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State pension funds' combined underfunding rises to $4.7 trillion — report - Pensions & Investments
State employee retirement systems are underfunded by a total of $4.7 trillion for a funding ratio of 36%, said a report from State Budget Solutions, a non-profit organization advocating state budget reform.
The report measured state public pension liabilities by market valuation instead of discount rates based on investment return assumptions because "the discount rates that plans use are just far too high," said Joe Luppino-Esposito, State Budget Solutions general counsel and the report's author, in an interview. A risk-free rate based on a 15-year Treasury bond rate works better when states fail to make annual contributions and address unfunded liabilities, Mr. Luppino-Esposito said. "Even if you are on target, it doesn't work. The bottom line is that on paper nothing beats a government pension. But in reality, the money isn't there," Mr. Luppino-Esposito said.
The overall actuarial assets of state pension funds in the 50 states, according to the report, total $2.68 trillion, while liabilities total $7.42 trillion.
IMO, Frank Zappa was misunderstood and way ahead of his time.
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Europe to pay for the whole mess in Ukraine | Michael Hudson
A Single Dose Respiratory Recombinant Adenovirus-Based Vaccine Provides Long-Term Protection for Non-Human Primates from Lethal Ebola Infection - Molecular Pharmaceutics (ACS Publications)
A Single Dose Respiratory Recombinant Adenovirus-Based Vaccine Provides Long-Term Protection for Non-Human Primates from Lethal Ebola Infection
Riksbank Cuts Key Rate to Zero as Deflation Fight Deepens - Bloomberg
Swedish property prices have almost tripled since 1995, while consumer debt has nearly doubled to about 175 percent of disposable incomes. In a bid to avoid regulation, the Swedish Bankers' Association recently proposed forcing homeowners to amortize all new mortgages worth more than 50 percent of their properties.
Swedish household borrowing growth accelerated at a faster-than-expected 5.7 percent last month, up from 5.1 percent at the beginning of this year, according to Statistics Sweden.
The bank said today that it's now "even more urgent" to manage risks from high household indebtedness.
How do you like our choices for governor in this years election?
It's local. Forget about state income tax, and sales tax @ 8.25%. Cuomo's a crook. Old news.
Check this out. Taxes up nearly 50% on this beauty:
property/house worth $500k have to pay in annual property taxes?
Rockland County, NY - approx. $14K per year.
Food prices trek higher - The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ:CAKE) | Seeking Alpha
· Food prices rose in September, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
· The category, which gets stripped out of the core CPI number, rose 0.3% M/M and 3.0% Y/Y.
· Prices for food consumed at home increased 3.2% Y/Y during the month.
The unexpected benefits of adjustable rate mortgages
Using loan level data matched to consumer credit records, researchers have been able to determine that a reduction in mortgage payments of as little as $150 a month spurred a reduction in mortgage defaults and an increase in consumer spending (particularly the financing of automobile purchases), while improving household credit ratings.
Read more at: Mortgage securitization and other bank organizational features stood in the way of post-Crisis renegotiation. Because of that, adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs), the bete noire of the housing bust, became useful transmitters of the U.S. Federal Reserve's low interest rate policies. "In that sense," the professors wrote, "by reducing the mortgage rates of ARM borrowers, low interest rate policies may achieve similar effects to mortgage modification programs for these borrowers more quickly (at least in the near term)."
Read more at: The unexpected benefits of adjustable rate mortgages
MBA's Stevens: No Sense Pining for the way it used to be
MBA's figures show that credit availability is about one quarter of what it is in a more typical year and credit overlays are one key factor. While FHA allows scores as low as 580, lenders feel it is too risky and credit scores below 640 have been virtually eliminated from the industry. By contrast, credit standards are easing for high income and wealthier borrowers. The result is a mortgage market that can be summarized as "Strength at the top, weakness at the bottom."
The recent HMDA data report confirms that regulation-induced credit overlays are making credit harder to getfor the very borrowers the rules were intended to protect. "As a result, we're seeing a clear opportunity gap. Mortgage credit is most available to those who need it least. This is not right, not tolerable, and not good for families or the economy. We've got to bridge this divide."
FHA is set to return to anti-house-flipping restrictions - LA Times
Can you still do a short-term house flip using federally insured, low-down payment mortgage money? That's an important question for buyers, sellers, investors and realty agents who've taken part in a nationwide wave of renovations and quick resales using Federal Housing Administration-backed loans during the last four years.
The answer is yes: You can still flip and finance short term. But get your rehabs done soon. The federal agency whose policy change in 2010 made tens of thousands of quick flips possible — and helped large numbers of first-time and minority buyers with moderate incomes acquire a home — is about to shut down the program, FHA officials confirmed to me.
In an effort to stimulate repairs and sales in neighborhoods hard hit by the mortgage crisis and recession, the FHA waived its standard prohibition against financing short-term house flips. Before the policy change, if you were an investor or property rehab specialist, you had to own a house for at least 90 days before reselling — flipping it — to a new buyer at a higher price using FHA financing. Under the waiver of the rule, you could buy a house, fix it up and resell it as quickly as possible to a buyer using an FHA mortgage — provided that you followed guidelines designed to protect consumers from being ripped off with hyper-inflated prices and shoddy construction.
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Yesterday afternoon's gains were directly due to Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard when he said the central bank should consider delaying ending its asset purchase program. The Fed's quantitative easing program is scheduled to end at the end of this month.
Some of the overnight strength was due to reports that the European Central Bank will start purchasing assets within the next few days in keeping with its previously announced plan to stimulate the euro zone economy.
There were additional gains for futures on news that China's central bank will inject more funds into Chinese banks, along with better than anticipated U.S. corporate earnings reports.
Is a Store Closing Tsunami Ahead? | Retail content from National Real Estate Investor
Store closings and store-closing announcements have spiked dramatically, and experts foresee even more closings as retailers cull their underperforming stores and focus on omnichannel retailing.
