April 2013
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Apr 21st
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Apr 21st
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March 2013
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“When we’re talking about a hot dog, let’s keep it in the realm of a...”
– Sage advice from my first day of training at Target Field.
Mar 4th
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February 2013
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“Guido, the Klement’s racing Italian sausage, went barhopping in Cedarburg...”
– Looks like someone in Milwaukee is having a hell of a time.
Feb 28th
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kottke.org: The science of addictive junk food →
jkottke: Michael Moss is a Pulitzer-winning investigative journalist for the NY Times and he’s written a book called Salt Sugar Fat. From a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter at The New York Times comes the explosive story of the rise of the processed food industry and its link to the…
Feb 23rd
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Feb 22nd
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Feb 19th
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Charlie Trotter's selling everything! →
Charlie Trotter’s in Chicago closed down a while back, but now’s your chance to own a piece of history.  You could own Charlie Trotter’s 3-hole punch starting at $10! Seriously though, there’s some good stuff in here for pretty cheap.
Feb 16th
Feb 16th
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January 2013
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Jan 12th
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December 2012
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Dec 25th
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“As for exactly which dinosaur would be most appetizing, one with red meat would...”
– Popular Science takes the time to figure out which dinosaurs would be good eatin’.
Dec 25th
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Dec 22nd
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Dec 19th
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Dec 12th
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November 2012
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“Mr. Ginsburg disdained haute cuisine as irrelevant to the lives of hard-pressed...”
– from NYT Obit for Mr. Food.
Nov 27th
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“VIENNA, Austria (AP) — Thieves with a huge sweet tooth have driven off with 18...”
Nov 24th
October 2012
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Oct 29th
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Oct 26th
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Oct 15th
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September 2012
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Sep 25th
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Sep 10th
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July 2012
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This guy lays out what it's like owning a... →
I’m in the middle of it right now.  Couldn’t be more right.
Jul 22nd
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Jul 4th
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“Q. So do you see any value to supporting a local food system? A. Good local...”
– from a great interview with Pierre Desrochers and Hiroko Shimizu, authors of The Locavore’s Dilemma: In Praise of the 10,000 Mile Diet.  (the whole thing is here) I have to say that I agree with what they’re saying.  Local food is good, but mostly impractical, especially on a commercial...
Jul 3rd
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“California restaurant owners had until midnight to legally sell foie gras to...”
– Hey California!  Remember when Chicago tried this and it didn’t work? 
Jul 1st
June 2012
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So, I'm doing this thing on Tuesday. →
Bring a lunch!
Jun 24th
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Jun 21st
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Cheese flipping robots
jkottke: In the vast cheese warehouses of Europe, robots are employed to flip the cheeses as they age. Here’s a Gruyere flipper:
Jun 14th
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Jun 10th
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“FORT MITCHELL, Ky. - All lanes of traffic are now back open on I-71/75 near the...”
– Maple syrup on Buttermilk Pike?  This thing writes itself.
Jun 8th
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Jun 3rd
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Jun 3rd
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WatchWatch
GO TIME!
Jun 3rd
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Jun 3rd
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“Signs of the four horsemen of the esophagus are upon us.”
– Nathans “official judge”
Jun 3rd
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May 2012
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May 31st
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May 30th
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May 30th
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May 27th
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May 25th
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WatchWatch
But a helicopter just dropped 955 hot dogs over the beleaguered metropolis to commemorate the American Coney Island restaurant’s 95th anniversary. Things are looking up, Motor City! Below the chopper, 25 people waited to gather as many franks as they could, for a contest co-hosted by a local radio station. The winner went home with a thousand bucks and free American Coney dogs for a year. ...
May 24th