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Miraculin.

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

About 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 a [...]

The Ubergriddle!

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

I 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, 2008

House Bill 282 I know this has pretty much no chance of passing, but damn. Full text below the cut:

A San Diego Food Tour

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Earlier 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, 2008

Today 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, 2007

A 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 [...]

Doner Kebab

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

The 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, 2007

Stout 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.

Budweiser Chelada

Friday, November 23rd, 2007

I was making an emergency beer purchase at 7-11 a couple of days ago and noticed this stuff sitting a couple of shelves up from the Newcastle. Budweiser? Clamato? Lemon Juice? Salt? in one aluminum can? Since I’m drawn to white trash irony like a moth to a bug zapper I had to buy it. [...]

Enough with the wacky turkey recipes.

Saturday, November 17th, 2007

While it’s fun to smoke turkeys, deep fry them, wrap them in bacon, and cook them in lava, please remember that the best damned part of the turkey is the skin. And any method of preparation which makes the skin inedible is nothing less than heresy. Turduckens, however, are allowed, and encouraged.

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