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Emile DeFelice and Tom Colicchio and a country ham at historic Anson Mills. Photo: Courtesy of Tom Colicchio

What, like you thought the host of "Top Chef" was gonna haul his cookies cross-country in a Kia? Porsche handed Tom Colicchio the keys to a brand new Panamera 4S -- into which he promptly stuffed his assistant Liz and Craft's executive chef Damon Wise. The trio set off on a 1,200-mile, six day food odyssey stretching from Atlanta to Columbia, Charleston, Chapel Hill, the Chesapeake, Washington D.C., rural Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and back home to New York.

Said Colicchio in the inaugural post of his six-day stint on Food & Wine's 'Mouthing Off' blog, "It was about paying visits to some of the food producers who make my restaurants what they are, and discovering new ones the old-fashioned way. On this trip, the stops were the destination."

Yo, Tom? Next time, we call shotgun. The ham is welcome to sit on our lap.

[Via: Mouthing Off at Food & Wine]
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]]>Craft restaurantdamon wisefood and wine magazinePorsche Panameraroad tripTom ColicchioSlashfood Editor2009-11-16T12:30:00+00:00You Want Wine With That? Southern Blogger Seeks Perfect Popeye's Pairinghttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/11/you-want-wine-with-that-southern-blogger-seeks-perfect-popeyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/11/you-want-wine-with-that-southern-blogger-seeks-perfect-popeyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/11/you-want-wine-with-that-southern-blogger-seeks-perfect-popeyes/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


popeyes chicken

Photo: boo_licious, flickr

Acknowledging that even the most fastidious foodies can't say no to Popeye's spicy fried chicken, Dirty South Wine's Hardy Wallace has made the dish the centerpiece of what he claims is the world's first-ever online food-and-wine pairing competition.

"There are a lot of online wine tastings, but no one ever does pairings," Wallace explains. "As much as I love wine, it's useless without food."

Wallace has recruited five respected wine experts to submit their picks for the best vino to sip with Popeye's celebrated chicken, Cajun-battered fries and red beans and rice. He and 50 friends will sample the selections at a party next Wednesday; While the festivities will be live-streamed from Wallace's house, he's also urging wine-and-chicken lovers to play along at home and report their findings via Twitter.

At stake is the title of Dirty Bird King (or Queen) -- and a lifetime of potentially enhanced Popeye's enjoyment.

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]]>fast food wine pairingFastFoodWinePairingPopeyespopeyes chickenPopeyesChickenwine pairingWinePairingHanna Raskin2009-11-11T11:00:00+00:00Editor's Picks - Best of the Resthttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/06/editors-picks-best-of-the-rest/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/06/editors-picks-best-of-the-rest/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/06/editors-picks-best-of-the-rest/#commentsFiled under: ,

Thanksgiving stuffing

Thanksgiving stuffing. Photo: anjuli ayer, Flickr.

A few of the best stories spied elsewhere on the Web this week:

Learn some new holiday cooking and baking skills with this roundup of Thanksgiving cooking classes across the nation.

Not surprisingly, an Aloha, Ore., man was fined $300 for calling 911 to complain about his botched McDonald's drive-through order.

Design icon Isaac Mizrahi will sell tartan-topped cheesecakes from Junior's on QVC in early December.

Los Angeles' popular Kogi Korean Taco Truck gets a tricked out Toyota Scion Kogi xD Mobile Kitchen that's fully loaded with a grill, a sink and an Alpine Sound System.

Restaurant consulting firm Baum + Whiteman released its 2010 food and dining trend forecast, which claims "fried chicken is the new pork belly."

Former New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni sold the TV rights to his memoir, "Born Round."
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]]>BestOfTheWeekCookingClassesFoodTrendsFoodTruckfrank bruniFrankBrunikogikogi bbqKogiBbqKogiKoreanBbqMcDonaldsthanksgiving dinnerthanksgiving foodThanksgivingDinnerThanksgivingFoodLisa Schweitzer2009-11-06T17:00:00+00:00What Can I Get You Folks? - The New York Times Takes on Service Ruleshttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/06/what-can-i-get-you-folks-the-new-york-times-takes-on-service/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/06/what-can-i-get-you-folks-the-new-york-times-takes-on-service/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/06/what-can-i-get-you-folks-the-new-york-times-takes-on-service/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

restaurant service rules

Photo: Matti Mattila, Flickr.