"Going into 2014, we anticipated a lot of closings and closing announcements, and that's exactly what we've seen," says Michael Wiener, president and CEO of Excess Space Retail Services. "These closings reflect the pain retailers endured during the recession and the impact of omnichannel retailing."
During the second quarter, retailers and restaurateurs announced the closure of more than 1,900 establishments totaling an estimated 21.1 million sq. ft., according to a joint report from ICSC and PNC Real Estate Research. The report, U.S. Retail Real Estate Supply Conditions, said the number of store-closing announcements in the second quarter increased by nearly 2.5 times compared with the same quarter of the prior year, and the space planned to be closed increased by 3.4 times compared to the second quarter of 2013.
UNITED NATIONS — The United States said on Tuesday that the American-led airstrikes against the Islamic State — carried out in Syria without seeking the permission of the Syrian government or the United Nations Security Council — were legal because they were done in defense of Iraq.
The American ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, officially informed the United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, of the legal justification in a letter, asserting that the airstrikes had been carried out under a fundamental principle in the United Nations Charter. That principle gives countries the right to defend themselves, including using force on another country's territory when that country is unwilling or unable to address it.
International law generally prohibits using force on the sovereign territory of another country without its permission or authorization from the United Nations, except as a matter of self-defense. American intelligence agencies have concluded that the Islamic State poses no immediate threat to the United States, though they say that another militant group targeted in the strikes, Khorasan, does pose a threat.
After the Attack in Syria - Videos - Boston.com
Residents in the Syrian town of Kfar Daryan emerge from their homes to assess the damage inflicted by the first U.S.-led airstrikes targeting Islamic militants. Video obtained by Reuters shows the aftermath. Locals say four rockets were fired in the city, and one struck the headquarters of the al Qaeda-linked militants, al-Nusra Front, killing two of its members.
I want this on my headstone: Life is overrated.
The "completely unexpected" result was that 41 per cent of the 750 patients with cat bites – many of whom, by hypothesis, will have cats – were depressed. "We were looking for anything interesting, and this one really jumped out as a strange and bizarre correlation."
Depression affected only 9 per cent of the total pool of 1.3 million patients, and 29 per cent of dog-bite patients (doi.org/vn9). Do depressed people seek out cats, or do cats depress their owners? Hanauer sighs: "Our paper raises more questions than it answers."
Meanwhile Jaroslav Flegr of Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, and his colleagues found that intelligence and novelty-seeking scores in men conscripted to the Czech army were both lower if they were infected by the cat parasite Toxoplasma gondii. They also suggest the parasite might be linked to schizophrenia (see doi.org/cjng4f and New Scientist, 17 October 2009, p 48).
New Credit Default Swap Terms To Be Implemented In September - Finance and Banking - United States
Earlier this year, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association Inc. (ISDA) published the 2014 Credit Derivatives Definitions (the 2014 Definitions). The 2014 Definitions introduce a new government bail-in Credit Event trigger for credit default swap (CDS) contracts on financial Reference Entities in non-U.S. jurisdictions and also modify the typical terms of sovereign CDS contracts in light of the Greek debt crisis, by allowing a buyer of protection to deliver upon settlement the assets into which the Reference Obligation has converted even if such assets are not otherwise deliverable.
Further, they create a concept of a Standard Reference Obligation, which means that most CDS contracts on a given Reference Entity would have the same Reference Obligation, thereby increasing the fungibility of such CDS contracts.
Much like the predecessor 2003 ISDA Credit Derivative Definitions (the 2003 Definitions), which they are intended to supersede, the 2014 Definitions provide the basic legal framework for certain credit derivative transactions and, among other things, provide standard provisions that may not otherwise be specified by parties in a confirmation. As with other product-specific definitions, parties may elect to modify or supplement the standard terms set forth within the 2014 Definitions.
Fitch Ratings today downgraded Sears Holdings Corp.'s credit rating to CC from CCC, a move driven by the retailer's continuing decline in profitability and the rate at which it's burning through cash. The agency warned that Sears may not have enough funding to support operations beyond 2016.
Lehman's Land Legacy--Plots & Ploys - WSJ
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. continues to sell prime California land left over from its ill-fated partnership with SunCal during the boom years. The failed investment bank is listing for sale the Pacifica San Juan project in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., a 318-lot subdivision that is one of the last large undeveloped tracts in Orange County.
Daily Press Briefing: September 10, 2014
QUESTION: Okay. On Benghazi, and as quickly as possible --
MS. HARF: Okay.
QUESTION: -- last year, our esteemed colleague Eli Lake published a story in the Daily Beast stating that CIA had failed to vet properly the February 17th Martyrs Brigade. Does the State Department share in that view?
MS. HARF: Well, there's – I think we're talking about two different things here. The group we worked with was the 17 February Militia. There is a separate group called the 17 February Martyrs Brigade which is not someone we worked with.
But I just – I know there's – sometimes they get mixed up in the press reporting, so I actually want to be very clear. The 17 February Militia is an umbrella group of militants. Obviously, that's not all that's different. We need to distinguish between groups of militants that were working with us. And I will say about the 17 February Militia that we regularly rely on host nation support for external security, and due to the state of the transitioning Libyan Government at the time, the Libya Government-sponsored militia – this was their sponsored militia – provided support for foreign missions in Benghazi.
This militia had been effective in responding to prior attacks on the special mission in April and June of 2012. The DS Regional Security Officer for Libya Eric Nordstrom noted in his congressional testimony that the 17 February Militia "was able to provide us consistent arms security since the very earliest days of the revolution." The ARB did find that the militia response was inadequate the night of September 11th. The Department is fully in agreement. Obviously, that's something that we take very seriously, but given the challenging situation, that's who was responsible for providing these services in Libya.
But I do want to distinguish between Libyan militias jockeying for domestic political power and violent extremist groups. I think we need to be careful when we talk about groups that start with 17 February, because there are a couple of different ones that are very different.
