[email protected] Technique Entertainment Editor: Daniel Spiller 21 Friday, Assistant Entertainment Editor: November 7, 2008 Entertainment Jennifer Aldoretta tremely reasonable considering the exceptional food quality). Th e dinner menu off ers more than twenty diff erent tapas op- tions to choose from, as well as numerous sides (off ered at three for $8) and a daily dessert selec- tion. I sampled several diff erent menu items, all of which were fan- tastic. First to arrive at the table were the Beef Wontons, fi lled with cream cheese, beef and cilantro and served with a chilé dipping Photos by Ben Keyserling/Student Publications sauce. Th ese were an obvious fu- sion of Spanish and Asian cuisine. Not only was the dish display ex- tremely appealing, but they tasted M ilk & H oney Restaurant impresses with tapas phenomenal. Next, I sampled the Quesadil- las, and while this menu item is traditionally very plain and very simple, they had an obvious, spicy Spanish fl air. Th e chef started with spinach tortillas and fi lled them with cheese (as is usually done), along with scallions, cilan- tro, tomatoes, lettuce and shrimp, and they were drizzled with a spicy sauce. Fried green tomatoes, listed on the menu simply as Green Toma- toes also made it on the list. Th ese are a traditionally southern dish, By Jennifer Aldoretta come a big chore. be building up quickly with new spin on tapas. so naturally I was pleased to get Assistant Entertainment Editor Milk & Honey, a restaurant apartments and homes. Milk & Honey has been reno- the opportunity to try Davis’s take in West Midtown located at 1082 Th e new menu combines Asian vated to include a full bar and on them. Th ey were pretty stan- It is always a pleasure to visit Huff Road (off of Howell Mill), and Spanish inspired tapas to cre- now has a wine list along with dard, but that same spicy sauce new restaurants in the Atlanta area reopened recently and is now un- ate a very unique and eclectic din- daily drink specials. that had been on the Quesadillas that have a bright future ahead of der new management as of about ner menu. Th e restaurant’s new Since tapas are generally made it on the Green Tomatoes as them, especially when those res- two weeks ago. chef, Sammy Davis, who has pre- bought in multiples and then well. Yum! taurants wont break a college bud- Although the location is a bit viously been employed at restau- shared among the entire party, My favorite dish, by far, was get and are close enough to school unusual, as it is near a few in- rants such as Dupri’s and Rare in Milk & Honey off ers a daily three that going out to eat doesn’t be- dustrial zones, the area seems to the Atlanta area, puts a spicy new for $15 tapas special (which is ex- See Milk, page 22 Models’ Rudd gives comedic insight The Ting Tings British indie pop By Philip Tharp band stirs Variety Senior Staff Writer Paul Rudd of Friends (Phoebe’s boyfriend, Mike), Anchorman (Brian Fantana) and Knocked Up (Pete) stars in the new comedy Role Models (Danny), opening everywhere today. Th e T e c h n i q e u recently participated in a round-table interview where Rudd dis- cussed the fl ick. Check out our review of Role Models on page 25. Q. How much would you say the fi nal product was improvisa- tion versus the original screenplay? A. Th is one is actually pretty heavily scripted. Th ere were a cou- ple of scenes that we improvised that were variations on what was written, and certain jokes that we would come up with in the mo- ment. David Wain, who directed it, I’ve worked with a couple of times. Th e very fi rst movie we did together wasWet Hot American Summer. And people think sometimes—the few people that have seen that movie—they always ask how much of that was impro- vised. Not a lot. He’s a director that likes it on the page. Photo by Eric Turner/Student Publications Certainly there’s been a lot of stuff written in the last several The Ting Tings perform songs from their fi rst album, We Started Nothing, at Variety Playhouse years, and these comedies that have come out – and Judd Apatow on Oct. 23. Lead singer Katie White gets the crowd pumped up with her onstage dancing. and Adam McKay – about the amounts of improvisation. David does it, and he’s exploring diff erent styles and things like that. We By Jennifer Aldoretta don-based talent Yoav, an Israeli- the number of diff erent sounds did leave certain parts of it open for improvisation. We also were Assistant Entertainment Editor born