New York Times blogger Bruce Buschel has done a great service by compiling a list of 100 Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do - if nothing else, he's given fed-up diners one more forum in which to vent their ever-mounting aggravations. Thanks for the break, Bruce.

Most diners and servers would stand behind the majority of Buschel's prescriptions, which include not cursing (Rule 45), opening Champagne without making a ruckus (Rule 29) and knowing what the bar stocks (Rule 81). But his list is far from perfect. While Buschel's document would make a fine training manual for butlers, it fails to acknowledge the realities of running a restaurant. Here's what Buschel apparently forgot:

Some things are beyond a server's control.

One of Buschel's first recommendations (Rule 4) is to offer a free drink to someone who's had to wait a long time for a table. "The guest may be hungry and thirsty," he explains. May be? I think it's a safe assumption that anyone who shows up at a restaurant is craving food and drink. But I don't know of a single server who's empowered to start giving that stuff away.

The same goes for Rule 23, which insists diners be alerted to 86'd items before they open their menus. Since the hostess usually drops off menus when she seats a table, cutting her off would require Usian Bolt-speed (and necessitate breaking Rule 33 - Do not bang into chairs or tables.)

Hostesses, of course, should brief diners on which items are no longer available. But often they don't, just as the kitchen often turns out the first appetizer on a ticket a full 12 minutes before the second appetizer is ready. I completely agree that servers should "bring all the appetizers at the same time" (Rule 60), but I won't let a tray of raw oysters sit in the window while a new guy struggles to properly heat a dish of crab dip.

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]]>dining outDiningOutNewYorkTimesRestaurantEtiquetteserverWaitressStoriesWhatCanIGetYouFolksHanna Raskin2009-11-06T16:00:00+00:00Your Draft Pick Says It Allhttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/05/your-draft-pick-says-it-all/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/05/your-draft-pick-says-it-all/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/05/your-draft-pick-says-it-all/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

A moustached man poses in front of a PBR logo

Photo: Symic, Flickr.

Earlier this week, Advertising Age ran a story entitled "What Your Taste in Beer Says About You."

Citing researched compiled by Mindset Media -- a "market researcher specializing in psychographics" -- the article discusses how the beer a person drinks can be a strong indicator of his or her personality. For instance, Bud drinkers are "sensible, grounded and practical," Bud Light drinkers can have "frat boy-like personalities," and Michelob Ultra drinkers "think highly of themselves and can be a little bit conceited."

The concept is interesting, but why spend all that money on "research"? Most people could come up with those same assumptions on their own. In fact, the list can be extrapolated even further... massive research grant hopefully forthcoming.
  • Pabst Blue Ribbon drinkers consider playing bass in a punk band "gainful employment" and have handlebar mustaches.
  • Miller Lite drinkers consider the consumption of 20 beers "moderate drinking" and include beer bongs on their list of "proper glassware."
  • Sam Adams drinkers love wearing the same Red Sox hat for their entire adult life and believe there's nothing wrong with hitting on someone else's girlfriend.
  • Guinness drinkers think the best football team is Manchester United and consider a fist fight a "night out on the town."
  • Busch drinkers think the best bar in America is their porch and consider a proper food and beer pairing to be "a pounder and a bag of Hardee's."
And snobby craft beers drinkers tend to be people like beer writers who think they have a right to make fun of others!