QUESTION: And might we even say, though, that amongst these various militia, including February 17 Militia and February 17 Martyrs Brigade, that in fact, it's very difficult to tell them apart sometimes?
MS. HARF: Well, I wouldn't assume that, though. This was a government-supported militia and I wouldn't assume that that's difficult, actually.
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Revel casino-hotel property sold for $90M cash
The just-shuttered Revel casino and hotel in Atlantic City has been bought by a Florida developer for $90 million in cash, according to court documents filed Wednesday.
Acquisition of the gleaming resort by Glenn Straub's Polo North Country Club appears to be a glimmer of good news for the city's economy, which has been battered by a rash of casino closings and bankruptcies.
Straub told The Wall Street Journal that he could partially reopen the property in six months, and then in two years, "we'll be 100% open." It isn't clear whether he will operate the location as a casino, the Journal says.
When the next housing bust hits, blame the bankers - MarketWatch
Mortgage lending is slowing as well. The Mortgage Bankers Association forecasts a 74% decline in mortgage originations this year to $1 trillion, with a 61% drop in refinancing volume to $431 billion.
To parse those numbers, the decline in refinancing volume was expected, since the federal government's Home Affordable Refinance Program, or HARP, was curtailed dramatically last year. And slowing refinancing itself isn't alarming because so many people with higher-rate loans have already refinanced, and refinancing doesn't raise home values.
But sales do. And the MBA expects the volume of mortgage-loan originations to slump 12% this year to $576 billion. That is happening even though interest rates are still very low, with a national average rate of 4.23% for a 30-year loan.
It's odourless, colourless, tasteless and mostly non-reactive – but it may help you forget. Xenon gas has been shown to erase fearful memories in mice, raising the possibility that it could be used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) if the results are replicated in a human trial next year.
The method exploits a neurological process known as "reconsolidation". When memories are recalled, they seem to get re-encoded, almost like a new memory. When this process is taking place, the memories become malleable and can be subtly altered.
This new research suggests that at least in mice, the reconsolidation process might be partially blocked by xenon, essentially erasing fearful memories. Among other things, xenon is used as an anaesthetic.
Bad news: Wages are down for pretty much everyone - The Washington Post
Real hourly wages are down for workers at all education levels in the first half of this year compared to the first half of 2013, according to the Economic Policy Institute paper. Pay fell by 1.1 percent for people with high school diplomas, by 1 percent for people with some college, 1.6 percent for people with college degrees and by 2.7 percent for people with advanced degrees. "The last year has been a poor one for American workers' wages," writes Elise Gould, an economist with the institute, in the report.
Gould notes the pay decreases seen over the last year are part of a longer trend: Wages have pretty much been flat or on the decline since the start of the recession. In fact, the only group that hasn't seen a drop in real wages since 2007 is workers with advanced degrees, for which wages are basically flat.
Europe's Banks to Offload $770 Billion of Non-Core Property Assets - WORLD PROPERTY CHANNEL Global News Center
Based on recent estimates from Cushman & Wakefield's Corporate Finance team, European banks and asset management agencies have a gross exposure of $770 billion (€584 billion) to non-core real estate which is subject to disposal or work-out strategies.
The findings, published in the firm's European Real Estate Loan Sales Market H1 2014 update, reveal that despite the record volume of commercial real estate (CRE) and real estate-owned (REO) sales seen so far this year, the deleveraging process throughout Europe is far from over.
Cushman & Wakefield Corporate Finance carried out extensive research into the non-core real estate exposure of 46 banks and asset management agencies throughout Europe for the in-depth report. The nine European 'bad banks' analyzed hold over 46% of the total gross exposure to non-core real estate, indicating their importance in the CRE loan and REO sales market in the next few years.
Ants May Boost CO2 Absorption Enough to Slow Global Warming - Scientific American
CO2 is currently the primary greenhouse gas emitted via human activities, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Overview of Green House Gases. And the volume released has only increased since the industrial revolution, contributing to global warming.
Using ants to help capture CO2 and help fight global warming stems from a study Dornpublished recently in Geology linking ants to the acceleration of natural carbon dioxide absorption in rock by up to 335 times, compared with absorption in ant-free areas.
Responding to the study, David Schwartzman, emeritus professor of biogeochemistry at Howard University who reviewed but was not a part of the research, said that encouraging ant colonization "will be important in carbon sequestration" from the atmosphere.
Of course, both he and Dorn note, the ants themselves may not always be necessary once researchers learn more about how the insects promote carbon sequestration. "I don't know if you can just have massive ant colonies hanging around a power plant. But if we know what particular secretion of an ant gland is doing this trick, or combinations of secretions," Dorn says, then those substances could potentially be produced in quantity.
Kary Mullis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mullis details his experiences synthesizing and testing various psychedelic amphetamines and a difficult trip on DET in his autobiography. In a Q&A interview published in the September 1994, issue of California Monthly, Mullis said, "Back in the 1960s and early '70s I took plenty of LSD. A lot of people were doing that in Berkeley back then. And I found it to be a mind-opening experience. It was certainly much more important than any courses I ever took."[32]During a symposium held for centenarian Albert Hofmann, "Hofmann revealed that he was told by Nobel-prize-winning chemist Kary Mullis that LSD had helped him develop the polymerase chain reaction that helps amplify specific DNA sequences."[33] Replying to his own postulate during an interview for BBC's Psychedelic Science documentary, "What if I had not taken LSD ever; would I have still invented PCR?" He replied, "I don't know. I doubt it. I seriously doubt it."[34]
Extraterrestrial life[edit]
Mullis reported an encounter with a glowing green raccoon at his cabin in the woods of northern California around midnight one night in 1985.[35]
Man claiming immunity from US law convicted - Westport News
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A man who claimed he had immunity from U.S. law has been convicted of producing and distributing false diplomatic credentials.
A federal jury in Alexandria, Virginia, on Wednesday convicted 60-year-old James T. McBride of Columbus, Ohio, one count of conspiracy, one count of causing the impersonation of a diplomat and four counts of producing false identification documents.