singer-songwriter who also he created simply by hitting a lucky to get such funny people, and you want those people to add released his fi rst album earlier diff erent part of his guitar. And their own thing. Th ere were a couple of scenes that we did as it was I found myself dancing in this year. He uses his voice, his although I thoroughly enjoyed written, and it wasn’t quite working, so we just said, “Alright, we place in front of my seat while guitar and his hands to make very his performance, I would have know what needs to go. Let’s see how we can get there.” still attempting to uphold unique music in a very unconven- enjoyed a bit more variation in somewhat of a professional ap- tional way; his acoustic guitar is his overall sound. Q. What made you want to do the part in the fi rst place? pearance; after all, I work for played not only as a guitar, but as Yoav is a very impressive live A. I thought that the idea of guys getting in trouble – like guys Th e T e c h n i q e u , and I was “on a drum as well. performer. In fact, listening to that would be horrible to put with children – and having to go the job,” so to speak. Yoav began the show by layering some of the tracks on his al- into a program and then being able to be just terrible role models Variety Playhouse hosted beat after beat, strum after strum, bum, Charmed and Strange, I for kids, or terrible mentors really. It was called Big Brothers origi- quite the talented duo on Oct. one on top of the other to create found that I was more pleased nally. And then, just getting some weird kids and having the kids 23. England’s Jules De Martino extremely interesting and entranc- with his live songs than the re- being weirded out by guys. It was a funny premise. I thought there and Katie White make up Th e ing rhythms. Some of the beats he corded versions. “Club Th ing” was something there that seemed to follow this kind of School of Ting Tings—a high-energy in- created on his guitar sounded like and “Th ere is Nobody” were my Rock type trajectory that I tend to like. And the structure that was die band that released its fi rst they could have been made by a favorites of his performance. really appealing to me kept going through diff erent rewrites and album, We Started Nothing, traditional drum set, while others Th e Ting Tings, not surpris- on May 9 of this year. sounded more like dance-y, elec- Rudd See , page 25 Th e show opened with Lon- tronic rhythms. I was amazed by See Tings, page 23 22 • November 7, 2008 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT Milk from page 21 the Fish Tacos. These were served Premiere shows 30 Rock still packs laughs on crunchy wonton shells, rather By Chris Ernst without viewers aiming for more than being wrapped in a flour tor- Contributing Writer commercial acclaim and willing tilla or regular taco shell, and were to sacrifice some wit? Well, during topped with the usual lettuce and For those of you not in the the season premiere, Jack decides tomatoes. The wonton shell made know, 30 Rock is one of the funni- he must get his old job back. He the dish feel like something that est shows on TV. The name refers works in the mailroom and makes would be served at a party, which to 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New his way back up. Again. gave the tacos a little something York City, where NBC studios He becomes even more de- extra, almost as though the chef are. The show revolves around Liz termined when he discovers the had invited you into his home and Lemon (Tiny Fey), some kind of questionable business practices served you some wonderful finger- manager of a live comedy sketch Devon is planning. He decides he foods. I am quite fond of fish ta- show eerily similar to Saturday should “boink Kathy Geiss,” and cos, so it was great to eat them in Night Live called TGS. by the end of the episode, Jack a new way. Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan) convinces Kathy to let him make Besides adding a full bar, is the show’s star, who, to put it all decisions for her. changes including redecorating lightly, is not in touch with reality In addition to getting everyone and painting have brought new (well, not this one, anyway). He is back to where they belong, there life and personality to Milk & so eccentric and kooky; his body- is the usual banality throughout Honey, both perfect when giving guards really protect others, men- the episode involving the cast and a restaurant a second chance.