What other beers bring to mind distinct personality types? And what does your favorite beer say about you? Let us know in the comments!
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]]>advertising ageAdvertisingAgebeer personalitiesbeer personalityBeerPersonalitiesBeerPersonalitybudbud lightbuschguinnessmichelob ultramiller litepabst blue ribbonpersonalitiespsychographicssam adamswhat your beer says about youWhatYourBeerSaysAboutYouMike Pomranz2009-11-05T14:00:00+00:00Julia Child's Primordial Souphttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/05/julia-childs-primordial-soup/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/05/julia-childs-primordial-soup/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/05/julia-childs-primordial-soup/#commentsFiled under: ,



Julia Child certainly could make a mean boeuf bourguignon, but did you know she could also whip up the building blocks of life?

It's kind of scary watching her describe scientific diagrams using her chef's knife as a pointer. But it's helpful for all us home cooks that she converts grams into teaspoons. Bon appetit!

[Neatorama via Buzzfeed]
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]]>julia childJuliaChildprimordial soupPrimordialSoupyoutubeSara Bonisteel2009-11-05T13:30:00+00:00Keyboard Cat and Other Internet Meme Cakeshttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/28/keyboard-cat-and-other-internet-meme-cakes/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/28/keyboard-cat-and-other-internet-meme-cakes/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/28/keyboard-cat-and-other-internet-meme-cakes/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Keyboard Cat cake. Photo: HB Art/Flickr

Play 'em off to sugar rush Keyboard Cat!

Slashfood's sister site Urlesque found this wonderful Internet Meme Cake and others including O Rly? Owl, Snakes on a Plane and even a Rick Roll treat.

Keyboard Cat plays us off after the jump.

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]]>internet meme cakesInternetMemeCakeskeyboard catKeyboardCatO RLY owlORlyOwlplay him off keyboard catPlayHimOffKeyboardCatrick rollRickRollurlesqueSara Bonisteel2009-10-28T13:30:00+00:00Mice Photographed in Window at Junior's Cheesecakehttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/21/mice-photographed-in-window-at-juniors-cheesecake/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/21/mice-photographed-in-window-at-juniors-cheesecake/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/21/mice-photographed-in-window-at-juniors-cheesecake/#commentsFiled under: , ,

mouse photographed at junior's cheesecake

Mice love cheese, no matter what its form.

The Brooklyn, N.Y., cheesecake institution Junior's, founded in downtown Brooklyn in 1950, prides itself as "New York's Best Cheesecake," but it's now scrambling to clean up its reputation after photographs posted on the Internet over the weekend show some rodents enjoying a snack in the bakery's window display.

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]]>cheesecakejuniorsjuniors cheesecakeJuniorsCheesecakemicemouse trap failMouseTrapFailrodentsSarah LeTrent2009-10-21T13:30:00+00:00Editor's Picks - Best of the Resthttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/09/11/editors-picks-best-of-the-rest/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/09/11/editors-picks-best-of-the-rest/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/09/11/editors-picks-best-of-the-rest/#commentsFiled under: , ,


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LU Crème Roulee Tin. Image: Amazon.
A few of the best stories spied elsewhere on the Web this week:

Slow Food advocates organize potluck "eat-ins" to boost school lunch funding.

T.G.I. Friday's to give first 500,000 Facebook fans free food.

Club Med launches food blogger camp program, mixing beach bathing with blogger seminars led by prominent writers.

French snacks come to Mercedes Benz Fashion Week with a LU Café, exhibiting designer Erin Fetherston's limited-edition Crème Roulee Rolled Wafer tin at the Bryant Park Tents.

Michael Pollan, author of "In Defense of Food," calls for food industry reform in the wake of Obama's health care reform speech.

Unsuspecting teachers got high off "church bake sale" brownies. Symptoms they chalked up to food poisoning were actually the result of pot brownies at a sidewalk sale that was, evidently, not benefiting a church.

Julia Child's illustrator isn't a foodie and doesn't have much interest in seeing the movie "Julie & Julia."

