{"id":13970,"date":"2013-05-21T13:07:16","date_gmt":"2013-05-21T18:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=13970"},"modified":"2013-05-21T13:07:16","modified_gmt":"2013-05-21T18:07:16","slug":"tue-update-maxs-and-double-j-collecting-for-red-cross-grizzlies-open-house-and-watch-party-new-go-south-main-site-new-cuban-restaurant-on-madison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/21\/tue-update-maxs-and-double-j-collecting-for-red-cross-grizzlies-open-house-and-watch-party-new-go-south-main-site-new-cuban-restaurant-on-madison\/","title":{"rendered":"Tue update: Max’s and Double J collecting for Red Cross, Grizzlies open house and watch party, new Go South Main site, new Cuban restaurant on Madison"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you want to help those in Oklahoma who lost everything to yesterday’s tornadoes, two popular bars on the south side of Downtown have a way for you to do that. Both Max’s Sports Bar and Double J Smokehouse will be collecting clothing, food (non-perishable) and money. Everything they collect will go directly to the Red Cross. Both bars will have the Grizzlies game on.<\/p>\n

The Grizzlies’ official Game 2 Watch Party will be tonight at the FedExForum, and it’s free to the public. However, you can get there early for an Open House happening from 11 AM to 6 PM today. You can get free playoff swag including a really cool Western Conference Finals poster. If you’re thinking about buying season tickets for 2013-14, you can test-drive your seats.<\/p>\n

There’s a new Go South Main<\/a> website that is very nicely done.<\/p>\n

I’ve been wondering about a new restaurant called Havana Pilon that I see on Madison Avenue every day as I drive home down Second. They left some flyers in my building, and I got one and took a pic. (Click to enlarge)<\/p>\n

\"Photo<\/a><\/p>\n

The upper left corner is a bit fuzzy, so here’s a list of the specialties they serve. Everything else should be readable if you enlarge.<\/p>\n

MOFONGO – Fried green plantains mashed together in a PILON (which is a wooden mortar and pettle) with garlic and olive oil<\/p>\n

ABACO – Cuban soup made with beef, pork, chicken, corn on the cob and vegetables<\/p>\n

ROPA VIEJA\/OLD CLOTHES – Shredded beef in tomato sauce and vegetables<\/p>\n

CUBAN PICADILLO – Ground beef, potatoes, onions, garlic, bell pepper and olives<\/p>\n

CUBAN FRIED RICE – Prepared as in Havana’s famous Chinatown<\/p>\n

ARROZ CON POLLO – Yellow rice with chicken<\/p>\n

EMPANADAS – Homemade empanada filled with shrimp, ham, or cheese<\/p>\n

The restaurant is a tiny little place, so be prepared to get your food to-go when it’s busy.<\/p>\n

Plans for tonight: The Blind Bear has been my Grizzlies watch spot, and I see no need to change that. Game is at 8 but I’ll get there early to get a good seat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you want to help those in Oklahoma who lost everything to yesterday’s tornadoes, two popular bars on the south side of Downtown have a way for you to do that. Both Max’s Sports Bar and Double J Smokehouse will be collecting clothing, food (non-perishable) and money. Everything they collect will go directly to the … Continue reading “Tue update: Max’s and Double J collecting for Red Cross, Grizzlies open house and watch party, new Go South Main site, new Cuban restaurant on Madison”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13970"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13970"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13973,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13970\/revisions\/13973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}