Prosecutors say McBride was the leader of a group called Divine Province and promised people they could avoid taxes and debts if they pay to enroll in his society.
Authorities say McBride produced and distributed false diplomatic identification cards to the group's members, and encouraged them to make claims of diplomatic immunity to avoid arrest, debts or taxes.
A sentencing date has not been set.
How Much Does One Lego Piece Cost? | Science Blogs | WIRED
Let's look at the linear function that fits this data. The slope of this line is 0.104 US Dollars per Lego piece. Boom. There is your answer. On average, one Lego piece costs 10.4 cents. Also, I think it's nice to notice that this data is fairly linear.
But wait. What about the y-intercept for this fitting function? The value from the fit is 7.34 USD. That means that for this function, if you had a Lego set with zero pieces in it, it would still cost $7.34 – you know, for the box and instructions and stuff. Yes, I know that there are Lego sets cheaper than $7.34 – this is just the y-intercept for the fitting function.
Now let me point out the three outliers in this plot. Notice that all of these (one from Duplo and two from the City theme) are train sets. Of course train sets are going to be more expensive than a set with the same number of pieces (but not a train) because of the electric motors and stuff.
If you are looking for a "good deal", might I suggest the Trevi Fountain (21020). This set has 731 pieces for just $49.99. According to the fitting function, a set with this many pieces should cost about 83 dollars.


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Hey you guys,
How long do balance transfers take to process?????? I started a process to BT from my Crap1 to my shiny new Chase Freedom started it on 3/31 and it is still processing and my balance has not changed on my cards
7-10 BUSINESS days in not uncommon. I just did a BT from one account to my Chase Slate. When I check my on line Chase account, under "pending transactions", it shows the amount being transferred to the Slate as "processing". If you have account alerts set up at Chase, as soon as it's completed the processing, you should get an alert from your Chase Freedom account of a balance increase, assuming you've set an alert for such an action.
When I did a BT to my Chase Slate, it took about 7 business days to go through FROM ACTIVATION OF THE SLATE. I had entered the BT information on the app, so it seemed like it took a huge amount of time, but once the Slate was activated and set up, it only took about a week. Hope that helps! Keep paying the minimum payment on your CapOne until the BT goes through!
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Wise is leaving the newspaper world in order to cause some trouble in a variety of foreign countries for a while (and eat lots of good food). He's exiting the paper on decent terms, despite that little matter over the gossip gig, which the News tried to get Wise and James Meadow to share. When they turned down the deal, the Newshired Penny Parker away from the Post. Hmmm again. Wonder how Meadow would be at reviewing restaurants? Too bad he's a vegetarian in a cowtown.


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STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) -- It's usually in disaster areas where you expect the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to be putting their resources; however, Staunton will receive FEMA dollars to help emergency food and shelter programs in the Valley.
The $5,100 awarded to Staunton comes from appropriations in Congress to help food and shelter programs across the country.
The United Way of Greater Augusta will now work with community organizations to figure out the area's the greatest need.
United Way CEO Cynthia Pritchard said it will likely go to help with housing.
"We want to make sure if someone has either lost their job, or has had a financial crisis, that there's money available to make sure that they can maybe make that rent or mortgage payment when they never saw that problem before," said Pritchard.
She also said the money will be distributed some time in January.
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- non sequitur Aug 14, 2014 12:53 PM
Those following closely may recall that I posted that my "Aupres du Clocher" reservation had been cancelled due to an extended vacation, and I was seeking an alternative. As it turns out, fate had other plans: my flight from Miami to Lisbon was delayed, resulting in a missed connection to Paris, resulting in 15 hours of hellacious delay in Lisbon. Not only did I miss dinner on that day in Beaune, I also missed a night of accommodations, my car rental, an airport shuttle to an airport hotel, and even a place to stay for the night! 2 adults and 2 children had no choice but to drive from 12am to 3:30am to Beaune, where we slept in the car in the driveway to our B&B.
We did however make it to our lunch the following day.
The GPS took us on a bumpy winegrower road that nearly gutted the rental car, but after that initial stretch in Pommard, we were happy to find several signs indicating that we weren't completely lost. On arrival the kids enjoyed seeing the pigs, sheep and fowl that would visit many a plate in the future. Being slightly disoriented at that time, my recollection is not pristine, but we enjoyed a cold tomato soup (veloute de tomate et oeuf de poule) followed by guinea hen (Pintade rotie au jus en cocotte), cheese plate (the bowl of cheese was something new and very good) and apricot sorbet for dessert. No incidents with the children in the dining room (despite their fatigue). I was not really "wowed" by any particular item we ate, but the experience of seeing a working farm and how the ingredients come together make it exceedingly worthwhile for the 45E cost.
Later we went to Beaune where we found an open bakery for our first baguette of the trip (excellent), and our first torrential downpour that produced a river in the street. Our hostess at the B&B told us that the cannons they have to prevent hail (not very well it seems, given the 3rd year in a row that the vines were devastated), may lead to these abnormally heavy rains. The baguette and a bottle of "villages" from our base made for enough dinner after that large lunch.
The next day we headed for nearby Gervry-Chambertin, taking a road through the many famous winemaking villages along the way. Vines everywhere! Who ever knew there could be so many grapes.
After a tour of Gaugry Fromagerie (during "production hours", which during our visit was limited only to the room where they give the cheeses their daily rub-down), we headed to Chez Guy for a great value of a lunch. Kids were treated to chicken and a large pile of very well-received mashed potatoes. I had the 3-course lunch for 24E which was as amazing of a deal as the children's menu was for 12E. It included what appear to be many house specialties including a starter of "Jambon persillé maison, câpres à queue, mesclun à l'huile de noix" (a cooked ham in jelly), followed by "Joues de bœuf cuite 12 heures au vin rouge, carottes confites à la cardamome" (beef cheeks that fell apart at a touch after 12 hours braising in wine). Like I say, for the price it was a steal, and I'd highly recommend the place. The interior is formal but the clientele not at all - a pair of gents in soiled and torn clothes looked like they'd just come from tending the grapes.
