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Starbucks isn’t all bad. Really.
Friday, July 18th, 2008
It’s always been fashionable to hate Starbucks, and lord knows I’ve done enough of it myself, but the news that they’re closing 600 stores and laying off 12,000 people actually makes me me somewhat melancholy. While I’m usually against monopolies, I think that in addition to the obvious bad they’ve done, they’ve also done [...]
Miraculin.
Saturday, June 21st, 2008About a year ago I heard of a berry, called Miracle Fruit, that short circuits your taste buds into tasting anything that’s sour as sweet. I didn’t know that you could readily order both fresh berries and freeze dried extracts over the internet until recently, however. After being curious about the stuff for over [...]
Monday, March 3rd, 2008
Does anyone else remember when Gatorade actually used to try to taste like recognizable flavors instead of just “blue” and “purple”?
The Ubergriddle!
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008I was talking to a friend on IRC the other day when he mentioned making the ultimate McGriddle. Real bacon, real cheese, real pancakes, real syrup, real eggs. I, of course, thought this was a wonderful idea, because if the McGriddle is sex in a wrapper, then surely something made of better ingredients must be [...]
Mississippi looking at banning restaurants from serving fat people.
Friday, February 1st, 2008House Bill 282
I know this has pretty much no chance of passing, but damn.
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A San Diego Food Tour
Thursday, January 31st, 2008Earlier this month a friend from Montreal came down for a visit and since she’s taken me for some amazing food there I decided to return the favor and take her around to a lot of my favorite local places. Since street food (unless you’re looking for Mexican) isn’t San Diego’s strong suit, I aimed [...]
Best. Grilled. Cheese. Ever.
Monday, January 28th, 2008Today I came across a great bakery that’s been sitting under my nose the entire time I’ve been here. It’s only 3 blocks from my apartment, like pretty much everything else in San Diego. When you walk in, Bread on Market looks like a pretty Spartan operation, the inside is largely unfinished, but you can [...]
Restaurant pet peeves
Saturday, December 29th, 2007A list of things that I’ve experienced at restaurants that have really pissed me off recently:
Just because a table has two dimensions doesn’t mean it’s ok to put 4 chairs at it. This especially pisses me off in Japanese restaurants where you typically get a bunch of small dishes that fill up a standard two [...]
Doner Kebab
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007The Kebab Shop, downtown is cheap, fast and has awesome kebabs. Unfortunately my breath is going to smell like garlic from the tzatziki for the rest of the afternoon.
Things learned at the bar this week.
Friday, November 30th, 2007Stout will float on hefeweizen, and it makes a really good combination. They’re also thick enough that it looks like you’re drinking a lava lamp.
A shotglass containing 50/50 Baileys and Goldschlager dropped into a half pint of beer and then taken as a shot tastes an awful lot like a pumpkin pie.