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]]>bestoftherestclubmededitorspicksmichaelpollanslow foodSlowFoodtgi fridaystgifridaysLisa Schweitzer2009-09-11T17:00:00+00:00Cheese or Font?http://www.slashfood.com/2009/09/10/cheese-or-font/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/09/10/cheese-or-font/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/09/10/cheese-or-font/#commentsFiled under:

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Photo: CheeseorFont.mogrify.org
File this under Distraction of the Day. A new Web site, Cheese or Font?, tests your knowledge of fine cheeses and fonts. Diwani? Font. Tetilla? Cheese. Thanks Ulysses for pointing out this wondrous site!

[Via Cheese or Font?]
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]]>Sara Bonisteel2009-09-10T14:30:00+00:00Pears Shaped Like Baby Buddhashttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/09/04/pears-shaped-like-baby-buddhas/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/09/04/pears-shaped-like-baby-buddhas/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/09/04/pears-shaped-like-baby-buddhas/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

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Buddha pears. Photo: WENN.com
Shaping fruits and vegetables as they grow on the vine is nothing new. John Czeski, an Ohio farmer, was harvesting pumpkins with human faces in the 1930s. But these adorable baby Buddha pears take playing with food to a whole new level.

A Chinese farmer been tinkering with modified pears since 2003, and this year he's reportedly grown 10,000 edible Buddhas. But are they too cute to eat? Tell us what you think in the comments below!
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]]>baby buddhababy buddha pearsBabyBuddhaBabyBuddhaPearschinajohn czeskiJohnCzeskimodified foodModifiedFoodpumpkins with human facesPumpkinsWithHumanFacesSara Bonisteel2009-09-04T11:30:00+00:00Padma Lakshmi Indie Rockerhttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/09/01/padma-lakshmi-indie-rocker/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/09/01/padma-lakshmi-indie-rocker/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/09/01/padma-lakshmi-indie-rocker/#commentsFiled under: ,



"Top Chef" may be in full swing, but its cohost, Padma Lakshmi, continues to diversify.

The model-actress-cook stars in a new video for the Eels' "That Look You Give That Guy." Band member Mark Oliver Everett told Slashfood's sister site, Spinner, that "I always dreamt of dating someone as beautiful as Padma Lakshmi. I should probably just go back to dreaming."

The video shows a date between the two with the sometimes burger eater feeding Everett's dog, Bobby Jr., and hawking her cookbook. Product placement brought to you by the Glad family of Padma.

[Via Spinner]
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]]>eelspadma lakshmiPadmaLakshmitop chefTopChefvideoSlashfood Editor2009-09-01T14:00:00+00:00Wheel of Lunch Picks Your Meal for Youhttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/08/27/wheel-of-lunch-picks-your-meal-for-you/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/08/27/wheel-of-lunch-picks-your-meal-for-you/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/08/27/wheel-of-lunch-picks-your-meal-for-you/#commentsFiled under: ,

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Wheel of Lunch. Photo: wheelof.com/lunch
Too tired or hungry to decide what to eat for lunch today? Soup sound boring? Already ate sushi yesterday?

Ponder no longer! Let the Wheel of Lunch make your mind up for you. Simply punch in your ZIP code and give the wheel a spin by clicking your mouse. The mighty wheel will pick a place near you, give you a link to its Yahoo review site, and send you out the door. Don't like the choice? Spin again -- especially if the wheel tells you to skip lunch (who does that?!).

[Wheel of Lunch]
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]]>lunchreviewswheel of lunchEmily Farris2009-08-27T13:00:00+00:00Editor's Picks - Best of the Resthttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/08/21/editors-picks-best-of-the-rest/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/08/21/editors-picks-best-of-the-rest/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/08/21/editors-picks-best-of-the-rest/#commentsFiled under:

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Grown-up sodas. Image: Details.
A few of the best stories spied elsewhere on the Web this week:

BoingBoing picks up The Economist's story (and awesome graphic): "How many minutes do people in your city have to work to buy a Big Mac?"

Adult sodas from the stylish fellas at Details.

Starbucks-lovers, alert! They are lowering prices on some drinks but kicking them up a notch on others.

The L.A. Times reports: Facebook has created "Restaurant City." You may never get work done again.