Across the street we visited the caves of Phillipe Leclerc. Though the caves were a great self-tour, the wines to me all tasted alike. I picked up a bottle of sought-after 2009, but I have the remorse at the steep price (57E). Since they all tasted alike, the smarter move would have been to buy one of the less popular vintages (2009 being very hot, and pricey as a result).
At 3pm (this was a long day!) The 20E Jadot tour was well worthwhile. We saw the amazing production facilities, had a wide variety of samples, and purchased some older bottles that seemed good quality and value. It was explained that the shop had until recently been limited to the trade, and that the bottles there were sold largely at cost, making it a real opportunity for bargains. I know little of burgundy generally, but took 4 bottles (and had one of the 2 tour tickets "comped", making the visit an even better deal). Recommended! Unlike the LeClerc tour in Gervrey, I could detect differences in the wines here.
Because of our lunch reservation at Chez Guy, we couldn't make the one and only 11am tour at Fallot (mustard), but we did go to the shop to at least sample and purchase, only to find it closed. No matter: local carrefour had a large selection, probably at half the cost. Picked up a cassis version for it's strange pink color, without the benefit of sampling it first.
We'd hoped to sample more regional cuisine, but we already knew that summer closures ruled out many popular options (Ma Cuisine, P'tit Paradise, and now Aupres du Clocher). I never even got to eat a burgundian snail (probably not a bad thing for a squeamish Canadian).
I'll update post with Paris when time permits.
Spoiler alert: an enormous surprise at Ciel de Paris and an equal but opposite surprise at Restaurant AT... but which is which? Stay tuned.
Ok, I'll add a bit of Paris now.
We ate on the highway en route from Pommard, happy to find a working wifi on the way.
We had originally planned to visit Fountainbleau on the way from Paris to Pommard, but because the trip was made at 2am instead of 2pm, that didn't happen. We debated stopping in on the way to Paris, before remembering it is closed on Tuesday.
So on to Versailles we went, arriving around 2pm. It was easy to spot as an enormous sea of humanity beneath some gilded buildings. We got close enough to realize that we would never make it close to the inside without a very long wait on a very hot day, so we settled for some exterior photos to prove we'd been there, and little else.
Then to our apartment in the 9th (but really the 1st - who drew these lines?). Traffic was fine until we hit the area nearest the end, near Madeleine. The traffic circle around the Arc de Triomphe was a breeze by comparison.
But because this is a food website, not a travel one, let's get to the point: unpacked and weary, we went somewhere nearby where we could get a drink:
We got here literally spot-on to get the "happy hour" from 7-8pm. On the one hand it was a little embarrassing to order tapas and wines 2 at a time, or 3, but the quality of the food and the fact that all the Parisians were sitting outside (and couldn't see us embarrass ourselves) made it the perfect crime.
The 4 of us were able to select from a list of eight tapas (each regularly 7E), with a glass of red or white wine (or beer or soft drink), for 9E:
"croquettes de porc" were one of the few hot tapas: 3 orbs to a plate, not one of the better values on the list but good.
"Carpaccio de Magret de canard" was raw sliced duck breast, beautifully presented and very tasty.
"tartare de boeuf" was one of the better choices, served with (I think) pomegranate seeds.
"thon marine" was a thai-influenced raw tuna (hence, another "tartare") that was enjoyed by all. Sufficiently to order 2 more times in fact.
"tartare d'espadon" was also a tartare, this time swordfish, and almost equal to the tuna.
Reservations were not necessary, and communication (in English) with the restaurant was easy and prompt. Great experience and just what the doctor ordered after a day on the road.
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Vis a vis your finds, any egg at La Ruchotte is itself worth the visit. Like you, we were not wowed by other courses, but since our visit was also during an August, for some reason the farm's produce may not be at its best at that time.
You lucked out on the Fallot shop's being closed. We later found the same mustard we bought (Safron) cheaper at Auchon. And the cassis version that you bought is one of my favorite flavored mustards. I used an entire jar myself on pork rillette picnics last visit.
Thanks also for the continued update on BAT.
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The next day we really began tourism in earnest. The plan was to visit Notre Dame and Ste. Chapelle in the morning, then have lunch at Restaurant AT. Things didn't go exactly as planned: the line to ascend N.D. was already huge at 10am, and there was a lovely drizzle that made me wonder how I could ever forget an umbrella. Or a jacket. Or a brain.
We descended at about 12:20, and it was a near miracle that we made it to our lunch reservation at 12:40 or earlier, which I consider exactly on time.
Ok, first thing to note is the name of the restaurant is terrible from a marketing POV: it is literally unsearchable on Google, on this board, or even here on Chowhound. Go ahead: go to the top of the page and try and find the place by searching the board.
The lunch menu is 45E, though you are certainly welcome to plunk down 85E for the dinner menu if you dare. There were 10 tables or less in the place, and only 3 of them were filled including our own, so either the press hullababallo has died down, or Parisians just don't honor their reservations when it rains.
Being cold and wet, we ordered green tea (thought appropriate given the venue) for each of us. For some reason we were each brought a separate pot, rather than the more sensible communal pot for all. Stranger still: each pot was packed with sufficent leaves FOR a communal pot. By the second (and final) pour, the tea was so bitter as to be undrinkable.
The food itself was a highlight. In fact it was too much, probably because I had to help our youngest with his meal in addition to my own. We accepted a 20E supplement of an additional foie gras dish (because I couldn't believe we hadn't had any to this point in the trip), and it was spectacular in appearance, despite its dimunutive size (it could be eaten in a spoonful). Everything was artfully prepared: carbon chip (signature item, it would seem), the crab dish (wonderful), veal served with strange tweezers (great texture and unique), raw tuna under radish, the foccacia (I agree with John T that this is completely unnecessary), a matcha-dusted fish with mussels... by the time we got to the lamb chop atop "camouflage", I had really abused my stomach enough.
