c1077643 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/lunch_date_the_lemur#c1077643 Books Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:43:46 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave tzakis without cukes? is this a joke?

BTW, I love the cover of this book.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/lunch_date_the_lemur#c1077663 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/lunch_date_the_lemur#c1077663 Books Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:04:04 -0800 Comment by Jubilation T. Cornball "Will you two end up in bed together? Yes."

Paul, you've been getting fucked left and right lately -- astute choice of reads, old bean!

]]> Jubilation T. Cornball http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/lunch_date_the_lemur#c1077719 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/lunch_date_the_lemur#c1077719 Books Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:45:48 -0800 Comment by Will in 98103 Ali Baba's gyros are, indeed, bland.

]]> Will in 98103 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/lunch_date_the_lemur#c1077775 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/lunch_date_the_lemur#c1077775 Books Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:18:45 -0800