July 2011
BUS YOUR OWN TRAY: Understanding the streets of... →
spiegelman:
Santa Monica Boulevard runs north of Wilshire for most of the city. But they change places in Beverly Hills. For the rest of the way Santa Monica Boulevard runs south of Wilshire.
There are two major streets named San Vicente. They’re nowhere near each other. There are two major streets named…
Important information. The San Vicente thing has always pissed me off.
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mills replied to your photo: This is our new mouse. It is funny-looking and…
That looks like an F-117. Also, just realized which “Carmaggedon” you meant.
Mills, you know we all try so hard not to embarrass you publicly.
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Chow.com: The 78 Most Annoying Words to Read in a... →
nedhepburn:
inadvisable:
• 100 mile • addictive • affordable prices • ambrosia • annealed • artisanal • authentic • awesome • bad boy • cloyingly sweet • cooked to perfection • crazy delicious • cuts with a fork • decadent • deconstructed • died and gone to heaven • engorged • eponymous • falls off the bone • fellows • foodie • gastropub • gem • goodness • gooeyness • gutsy • haute barnyard...
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Your Week in Nerd:
Monday: Rereading “A Feast For Crows”.
Listening to Ramin Djiwadi’s soundtrack for “Game of Thrones”.
(Hopefully, depending on NewEgg’s delivery schedule) watching Kevin build our new, massive, 3D gaming-only PC in the spare bedroom, and then running a CRYSIS 2 TEST (just kidding, probably only a Mass Effect 2 or Witcher 2 test). (But this baby is still...
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dangerghost replied to your post: Buffalo Blue Cheese Burgers!!
If you get the chance, maybe one day, try cranberry instead of buffalo. Keep the bleu cheese & chips. The salt from the chips mixed with the bc & cran is killer. (See the “Blue Cheer” from Grill ‘Em All)
I like this very much! I love the combination of sweet/sour cranberries with salty/creamy chips & cheese.
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Burger Blogging, Con't
Here’s where we stand after last night’s burger adventure: I still have a pound of ground beef, tons of leftover blue cheese dressing (and blue cheese), a veritable BUSHEL of onions, some arugula, and a few hamburger buns….
hmmm…
hmmm…
did somebody say FATHER’S OFFICE BURGER???
Yes, somebody did. I did. Now to start on the onion confit!
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Buffalo Blue Cheese Burgers!!
So I was watching the Food Network’s “Best Thing I Ever Ate” before bed last night, because apparently I find it soothing to look at outrageously-caloried food before sleep? And also, obviously, it’s soothing to compare these outrageous foods to whatever slapped-together shite I had for dinner, and then falling asleep with a growly stomach and a general sense of...
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Katherine Spiers: The Road From Punk Rocker to... →
foodisthenewrock:
Saveur Editor James Oseland, Circa 1978
Check out this great article in Saveur examining the long history of punk rockers becoming chefs. They interview New York pastry chef Brooks Headley (fmr Born Against), Husker Du bassist Greg Norton, Against Me drummer Warren…
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petitchou replied to your photo: So excited, you guys don’t even knowwwwwww!!!!
I used to be the bossy neighborhood drama kid who made all my friends act this out with me, endlessly. I was really into orphans from 9-12.
Oh, gurllll, I was the bossy drama girl who made my friends act out “Phantom of the Opera” in grades 3-5.
I was precocious.
