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A group effort by Guest and Herb Schmertz on Penn State Alums/Merrill Lynch Wealth Managers “Struggle” To Understand Why This Had To Happen To Them: Continue reading »
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How many times have you said to yourself, “I’m just doing the Wall Street thing for now- one day I’m going to quit this shit and do something that fulfills me- like brew moonshine”? Probably so many that your colleagues, friends, and family are sick of hearing about it. You’ve never actually done it because you’re weak or scared or haven’t yet found the perfect recipe. Unlike former portfolio manager Ed Tiedge, who in 2008 was faced with a choice– look for a new gig on the Street following the implosion of his firm or quit the biz to live out his dream of distilling vodka and gin with hints of things like honey, juniper berries, rose petals, lavender, galangal, and orange peel. He went with the latter and will perhaps inspire you to brew that first batch of illegal sauce today. Continue reading »
Confidential To Steve Schwarzman: Charlie Gasparino Thought The Food At Your Party Sucked
By Bess Levin
Charlie Gasparino recently participated in one of New York‘s dining features wherein notable people discuss what they ate over the course of the week. Those of you in the know re: the fuel that makes this Jabroni Pony will run not be surprised to hear that he consumed many a vodka martini, doused his meat in ketchup and affirmed his commitment to “staying regular” by downing a bunch of bran muffins. Unlike his last food diary, in which Gaspo confessed to finding no greater joy in the world that tearing into a plate of braciola while on the can, the Fox Business anchor kept it mostly clean, while sharing a few tips. Such as how to make gravy from scratch (“good Italian canned tomatoes, two cans of the whole tomatoes and one of crushed. I let it cook for about an hour and fifteen minutes, maybe an hour and a half”), indulging while keeping yourself in centerfold form (“I only eat desserts on the weekends”) and drinking like a man (“no respectable Russian will drink Grey Goose, they all drink Ketel One, because you want to taste the vodka. Now I can’t go back to Grey Goose, which is really super smooth, you can’t taste the vodka. If you’re gonna drink it, you gotta make it real”). Continue reading »

Comment Of The Day: 11.22.11
By Dealbreaker2_small_2_bail and Merkin_Capital on And If You Would Take A 98% Pay Cut In Order To Work At Citi, That’s Okay Too: Continue reading »
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