So for 45E, quite a deal, no? Well, there is a hitch. John T's first review alluded to an attempt to charge for regular water. I took heed and tried to avoid the same mistake (and was too wet and jetlagged for wine), so as noted above, we went with the tea. It left a bitter taste in my mouth, but nowhere near as bitter as seeing it appear 4 times on the bill for 8E each! Because there was a brief cessation of rain outside, we were in a hurry to leave, so I didn't pay very much attention to the bill, and that was a 32E mistake that really spoiled what would otherwise have been a remarkable lunch. I even emailed the restaurant that night to see if it was a mistake, but they were much less responsive after the meal than they had been before it.
Chef Atsushi Tenaka is an obvious talent, but the front office charging the equivalent of US$50 for undrinkable tea is something that could cost the fledgling restaurant much goodwill at a critical time.
For dinner, I had air. I had no room in my belly (or my wallet) for so much as a slice of cheese. Probably had a glass of wine though. Amongst my many discoveries in France is that I could buy a perfectly drinkable bordeaux or cote de Rhone for under 5E at the Monop' across from my apartment. Imagine: A bottle of wine for half the cost of a cup of tea at AT! (just can't resist one final jab I guess - need to get my 32E worth).
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That tea issue does sound so petty. The AT staff could/should have advised you better, such as suggesting and offering a pot, instead of giving you 4 cups of tea that they knew would soon become excessively bitter.
A defense that is not one: In restaurants in France, you order tea only after you have finished dessert, in the very end, to wash down allthe grease, and therefore it comes in individual cups.
Still, a good restaurant could/should have advised you better.
re: Parigi
Parigi - as it's a Japanese chef would you not expect them to serve tea with the meal if ordered rather than in a traditional French way?
re: Parigi
It did come in a pot: "For some reason we were each brought a separate pot....."
I would also assume I would be asked, I could also assume they may have a tea menu, but I wasn't there so can't guess what was asked for.
It could have been Gyokuro a tea that is brewed for a long period and needs lots of leaves to achieve the flavour as its often brewed at low temperatures - too hot and it extracts bitter tastes. Where I live a cheap one is US$48 for 50g retail.
re: PhilD
If it was a gyôkuro, all the less a reason to let it oversteep.
Like you say I wasn't there, and there could have been a lack of pedagogy from the restaurant. If the leaves were packed right in the teapot, that means all the water has to be poured out in one service and replaced later for second steeping. If they were packed in a filter, the filter should have been removed after steeping. Usually the service informs the customer of such things. Or that means deliberately spoiling a 50€ tea serving.
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Agree - tea is often thought of as a simple drink but fine teas are complex requiring specific preparation and service.
The restaurant may assume the diner understands how to treat the tea, and the diner may not be aware of the correct process. The result can be a poorly brewed tea and thus disappointment.
re: PhilD
Nearly nobody serves Asian teas properly in Paris (and I'm particularly thinking of the artsy, systematic green tea or white tea, individual iron kettle crowd) but I too am rather surprised that a Japanese chef should indulge in the French tea inanity, serve it in a way that it oversteeps and become undrinkable, and charge a fortune for it.
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I was contributorally negligent in basing my expectation on other asian restaurants that may not be good guides: Hakkassan (expensive London-based, though perhaps chinese and not Japanese now that I think about it) serves us an entire pot for the equivalent of 5E less than the price of a cup at AT. That prior experience led me to believe tea would be an inexpensive alternative to paying for water.
The point is: AT staff need to better explain the beverage charges up front (water, and now tea). When I opened the pot the amount of leaves was a little shocking, and they were pretty jammed in there. Maybe it was something special, but if so it wasn't explained to me (and should for sure have been topped up, but then would I be paying for THAT water?).
The lesson for me: stick with wine. Cheapest bottle is fine. It is a better pairing, and maybe even keeps the kids quiet (ha).
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I think the name you find on the internet is "Restaurant A.T Atsushi Tanaka" if you use the full name it comes up.
Reference the tea. What type of tea was it? The Japanese take their tea very seriously and some of it is very expensive - more expensive than wine. In my experience better Asian restaurants serve in smaller individual pots, big communal pots are more common in the large mass market ones. Did they not have the price on the menu? Did they not provide hot water to balance the strength of the tea in the pot?
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"I think the name you find on the internet is "Restaurant A.T Atsushi Tanaka" if you use the full name it comes up."
They really need to play up the "Atsushi" part of the name and downplay the "A.T." or "AT", because the latter simply don't work for searching at all.
"What type of tea was it?"
I just asked for green tea. Not on the menu.
"Did they not provide hot water to balance the strength of the tea in the pot?"
Shame on me for not asking the price I guess (if you have to ask, you can't afford it... even when it comes to tea). The funny thing is that I had actually mentioned the fact I'd read 2 reviews (one of them John's) mention being charged for tap water, but fore-knowledge was of no help to me when it came to tea.
re: non sequitur
Maybe a lesson in going "off piste" in restaurants in France. It's not the norm so as you found can be expensive. I see from John's blog that the water is not tap but filtered - his second review says it was €2. I wonder if they do unfiltered tap - which I thought was the legal requirement in France.
With minecraft acting as the babysitter, and all hyper on my afternoon coffee, I continue:
This was perhaps the meal of most anticipation of the trip, and with me that is always a fatal thing: inevitably, it cannot live up to the months of fantasizing, and so it was. I had read so many conflicting reports about the wine pairings (from euphoric praise to ... well Jeremy Holmes' review). Still feeling the pinch of the green tea hijacking (I really do brood), we opted to not take the 60E gamble on the pairings.
We began with a tomato soup with frozen chevre and a meaty ice cream (and by meaty I mean, literally, ice cream flavored like meat). This was interesting, and one of the only real feats of creativity in the meal. Next came a mackerel tartare with lots of greens - I'm sure they were all very organic and special and perhaps even rare, but I'm more focused on substance than style (the mackerel itself was quite good). Next there was another fish, this one white, cooked and flaky, and served with bits of corn, a leaf of red and white cabbage, and foam.
