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Independence Day 2009


I Am Vindicated! Bacon Is Good For You!

Well, to be accurate, bacon has been found to ease hangovers. But really, that is almost the same thing. Just don’t use the Brit’s recipe. That looks nauseating. Go to McDonalds and order a Bacon-Egg-And-Cheese Biscuit.

Alice Waters Can’t Catch A Break…

…mostly because she is a moron when it comes to things other than free-range broccoli grown by New Age hippies on communal land expropriated from THE MAN. But if you don’t think that I am scrupulously impartial, just take a look at this article in National Review Online.* The skewering is wonderful.
More seriously, I think [...]

Indian Wine: Burnt Tire Really is A Flavor

India is an immense country where the number of potential viticultural regions dwarfs that of most wine-producing countries. The operative word is “potential,” because based on the sample I tasted last night, they should hold off on that whole “wine for export” thing. We saw a bottle of Indian Shiraz

A Cheese Catastrophe

I ate three cheeses on Saturday night. The first was a lovely hard cheese that reminded me of Campo de Montalban or Zamorano — nutty and rich, with a great texture. Wonderful stuff.
And then everything came crashing down

And You Thought I Was Done Taking Shots At Alice Waters?

I found the link while reading another famous food authority who irritates me (but only sometimes), Mark Bittman. Don’t stop after reading the linked article; this is an interesting and well-written food blog.

If A Butterfly Flaps Its Wings…

The taste of a Manhattan that is shaken, compared to one that is stirred, is radically different. Why, I have no idea. But it proves some profound point that I have been trying to make for a very long time. Unfortunately, the point is floating lazily around my brain, not quite visible enough to be [...]

I have Been Remiss In My Duties

Yes, I have been a slug, or maybe just so boring that I deleted a few posts lest my many few readers fall over and smash their noses into their keyboards in boredom — and then sue me for intentional infliction of emotional distress. The problem is that I had a few things that I [...]

The Lowly Hamburger

Not really. I love hamburgers, and unlike most restaurants, I understand that making a good one is a difficult proposition. I’m not going to bore you with my list of the best hamburgers, and I’m not going to irritate you with my opinion of the best way to cook them. What I am going to [...]

An Ex Banker Who Cooks

Here is an amusing little article from the Wall Street Journal, comparing a restaurant kitchen to an investment bank. It’s worth a read if you are bored and need a few minutes of entertainment.



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