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a true story

There once was a girl who loved oatmeal Instant, old fashioned, or cut by steel But one day she ate Her cereal she did hate And never again could she eat another bowl of oatmeal of any kind.

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what would you say no to?

Michael Pollan wants your food rules.

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where the aroma is appetizing

Edible Excretions. Ugh.

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word

According to Urban Dictionary: “Gfork, an incredible website featuring useless crap, and a soon to come out comic entitled Goat sausage. Gfork.. the place where nothing ever happens.”

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it’s good to know the chef

“Will you be there tonight?” “Yep.” “Will you have a fat one for me?” “Yea, I’ve got your fat one, right heeeere.” “See you  tonight then.” After work I scurried over to Lafayette to Chef’s restaurant, Yankee Pier, with visions of east coast marine crustaceans dancing through my head.   The anticipation of the temptations that […]

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in shock

I wanted to write about how much I love the show, Top Chef.  But after tonight’s season finale, I’m at a loss for words.

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yodel-off

“Do you want me to bring you back anything from New York?” I rhetorically asked Howard. “Bring me back a box of Yodels!” as if asking me to bring him the head of Alfredo Garcia. So I did.  The yodels, that is.  And here’s what he did with said box: “Well, we had the great […]

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cheese it!

What isn’t to like about grilled cheese sandwiches?  It’s simple, easy to make, and oh so good.  Ironically, the grilled cheese sandwich that most of us know of, is fried, not grilled. GC pundits from around the world undoubtedly will argue the best cheese to use.  France would say brie or camembert.  The Italians might […]

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to be a geisha

I have often wondered what it would take to be a geisha, and why I couldn’t be one, too.  The business of pleasuring other people seems like a natural.  After all, isn’t that what cooking is all about?  To satiate, to gratify, to pleasure. There were two (at least) huge obstacles in front of me. […]

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how to curb your appetite

thisiswhyyourefat actually, the bacon fatty melt doesn’t look too bad but I draw the line at the ginormous breakfast burrito. (thanks, den!)

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