I'll pause here to note that the problem with a 'no menu' place is that I am a mess at trying to describe everything unless it really makes a profound impression, and I guess at Saturne this wasn't the case.
After the 2 fish dishes came a meat dish (my description is just devolving completely at this point at this point, no?) with lots of skinny root vegetables and pretty greens. Again, it was well-prepared, but almost something I could make myself if I had pretty enough weeds growing outside the house - alas, mine are all ugly and probably poisonous. We ended with a rhubarb-and-raspberry concoction that was refreshing but not particularly inspired.
Some online reviews pointed out that I would be offered a starter of ham (I wasn't, probably being so close to the summer closure) and a cheese plate which would consist of a mound of comte shavings. Forewarned, and not hungering for comte, I declined. The table with 2 asian women next to me were not so lucky: a heaping plate of the stuff descended on them, and they obviously struggled to finish it while the waitress taunted them ("are you going to sleep with that?" and "shall I take a picture and post it on facebook?"). Due to the double language barrier (French to English and English to Japanese), I don't think the guests took much offense, though I did. It was just one thing that contributed to Saturne being a disappointment.
2 side notes, for those who followed my prior posts:
No, we didn't bring the boys, and this was a wise move on many levels (cost, enjoyment, lateness and the food itself).
No, I didn't wear a jacket: I brought one to France just for this meal, and then forgot to wear it. And a damn good thing too: the room was BOILING, even for a guy from Miami. I read a review from 2013 saying air conditioning was coming soon, but apparently not. Had I worn a jacket I would have expired half way between my second fish dish. There was nary a jacket in the house, so for those concerned about dress code, worry not.
re: non sequitur
Where did you get the idea you need a jacket at Saturne? It's a pretty hip/casual modern restaurant - no dress code at all......? I also thought they give you a copy of the menu at the end of the meal to take with you - did you not receive one?
Am I missing something about the conversation about the cheese....?
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"Where did you get the idea you need a jacket at Saturne?"
I think it was one of the last things I asked before leaving. A sport-coat was suggested as not being out of place, but not mandatory.
Copy of the menu: no.
The conversation about the cheese: well to me the tone of the waitress was very condescending. Perhaps that doesn't come across in writing. She was being pretty insulting to these people who didn't seem to detect the insult. That's all. I'm just glad it wasn't me sitting in the heat with the pile of cheese.
While minecraft babysits my children (it's a computer game, John), I'll continue...
On Friday we went to a different part of town to see Invalides, war museum and the Rodin museum (which would have been much nicer in the NOT-rain). That took us to Montparnasse, and the biggest culinary shocker of the trip:
I arrived combative: I'd made my reservation as early as possible, 2 months, and I was determined to get a seat by the window after walking in so much rain (the clouds, I swear, gathered whenever I breathed the air outside). No need to fret: we 4 were seated right next to the glass with a beautiful view of Mr. Eiffel's glory (and the periodic rains that clouded it).
We expected a view from this tourist trap, but what was so unexpected was the value and quality of the 30E (2-plat) menu. The kids (who I expected to also pay 30E for), got a surprise 24E menu that included a bottle (!) of Lorina lemonade or coca-cola, which I'd come to learn is an expensive indulgence in paris. They began with an enormous salad and proceeded to either a wonderful chicken with mushroom pasta, or equally wonderful fish with beurre blanc, each with tiny carafes of the most delicious sauce. Both finished with a plate of THREE sorbets, each seated on pistachios and topped with wafers. FANTASTIC! Kids were in heaven, and given the elevation and perspective, this was entirely appropriate.
I began with a celerac muillefeuille in remoulade sauce, topped with summer truffles. Refreshing and delicious (though the summer truffles didn't add much other than being truffles and sounding fancy - we all know it's perigords or bust, right?). My wife had the duo de tartare: cod and salmon with a spinach salad - WOW! That would be my choice next time.
Next she had the dish of the day, which was a sizeable braised lamb on polenta - very good. I had the "guinea fowl pastille with mushrooms and foie gras leaks, meunieres style" - YUM! The foie here was in the sauce, not hunks and chunks, but still the earthy pocket wrapped in pastry was delicious.
We didn't go with dessert (though available for 9E more), because we saw that the coffee came with macarons, which was more than enough after this surprisingly large meal. We had planned to go to Petit Colbert for dinner, expecting this to be a small lunch, but ended up cancelling!
So just as high expectations torpedoed Saturne for me (it wasn't bad, it was actually very good, just not great), low expectations elevated Ciel to the top of the heap this trip - Absolute shocker.
Either I was still euphoric from climbing 670 stairs in the Eiffel Tower the day before, or you Paris hounds need to give a second opinion. If I was right, I doubt it will be 30/39E for long.
Well, even though I should now be preparing a meal myself, the wife hasn't signalled her departure from work, so I'll conclude. It's denouement at this point anyway.
On Saturday we went to Sacre Coeur. We finished up there sooner than expected, so I didn't hang around to try Jeanne B or the other proximate options. We went shopping in an area near a place I wanted to try, and so we did:
After the hatred inspired in me by the parent company (remember: the ones who never answered my calls and who I wanted to throw a brick through the window? Because of the renovations, someone beat me to those windows), I thought I'd get my Frenchie fix the only way I could. And so it was that we ordered a reuben sandwich, a BBQ pork on brioche and a fish and chips for the kids to share. Conclusion: nothing special whatsoever. The fish was the only thing I'd consider ordering again. The sandwiches were mostly red coleslaw, and not a good interpretation of their respective USA counterparts, from which they derive their inspiration.
Because Berthillon was closed (as it is EVERY DAMN TIME I'm in Paris - astounding luck), we stopped in for gelato. Competent, but again I wasn't particularly impressed.
