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so after i posted yesterday's exciting ice cream truck news i decided to visit the general greene for dinner 229 dekalb (at clermont) 718.222.1510 i hesitate to even give you the address and number bc it was sadly one of the barfy-est meals i've had in quite some time. this place is a whole shared plates kind of place which i like- if the food is edible. we ordered about 4 things  between the 2 of us: roasted eggplant (mixture) and toast, m had the bacon dates (extra barf *i like bacon, i like dates, but not at the same time!) i had a cobb salad which normally can't be screwed up but the chicken was not typical grilled chicken and was not a plentiful amount- the avocado was bitter and strange and plain not good (i'm not the only one that noticed). then i ordered veggie chili bc i was feeling ill for a good part of the day and wanted something warm and cozy. when it got to the table it looked ok, and i took a couple of bites and the beans were all right off the beanstalk. uncooked/stewed and just hard. GROSS. i love chili- all kind but this was redic. raw beans!? shame on them. i sent it back and did not get anything else and went to bed hungry w a horrible gut ache :( (booo hooo) oh- m had the french onion soup which was ok, but seriously lacking in cheese topping.

in other (better) news- me likey the whole truck craze of good food! now i hear rumors of a cupcake truck: 

Well, Celebrity Apprentice envisioned

 it, and according to Thrillist, the cupcake truck is finally a reality: “NY’s first gourmet cupcake truck, C-Stop’s the inspired creation of an NYU law schooler who, after the economy wiped out his post-grad job, decided other people should eat his feelings. Treats come mini-style for $1 and traditionally plump for $2.25, and include both standards (triple chocolate, red velvet, etc) and occasional specialty items (peanut butter & jelly, black & white cookie … ).” The preview route starts Friday at 6 p.m. at 23rd Street between Seventh and Eighth. More info here- http://nymag.com/daily/food/2009/05/two_words_cupcake_truck.html?mid=grub-street--20090520