December 2009
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“…In addition to the aforementioned lucky foods, there are also a few to...”
– an epicurious.com piece on New Year’s Eve food traditions. No lobster?! No chicken?! I didn’t know that.
That being said, both the lobster and chicken are on my station tonight at work. I’m not going to tell you what to have for dinner, but making the end of my 2009 might help...
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“The Kon-Tiki carried 250 litres of water in bamboo tubes. For food they took 200...”
– The stores of the Kon-Tiki. Rest in Peace, Knut Haugland.
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Nerd Alert! →
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“He said he’d feed me and buy me cigarettes for however long it...”
– Scott Spillane (horn player for Neutral Milk Hotel) recalling his diet while recording In the Aeroplane Over the Sea. (source)
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“Consider a comparison: jazz can improve classical music? Abstract painting can...”
– Hervé This weighs in on whether or not Molecular Gastronomy can improve classical cuisine.
“Computerworld - McDonald’s restaurants may soon be the easiest spot to...”
– Big news in the online/fast food world! Free Wi-Fi at McDonalds!
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BEEF! Magazin fur Maenner mit Geschmack. →
A magazine for men with taste.
What not to put on your bagel. →
The linked video contains some NSFW language, but describes exactly how I feel somedays.
“The discovery of a new dish confers more happiness on humanity, than the...”
– Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarian
The Allegory of the Beer Cave. →
“For chicken, the USDA has supplied schools with thousands of tons of meat from...”
– from a USA Today investigation on what’s in America’s school lunches. Scary stuff. (via boingboing)
“Because one does not simply buy a gun and walk into the woods expecting to find...”
– Gamblin’ Chuck Terhark wonders why localvores and hunters aren’t sleeping with each other more (via mediation)
I couldn’t agree more. If one is really concerned about eating local foods, grabbing a gun or fishin’ pole is a logical step.
“Celebrity chefs are the high priests of the food craze that is partly...”
– Food geek Alton Brown on why celebrity chefs should lose some weight. (source)
“My wine tastes like feet. No, I know that’s how they make it. Would you have...”
– King Henry VIII (via fakequotes)
Free waffle irons! →
E-mail this guy (Waffle Jon) with your best waffle related story or why you love waffles to get your free waffle iron.
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“So to have the same palate, we buy some cheap, fake Swiss cheese full of...”
– Eric Ripert, Chef of Le Bernardin, explains how he standardizes his staff’s palates. (source)
In honor of the Doctor's birthday, take the Dr... →
Fork, Knife and Spoon: Kate NG Sommer's new blog →
She’s giving stuff away too!
First Ever Chriseats Contest!
Over the summer, I decided to get healthy. No more excessive drinking, no more frozen pizza, no more bad habits. As a part of the extreme workout regimen I undertook (P90X), there was a strict diet (cottage cheese, whole grains, etc) that I was supposed to follow. This did not work.
Now I’m stuck with all of this plain soy milk. I’m not a huge fan of soy milk, but I don’t...
“The research team, funded by a major sausage maker and the Dutch government,...”
– The Dutch are growing their own pork in the lab now. Unfortunately, no one knows what it tastes like because lab regulations forbid them from eating anything they create. In case the Dutch are reading this, if y’all want to fly me to Eindhoven, I’ll try your test tube pork.
“A HOLE-IN-THE-WALL canteen in Hong Kong that offers dishes for less than $1.50...”
– theage.com.au on the world’s cheapest Michelin starred restaurant.