Category Archives: food
The common cold vs. the irregular matzo ball
One of the consequences of my great trip to Philly was that I inherited a smörgåsbord of colds from my baby cousin. I think the CDC should stop worrying about hospital-based infections and focus solely on day cares and elementary … Continue reading
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Holiday gluttony!
Now that we are in the holiday season, and work travel has cut back, I can focus on what’s important to me: family cooking and eating lots of food. Since I had some time, I thought I would work on … Continue reading
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Mmm….steak
Steak is one of my favorite things to eat, so naturally I had to make it as one of my new recipes for the 101 in 1001 list. I’ve obviously made it before so I thought I would try to … Continue reading
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Making vegetables cool again
No one is interested in vegetables, and I commend you if you’ve even read this far. But that’s kind of the point. Crispin Porter + Bogusky, the ad agency behind notable (and creepy) ad campaigns like the BK King, has … Continue reading
Where should I eat?
This handy flowchart from Eating the Road is an ingenious guide for determining which fast food to eat. I’ve only been to San Fran once, but I think all lines should point to In-N-Out burger.
The great Jewish/Catholic divide: toasters vs. toaster ovens
In April of 2008, my cousins and I held what is now known as “Pop weekend,” where we took our grandfather and his then-girlfriend to Atlantic City for his birthday. That weekend will probably best be remembered for Pop losing … Continue reading
Man on quest to eat from every pizzeria in NYC
There are many unending debates in NYC: Giants/Jets, Yankees/Mets, Liberal/Very Liberal. Those pale in comparison to our culinary debates over the the city’s unofficial food – the pizza slice. While NY pizza is far better than any other, within the … Continue reading
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Food in real life
Fast (or frozen) food never quite lives up to the marketing/packaging (unless it’s 2 AM). Because the internet exists, people have been cataloging comparisons between pictures of food and the real thing. Consumerist (a terrific consumer blog that’s part of … Continue reading
Gourmet dishes from fast food
This is genius. This blog demonstrates how you can take hard core fast food (think BK or Taco Bell) and use the ingredients to cook a gourmet-ish meal. Sure, it will still be the same unhealthy crap going into your … Continue reading
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