Saturday, April 05, 2008

The Shopsin's General Store Tour - The Greenwich Village Experience

Here is the plan:

1. Read the article

http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2002/04/15/020415fa_FACT

2. Watch the documentary (available for instant watch on netflix or get the DVD)

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/i_like_killing_flies/

3. Go to the website. Don't cheat and try to go to the website first. It won't make a lot of sense. If you follow steps 1 and 2 first, what you encounter when you click on the website will still be very weird but it will make sense.

http://www.shopsins.com/

4. Scan the menu. This will take a hour. Pick a dish. Don't pick the same dish. Thats against the rules (No, I don't set the rules. Kenny Shopsin does)

5. Form two groups of four. It has to be groups of four. (Kenny Shopsin sets the rules)

6. Pick a date.

7. Meet at West 4th St Station and walk to 14 Carmine St (Original Shopsin location)

8. Walk to the second location on Bedford St.

9. Go to the current Essex Street Market location. Try not to get kicked out. Actually, that may be a fun experience.

10. Meet Kenny Shopsin and eat his food.

If you don't like the plan..."Eat me"...this is a inside reference...you won't get it if you don't follow steps 1 and 2.