Another ephemerally gorgeous piece from Design*Sponge's "In The Kitchen With" column, featuring a meringue-raspberry ice cream cake and some enviable dishware.

Portland, Oregon continues to rule, with a Fermentation Fest on Thursday of next week. (Clearly either our invite was lost in the mail, or they do not know about our pickling problems.)

Have you sampled the blackberries in the market right now? They are super-sweet. This Blackberry-Cabernet Caipirinha from Chow had us drooling.

The best Bruni interview of the bunch -- from the New Yorker.
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]]>best of the restBestOfTheRestdesignspongedetailseditors pickseditorspickEditorsPickslos angeles timesLosAngelesTimespicklingportland oregonPortlandOregonstarbucksthe economistTheEconomistAlex Van Buren2009-08-21T17:00:00+00:00Frank Bruni and the Art of Not Being Seenhttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/08/21/frank-bruni-and-the-art-of-not-being-seen/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/08/21/frank-bruni-and-the-art-of-not-being-seen/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/08/21/frank-bruni-and-the-art-of-not-being-seen/#commentsFiled under: ,



How does a man with a price tag on his head -- or at least his face -- keep from having his photo snapped by fellow partygoers or folks out for a hefty reward? Former New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni explains the art of ducking the spotlight in this Skype video from Salon's Kerry Lauerman.

[Via: 'Binger turned food critic' at Salon.com]
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]]>anonymityfrank bruniFrankBrunikerry lauermanKerryLauermannew york timesNewYorkTimesrestaurant criticsRestaurantCriticssalonsalon.comskypeKat Kinsman2009-08-21T15:15:00+00:00Frank Bruni Gives Choco Taco Zero Stars, Rants About Review Dinnershttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/08/19/frank-bruni-gives-choco-taco-zero-stars-rants/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/08/19/frank-bruni-gives-choco-taco-zero-stars-rants/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/08/19/frank-bruni-gives-choco-taco-zero-stars-rants/#commentsFiled under: ,

Frank Bruni meets the Choco Taco
Frank Bruni reviews the Choco Taco. Video: ABC's Nightline.
As we mentioned last week, outgoing Times critic Frank Bruni will be on ABC's Nightline this evening, talking about his childhood bulimia and taking down the Choco Taco.

"I believe that food that rhymes is almost always better than food that doesn't rhyme, don't you?" he says in the outtake released to the press, in which he calls a reporter "namby-pamby" for ordering a soft-serve ice cream cone instead of his own adventurous "South of the Border" choice.

Who knows if new national critic Sam Sifton will have Bruni's talent with one-liners, but we do know that, after reading this morning's (very accurate) description of the dinner review process, we will miss him: About a woman who "fumed" if her steak arrived at the table already cut, he writes, "People are as strange about eating as they are about love. They want what they want."

Perhaps our favorite description, though, is of those who just don't eat. One friend demanded that they order a fatty porterhouse with fries, and then "She commenced such frantic knife and fork movements that a veritable cloud of dust rose around her -- I was reminded of a Road Runner cartoon. When the dust settled 15 minutes later, I took a close look at her plate, and almost nothing was missing. The food had just been reconstituted and rearranged, a Picasso of its former self."

If this is the stuff of his new memoir, we'll be reading it.
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]]>choco tacoChocoTacocriticfrank bruniFrankBruninew york timesNewYorkTimesreviewsam siftonSamSiftonthe new york timesTheNewYorkTimesSlashfood Editor2009-08-19T11:00:00+00:00Tweak Today Asks: What Food Do You Hate That Everyone Else Loves? http://www.slashfood.com/2009/08/18/tweak-today-asks-what-food-do-you-hate-that-everyone-else-lo/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/08/18/tweak-today-asks-what-food-do-you-hate-that-everyone-else-lo/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/08/18/tweak-today-asks-what-food-do-you-hate-that-everyone-else-lo/#commentsFiled under:

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Coffee is not for everyone. Photo: bitzcelt, Flickr
We've opined long and hard about our most hated foods here on Slashfood, but we like the twist that newish website Tweak Today, a photo- and mission-oriented oriented site, has chosen as today's topic: "What's something you don't like that everyone else loves?"

