Take the Cannoli

Building a Better Cannoli

Prepare to think about the cannoli in a whole new way.

First step: thinking about cannoli at all.

Second step: adding booze.

Welcome to Stuffed Artisan Cannolis, a sliver of a storefront quietly focusing on the high vocation of cannoli stuffing, and only cannoli stuffing, opening Thursday on the Lower East Side.

Started by a couple of cartmongers who tested their cannoli skills in the competitive waters of Little Italy, Stuffed is the kind of single-minded bright, simple, little shop where you'll see things stuffed into a crispy little shell that you never thought would end up in a crispy little shell.

But as it so often does, it all starts with the cheese: owners Anthony and Brielle ditched their cart after spending a year tracking down the best ricotta they could find. (Naturally, it comes from a secret dairy farm in the fertile crescent of New Jersey.)

And they're putting that secret ricotta to good use with some of the most unholy, sacrilegious flavors you'll likely see anywhere: we're talking pumpkin pie, peanut butter and jelly, birthday cake, French toast, cappuccino and red licorice cannolis. Around Christmas expect eggnog and a bacon chocolate stunner.

For now, though, we'll do you one better: starting this weekend you'll be able to get a specially created White Russian cannoli just for UrbanDaddy readers.

The Dude would certainly abide…

Stuffed Artisan Cannolis1

76 Stanton St(btwn Clinton and Attorney)

Lower East SideNew York,

NY 10002212-995-2266

official website: http://www.stuffedcannoli.com/

NOTE: Stuffed Artisan Cannolis, opens Thursday, 212-995-2266

Taking a Dive

An Underwater Tour of the Great Wall

You've heard of the Great Wall. Maybe you've even seen it. But here's a bit of wisdom you may not have known: Some parts of the wall are greater than others.

Especially the parts that happen to be underwater.

Introducing Diving the Great Wall, the first-ever organized tour of the submerged portions of the Great Wall, running missions now.

This portion of the wall has been under a lake since the 1980s, but unless you planned on ferrying a few hundred pounds of diving equipment across the border, you couldn't take it on until now. Your scuba-sherpas will suit you up, bring you to the exact spot where the wall dips underwater and guide you to its most dive-worthy parts. Once submerged, you'll stumble across a few Ming-era stone carvings, some intricate tunnels and a tight-squeeze guard tower that will require every last ounce of your Bond-like scuba ability. (Wearing your backup tux is advised.)

Over the course of the trip, you'll get two scuba-assisted dives into the Atlantis-style ruins (feel free to keep the dress semi-formal for the second) before you start the earthbound portion of the voyage, which includes a guided tour of the unrestored parts of the Forbidden City, usually off-limits to tourists.

You always knew you were special.

Diving the Great Wallvia Urbane Nomads

contact: info@urbanenomads.com

Note:Diving the Great Wall, via Urbane Nomads, email for more information or call 65-67288614.

Not Too Shabu

The Beefiest Shabu-Shabu in Town

Machines do excellent work.

Really, kudos to all the robots out there.

But sometimes it's better to do things by hand.

Like when a restaurant starts butchering its own rib eyes and delivering them to your table for you to cook yourself.

Introducing Prime Rib Shabu—a new Inner Richmond shabu-shabu restaurant brought to you by chef/owner Luke Sung (Isa, Domo) serving hand-cut rib eyes and other fresh ingredients for you to prepare tableside—open now.

Ideal for a chilly, fog-filled night (which, let's face it, is just about every night in the Richmond) this is where you'll come with your buddies to cook all the steak you can eat in a boiling broth-based dashi.

While you can't miss the Prime Rib Shabu sign above the door, the steamed windows and steaming cauldrons on each table are what'll lure you from out of the cold. That and the heaping platters of meat, including the precious marbled cut-by-hand hunks, as well as the more traditional thinly sliced rib eye, lamb shoulder and seafood (think: head-on spot prawns, little neck clams and Hokkaido scallops).

Slide into the front booth by the window and start with a round of large Orion beers. Splurge for the nightly all-you-can-eat, which gives you full reign of the entire menu. And as the plates loaded with meat, veggies and noodles pile up at your table, keep dipping it all in the broth to cook, then in the chili- and parsley-spiked sauce before taking a bite. Then do it all over again.
Steady, like a machine

NOTE: Prime Rib Shabu, open now, 415-379-4678

I lovee this NEW Jan song!!!!

"Make Me" lyrics

9/13/09

Intro
I see what you're doing
Come here
So you think you're ready?
I just need you to...

Hook
Baby can you move, make me groove,
Show me what you do, make me move,
Baby can you move, make me groove,
Show me what you do, make me move, Baby make me...

Verse 1
You came here to sit or party
Tell me what's the deal
Gon' get up and shake your body
C'mon and take me there

Pre Hook
Ain’t nobody else like you
Only you got the moves you do
Ain't nobody else move like you
Only you got the grooves to prove it baby
We’re gonna have a good time
Me and you gon' get it tonight

Hook
Baby can you move, make me groove,
Show me what you do, make me move,
Baby can you move, make me groove,
Show me what you do, make me move,
Baby make me...

Don't stop it baby Don't stop till you get it up (4x)

Verse 2
I see you against the wall boy
What you waiting for I want you to take control now
Get up on the floor

Pre Hook
Ain’t nobody else like you
Only you got the moves you do
Ain't nobody else move like you
Only you got the grooves to prove it baby
We’re gonna have a good time
Me and you gon' get it tonight

Hook
Baby can you move, make me groove,
Show me what you do, make me move,
Baby can you move, make me groove,
Show me what you do, make me move,
Baby make me...

Bridge
It's getting hot in here
Just how I like We gon' dance it up
Until we see the light If you feel like I feel you can get it tonight
But first you gotta make me say...
Ooooooh...Make me (make me), baby, make me say
Ooooooh...Make me (make me), baby…

Hook
Baby can you move, make me groove,
Show me what you do, make me move,
Baby can you move, make me groove,
Show me what you do, make me move, Baby make me...(2x)

Outro
Don't stop it baby
Don't stop till you get it up (4x)