If you’ve ever wanted a story to leap off the page of a book, this is that book. Author and oyster devotee Rowan Jacobsen, who has written not one, but two acclaimed, encyclopedic books about oysters, the industry and where to find the best ones, is helping that dream come true. After speaking at the Miami Book Fair Sunday from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. about his new book, “The Essential Oyster,” he will be the “guest shucker” at oyster and seafood mecca Mignonette alongside chef Danny Serfer for a unique dining event on Tuesday. Tickets to the event cost $120 and include an autographed copy of Jacobsen’s new book. Serfer, whose Mignonette has been so successful he is opening a second location near his home on 139th Street and Biscayne Boulevard in December, fell in love with Jacobsen’s original oyster tome, “A Geography of Oysters,” which won a James Beard Award for writing in 2008. “We read that book through and through,” Serfer said. “It has so much information in it, but it’s also engaging and gripping.”
In his new book, Jacobsen tells the backstories of the endless varieties of oysters, the farms where they can be found, and offers a guide for the best oyster bars in America — and puts Mignonette on that list. Mignonette regularly flies in oysters from all over the country to offer a wide range of flavors for both oyster novices and connoisseurs. “We learned about places that take the time and care to do things right,” Serfer said. In Jacobson’s honor, Tuesday’s dinner will include a tower of raw an cooked oysters, a brown oyster stew, snacks of clams and oysters, and main course of striped bass and Mignonette’s fresh-squeezed Key lime pie.You have been waiting and here they are! Twenty Collectable Minifigures based on The LEGO Batman Movie will be available starting on January 1st, reports LEGO on Facebook. Let us know what you think of them in the comments below! Continue reading as I go more in-depth with each individual minifigure. Not much to say or analyze about this minifigure.
It is pretty nice, but there are better batsuits in this series. I do not think it is based on anything specific from Batman lore, but it is of course based on a prehistoric aesthetic. The name is certainly an allusion to the film title The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986). The Glam Metal suit Batman is wearing here appears in the San Diego Comic-Con trailer, where it is worn by Robin instead and shortened in name to simply 'Glam Bat'. The minifigure looks particularly nice on the whole, with a black electric guitar and recolored shoulders-pads previously seen with lava monster Moltor in Nexo Knights this year. Not to mention, the shiny silver bat symbol around the eyes of the cowl is rather striking! Ever since the first teaser trailer for The LEGO Batman Movie back in March, many have been wanting the chance to own Batman in his luxury bathrobe. Now that chance is here! This minifigure is definitely worth the wait although I am slightly disappointed that the robe itself is printed rather than cloth.
I am sure that LEGO has a logical explanation for this design choice though. The lobster mold is equally fantastic and I am shocked that this is its first appearance as a one-piece animal. Crazily enough, lobsters as a species have only appeared a few times in LEGO before, in three very different themes: 7772 Lobster Strike, a Monthly Mini Model Build and 7985 City of Atlantis. Vacation Batman looks to be an absolutely stellar minifigure, with the first ever rubber duck flotation device piece; Nightwing mask printing on it, no less! A unique cowl with molded-on goggles is also present here. It is unfortunate though that there is no printed bat-speedo on the legs, as shown in the following promotional image from social media. Instead we get a Hawaiian shirt, which also looks superb but still is unexpected. Woo hoo, more Batgirl variants! We only have one in DC Comics Super Heroes and another in this series' parent theme, so another is much welcome. However, and correct me if I am wrong - I do not believe this pink Batgirl look has appeared in canon before now.
If anything, it is reminiscent of the common Batgirl Halloween costumes you see little girls wear each year. That fact alone makes me believe that this minifigure could prove popular with the younger, female crowd. But perhaps this is an early, prototype version of the Batgirl suit for Barbara? I assume we'll see when the film releases. Collectors will want it for the pink batarang, Barbara Gordon hair and skirt pieces too, I am sure! Dick Grayson is Robin's alter-ego in The LEGO Batman Movie and other works, although this Robin's design harkens back more to the Carrie Kelley version. LEGO Batman Movie Robin in his civilian clothing is much more akin to traditional Grayson (see actor Burt Ward's portrayal in 76052 Batman Classic TV Series - Batcave) and has made a few appearances in trailers for the film. It is highly likely that we only see this variant in Batcave/Wayne Manor scenes (which seem to serve minor roles as a whole), if its inclusion solely in the CMF series is any indication - who knows, though!
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