Entries Tagged as ‘food’

November 19, 2009

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.

October 22, 2009

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 his wallet and the 15-person, 3-hour manhunt that ensued which involved the police, casino security, and [...]

October 12, 2009

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 city there are dozens of varieties, crust thicknesses, flavors, etc. HEven the names are diverse – [...]

September 8, 2009

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 the Gawker network) started this awhile back with their “Picture vs. Reality” series. Here’s an example [...]

July 10, 2009

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 body..but it will look at taste like an Iron Chef creation.
Here is just one example [...]

July 10, 2009

The correct way to open a banana

I had no idea.

July 8, 2009

Celebrity Death Watch – Oscar Mayer!

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June 17, 2009

20. Cook 25 different recipes I’ve never made before [1/25]

As luck would have it, last night turned out to be a combination of extra free time and a non-gym night, so we got to make the first of 25 new recipies. Since Lauren is a fish-tarian, there’s only so many things we will both eat (and like), but she found a good recipe online.
The [...]