June 02, 2008
The dominant exported banana variety (the Cavendish) is in serious danger. Most of the Asian crops are already on their way to complete collapse and experts say it's only a matter of time before Panama disease Race 4 arrives in Latin America. Maybe you should throw some in the freezer so you can show your kids what it tasted like.
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May 13, 2008
Fraser Lewry is Eating the Alphabet. Ran across this while looking for monkey brains recipes (really): Guardian food critic Fraser Lewry is going through the alphabet eating a dish featuring an exotic animal with that letter, from Actual Ants in Quicksand to Frog, Flounder & Fontina Fishcake to (most recently) Octopus and Ostrich Surf 'n' Turf (with some pickled testes along the way).
May 12, 2008
The New York Times Food/Dining section decided to do a special section reviewing chain restaurants. It doesn't go as bad as you'd think! In an NPR story, one of the contributors talks with the host about how the idea was presented and what they intended by doing the story. Are they elitist snobs looking to poke fun or elitist snobs just trying to see how "normal folk" live? Or, I guess, some other option but really how could that be true.
Who knew that the green fluff I've been bringing to potlucks and parties was named Watergate Salad? What can I say? I enjoy it.
April 29, 2008
Would you eat something that was still squirming? I like to consider myself an omnivore of the non-hypocritical variety -- that is, I fully acknowledge that when I eat flesh, it's exactly that. I can look at an animal and simultaneously think "aw, cute" and "yummy." [more inside]
April 09, 2008
Requiem for a deli - let me wax nostalgic for a place the rest of you may not know about: the famous Rascal House Deli in Miami Beach just closed. This was a Jewish Deli from the old old school (the one they tore down to build the old school). I remember there used to be lines around the block to get in -- different queues for 2, 3, 4, 5+ in your party. When you sat down they laid out rolls and a bucket of pickled stuff (such a nosh!) while you waited for your reuben or lox platter to come out. Azoy gait es.
March 04, 2008
Food Fight is a bizarre little video illustrating military conflicts since WW2 with combating food items.
January 16, 2008
Evil Grimace - the 4-armed shake thief they don't want to admit existed.
January 08, 2008
It seems somehow incongruent for me to post this, but: "What is the largest number of different animal species who have been harmed or exploited for a single meal that you've eaten? I think I'm at 5."
Weaksauce! I retired before age 20 and I'm sure I've topped that.
So: describe a menu exploiting as many different species as possible. Eggs, Milk and Honey count[*]; white cane sugar does not. Desirable dishes for under say $100 total, that might conceivably be served at a restaurant or fine dinner -- no ortolan-infused california highway of the sea from a gonzo combination of Grandpa Freeman's scrapple house and Marlon Brando's Komodo Dojo. Winner gets a video on battery cages and puppy mills from Pablo! The bidding shall start at ten.
I'm gonna go have a cucumber sandwich with bean sprouts.
December 03, 2007
Have you ever gone on a trip and wanted to sample the local beer? Maybe you like beer and want to do a beer roadtrip. Maybe you're making a documentary and need some driving directions. Either way, The Beer Mapping Project has got you covered. [more inside]
November 22, 2007
November 07, 2007
October 08, 2007
What is Tex-Mex? From its origins as a derogatory descriptor (as in "not REAL Mexican") to its current status as dominant food phenomenon, a six-part series from the Houston Press traces its history. It all started with street vendors selling pralines and tamales. Mexican restaurants of yesteryear proclaimed their authenticity but knew they needed to cater to Anglo palates. 1973 was a banner year that saw Webster's include "Tex-Mex" and the invention of the fajita (or was it?). Even modern "authentic" establishments are often Tex-Mex joints too ashamed to admit it. Chuy's was the first restaurant to be empowered by the Tex-Mex label but a French restaurant was the first to self-identify as Tex-Mex thanks to a popular film about a loner who eats chile con carne and drinks tequila. Finally, what the future holds for Tex-Mex.
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August 22, 2007
How long does beer last? [more inside]
August 15, 2007
If it's still as hot this weekend as it has been this week, you'll want to head down to Waterloo Park for the 1st Annual Austin Ice Cream Festival. Is it as tasty as the following weekend's 17th Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival? You be the judge...
August 07, 2007
Has anyone tried this? It looks kind of nasty, but I would hope it tastes better than it looks.
July 20, 2007
Take the Trudy's Mexican Martini Challenge, subtract alcohol, add caffeine, and you get Mark Malkoff's Starbucks Challenge. Can one person visit (and consume something) from every Starbucks in Manhattan in a single day? Well, if that person doesn't mind blurry vision and 20 hours of intense wakefulness: YES.
July 05, 2007
June 01, 2007
I know I am going to go celebrate this afternoon.
I believe Krispy Kreme is celebrating in a very tasty way.
Or send a loved one a card.
April 23, 2007
April 01, 2007
YOTS
thedysh says:
please add the tag 'yots' to participate in the "Year of the Sandwich" photo set
thedysh says:
What kind of sandwich is this?
mrflip says:
I believe Ned is enjoying the *hell* out of a Quizno's steak sandwich here. Thanks for your interest!
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March 30, 2007
It seems that we (UT) host an Edible Book Festival. The announcement was in my inbox this morning as part of the UT Events calendar, but it is suspiciously close to April 1. Anyway, if you're willing to execute I'm sure you can pump mrflip for ideas (he has to practice his puns anyway).
February 01, 2007
Texas Microbreweries fight for the right to sell their beers directly to consumers (on premises) - interesting enough but did anybody realize that "there are only 5 microbreweries left in Texas"? Is that for real? I mean, this is a big state.
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