[hft_throwaway]

I hacked up something with Asterisk to auto-dial Schwa until I got something other than the dreaded machine. Alinea is like walking into a fantasy world on acid but eating incredible food with Aesop Rock blasting while Chef swigs Jameson 10 feet away from you was as if some crazy person got inside my head and knew exactly what I wanted.

[tptacek]

You mean Schwa was, right? :)

I had a great meal at Schwa, and my reservation wasn't that hard to get, except that they cancelled it on me 3 times in a row.

[hft_throwaway]

Yes. Alinea was a touch more subdued. ;)

[tptacek]

You haven't really eaten at Schwa until you've been there when Michael Carlson gets arrested during service. Man, though, I really liked that Schwa meal. It was worth the wait.