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I had both and between those two mfrs, preferred the Staub. But, there's a relatively new player on the market, of all things, a Dutch company, called Combekk. Much cheaper than either Staub or Le Creuset, and the quality is the same. Have had my Combekk for about 6 mos and love it. https://www.a...

You paid a flat rate for a booth. Prior to this season, you handled your own payment forms and for some vendors, they had way better transaction fees for cc payments. Its going to put a huge hurt on the smaller food vendors. There's another well known, longstanding food vendor, who has let it be kno...

20%, plus with the cashless system, they get 3.25% of very sale as a transaction fee. So, its 23.25% of all gross sales. For the small mom & pop vendors, that's goig to be tough to deal with, especially since none of the money will be sent to you by JF until after the entire festival is over; i.e., ...

Got more info. It is cashless now and all the vendor sales proceeds go straight to an account owned by JF. JF will then disperse to the vendors, after deducting their take and a transaction fee. Supposedly some other vendors are about to bow out - can't say I blame them under this scenario. ...

The problem vendors are allegedly having is JF gets a bigger cut now. With cash sales, it was somewhat on the honor system. Plus, wifi is wonky at the Fairgrounds due to the crowds. I think the guy was just over JF in any event (and, can't say I blame him since he appears to have a thriving business...

Supposedly, its no cash sales are allowed now....

oh, we took a huge leap of faith. But, we figured worse that would happen is that we wouldn't like it and we could then either move back to the US or try somewhere else in the EU. Pretty confident we'll live out the rest of our lives in Seville, but still travel extensively (we've already been throu...

Olum is great. I just prefer Rincon - wish I didn't because Olum is cheaper. ...

Right before the world got derailed by Covid, my wife wanted to go to Spain on vacation. We visited Madrid, Barcelona, Granada and Seville. Loved all of it, but Seville just really stuck with us. Went back to NO and neither one of us could forget about Seville. With everything going crazy in the US ...

I moved to Seville, Spain about 2 years ago Its in the Andulusia province, and olives/olive oil is the main driver of the economy. If you can find it in the US, look for Rincon de la Subbetica. It is widely considered to be the best olive oil in Andulusia and all of Spain. Its used not so much to co...

Tough question, but 3 are standouts: 1. Le cirque, NYC. Roasted sturgeon with a pasta. 2. Cantinho do Aziz, Lisbon. Small place tucked on the side of a hill with picnic benches and community tables. Dish called Makoufe which was a Morrocan seafood dish. Fed 4 people for under 20 euros. 3. Purata...

Joey's in Lafayette is very good and will ship. http://joeyslafayette.com/market.asp...

Not official yet. Says they are closing in, and while its NFL Network, its still seems premature. ...

Even if he goes to jail, any signing bonus $ that has been spread out, all comes back to haunt you immedialtely. Same if you cut or trade him. Likelihood of him doing time is very remote. Likelihood of him missing a good bit of the season is probable. But, if he's just suspended by the league, or te...

Suspended? Probably. Last game as a Saints? Doubtful. Even if you cut him, the cap hit would be horrendous (same of you trade him). ...

He's about to get cut or have his contract reworked again. They were able to fit in the last rework of his contract under what the NFL views as last year, so he can rework it again to stay with the Saints at a reduced cap hit on a going forward basis. If he wants out, he just has to refuse to rework...

Man, Oklahoma was so run heavy that their leading wr from '72-'75, Tinker Owens, had a grand total of 62 receptions over his entire 4 year acreer. And, the guy was good enough to be drated and play several years in the NFL. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tinker-owens-1.html...

Not to me, but one I witnessed (around 1964). Lived next to a shrimper/mechanic, who's son was my friend. One day in his backyard the shrimper got very angry when my friend wouldn't do something. Took a huge sanding belt and beat his backside till he started bleeding. MFer should have gone to fing p...

There's a great 3 cd box set of his work called, "The Look of Love, the Burt Bacharach Collection." 75 of his songs performed by the artists that made them a hit, and has a great booklet. Haven't found it on any of the streamming services, and its probably out of print. But, worth the dive into used...

He's over 70. My guess would be he was on the verge of retiring and was just going to take a Board seat until all this happened. Financially, he took a hit on attn fees, but he'll be fine financially. My fear for him would be having to go through this twice if its a hung jury and the USDA retries hi...