I was disappointed to not have painted myself as a complete tourist by having some "soupe de l'oignon," and saw my opportunity at Flottes for dinner. It was here that my children gave me a precious spoonful of Berthillon salted caramel that I knew what I'd been missing all these years (curse you, Berthillon! How can you close your doors in August of all months, when Paris needs you most!). Back to Flottes: service is pretty aweful (4 different waiters), but the steak with roquefort sauce was enjoyable, my wife (exhausted stomach by now) had a salad after the soup, and we enjoyed a very Parisian meal on our last night.
The story wouldn't be complete without saying what I ate on Sunday: NOTHING. Which should serve as a warning to those who follow me: stock up on Saturday!! I cannot emphasize this enough. Monop was closed. Eric Keyser was closed. Chocolate shops were closed. It was an opportunity to work off the excesses of the week now over, but still I wish I'd planned better.
Things I'm missing:
Yes, I did find cans of Foie gras at Galleries Lafayette. Probably could have just bought at home for the same price, but was compelled to do it anyway.
Yes I went to Patrick Roger and plunked down a heap of money for their beautiful metal boxes of chocolate. I wish I'd bought more of the M. Cuizeil brand for half the cost at Galleries though. I thought I'd have another chance in the airport duty-free, but all they had was the same Valharona (sic) that I can buy here for less.
Another note on Patrick Roger: Mr. Roger, would it KILL you to have little, itty-bitty, pieces of each of the bars to sample before I pay 9E for each of them? Just a tiny piece? I promise, if I knew which one I liked most, I'd buy more! You would make the money back on the crumb you gave this sniviling orphan of a chocoholic. Alas, "not a square to spare" (a famous and unrelated quote from Seinfeld, c.200X).
And finally, I forgot to give a huge endorsement of Eric Keyser. Though a chain, the croissants I had there (almond pain chocolat!!), and so close to the apartment, and open at 7am!!, were outstanding. Baguette: outstanding. 5 stars to you, Mr. Keyser, and god bless you for being open, in August, at 7am. But not on Sunday.
To my Paris hounds: thank you for your guidance. I've been here so long, lurking, obsessing, I shall miss you all. Now I return to Miami, where (compared to Europe), everything seems like it's half-price, which is a nice bonus in every trip abroad. Visit us, my Parisian friends, and you shall live like kings with your mighty Euros!
re: non sequitur
Very much enjoyed reading about your often wet and occasionally fraught travels through France.
One slight comment meant more for others following in your footsteps rather than for you. Many real-life Paris neighbourhoods hum with activity on Sunday morning... outdoor markets, market streets, boulangeries, pastry shops, brunch restaurants, etc. Unfortunately, the location (bd Madeleine on the borders of the 1st and 9th) of your rental apartment put you in a dead zone. Seemingly central but when the office workers and commuters go home, hardly more than a few thousand residents in a 1-km radius.... obviously not enough to support neighbourhood businesses and therefore your difficulty in finding even a simple croissant on Sunday. I think staying in a real neighbourhood exposes the visitor to a lot more eating/ food options... and with our excellent transport system, rarely a sacrifice of convenience.
I've been to Restaurant AT once for lunch and once for dinner and on both times was able to get a glass of tap water at no charge. They did offer filtered water but I insisted on good ole Château-La-Pompe 2014. The food was excellent and exquisitely presented but the decor and ambiance were a little too dull and earnest for a fully enjoyable experience... and certainly not a place for kids because of the style of cuisine, prices, and ambiance. Although we decided to go elsewhere for digestifs after dinner, I do remember the server explaining what sounded like premium Japanese teas to the next table.
re: non sequitur
OK, so a few bumps and bruises, but it sounds like you all went along with the flow and had a great trip anyway. Nice report! (I'm a sucker for a Seinfeld reference anytime, anywhere.) And you didn't starve in August! While you did eat air one night, I see it had nothing to do with August closures. :-)
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It was absolutely a great trip: 10 days that were so filled as to feel like 20. There was so much not discussed here: We marched up the stairs to the second level of the Eiffel tower and loved it. We survived the cultural overload of d'Orsay and the Louvre. We went on a river cruise, caught the view from atop both Triomphe and Notre Dame. Ste. Chappelle, Sacre Coeur, Madeleine... so much to do that you can eat like crazy in Paris and not gain weight.
If it weren't for the follies on TAP airways on the way there (and I guess the tea), it would be perfect, but it's the imperfections that give you a greater appreciation for the 95% of things that go right.
re: non sequitur
Very much enjoyed your report, both from Beune and in Paris. And you are right on non sequitur...
"You'll have bad times, but it'll always wake you up to the good stuff you weren't paying attention to." "People call these imperfections, but they are not. Ah, that's the good stuff."
- Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting.
A very fun read, too bad about all the hiccups but your kids sound like real troopers. Thanks for posting so candidly and enjoyably.
It also occurs to me that you had an inverse relationship between enjoyment vs. cost and/ or over-anticipation .... something to think about next time perhaps.
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The Inverse relationship is largely true, but there are exceptions: I had no expectations for places like Frenchie2Go or Delliziefolle, and they still didn't impress. Then I had very high expectations for Berthillon and a mere spoonful delivered on those expectations (and even in the same food category as Delliziefolle).
I had high expectations for baked goods (baguettes and croissants) and these were exceeded. I've even had impossibly high expectations (Alinea in Chicago) that have been exceeded. Still, you may have something there: a rule, but with exceptions (like every rule).
In a perfect world, I would be led to the right places without research (and therefore expectations) ... in other words, my wife and I would trade places!
re: non sequitur
(Ironic smile re your last sentence.) Does your wife look up at you during a meal and ask quizzically and pointedly, "Do you remember why you booked us here?"
re: non sequitur
What a great review! I'm overjoyed with your overall enthusiasm, and your descriptions of your meals (regardless of your apologies to the contrary) were very toothsome.
Fwiw, my experiences with Berthillon have resulted in big praise for their ice cream, but less than enthusiasm for the sorbets. They are just TOO sweet.


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