Though a few responses are cultural markers ("The Princess Bride," Elton John, Michael Jackson), we are seeing a slew of food-related numbers pop up there, from shrimp to melons to coffee to oysters. So now's your chance. Pop on over and express your loathing in pictoral form. Maybe grab some coffee first. Or don't, if that's how you roll.

[Via Tweak Today]
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]]>americas most hated foodsAmericasMostHatedFoodscoffeefoods we hateFoodsWeHatewtfAlex Van Buren2009-08-18T17:00:00+00:00Editor's Picks - Best of the Rest: Our Bloggershttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/08/14/editors-picks-best-of-the-rest-our-bloggers-edition/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/08/14/editors-picks-best-of-the-rest-our-bloggers-edition/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/08/14/editors-picks-best-of-the-rest-our-bloggers-edition/#commentsFiled under: ,

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Gazpacho. Photo: Emily Farris, Fifty Bucks a Week.
Each week, we round up the top food articles we've spied Web-wide. This week, a special edition of our own bloggers' primo pieces from elsewhere on the Web.

Pervaiz Shallwani boards a bus with a stripper pole alongside a bunch of bartenders to harvest rye in upstate New York ... for Gourmet ... really.

"Mad Men" fiend Eric Diesel reveals his recipe for perfectly "clean" martinis -- a 2-to-1 gin-to-vermouth concoction at his Urban Home blog.

Mike Pomranz on the phenomenon of a cat opening a jar of food at Comedy Central.

Bruce Watson reports at sister site DailyFinance that the United States may "run out of sugar" in the next year!

Cook and film buff Monika Bartyzel notes that Michael Moore might be done with the documentary style that made him famous, for Cinematical.

Gretchen Roberts, our savvy sommelier-in-training, offers freebie gourmet treats at her wine blog Vinobite.

CoffeeMeister Erin Meister makes peace with the five-second-rule over at her culinary blog, the Nervous Cook.

Joshua M. Bernstein visits Scores, a Manhattan strip club, to eat steak (again, really!) for the New York Press.

Emily Farris tries to toe the budget line with a basic, beautiful gazpacho at Fifty Bucks a Week.
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]]>bruce watsonBruceWatsoncat foodCatFoodemily farrisEmilyFarriseric dieselEricDieselerin meisterErinMeisterfifty bucks a weekFiftyBucksAWeekfive second ruleFiveSecondRulefreebiesgazpachogourmetjoshua m bernsteinJoshuaMBernsteinmartinismike pomranzMikePomranzmonika bartyzelMonikaBartyzelnew york pressNewYorkPresspervaiz shallwaniPervaizShallwaniryesommeliersteakstripperssugarAlex Van Buren2009-08-14T17:00:00+00:00Buildings That Look Like Foodhttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/08/14/buildings-that-look-like-food/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/08/14/buildings-that-look-like-food/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/08/14/buildings-that-look-like-food/#commentsFiled under: ,

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Orange building. Photo: realitythroughmylens via Urlesque.
To the seriously food-obsessed, anything can seem like a snack. For example, yellow sponges can evoke thoughts of Swiss cheese, and tennis balls can inspire dreams of green apples.

But there are some inedible objects that really are meant to resemble food, including these buildings that our buddies at Urlesque rounded up. Why? Well, uh, who wouldn't want to enter a building that looks like it was made of a wall of bacon?

See more food-inspired architecture at Urlesque.
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]]>architecturebuildingsbuildings that look like foodBuildingsThatLookLikeFoodinedible objectsround-upurlesqueEmily Farris2009-08-14T16:00:00+00:00Tortang Talong How-Tohttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/08/11/tortang-talong-how-to/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/08/11/tortang-talong-how-to/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/08/11/tortang-talong-how-to/#commentsFiled under:



Eggplants. They just hang out in the farmer's market like they own the joint. Big, fat, smug and kingly purple.

And we can't resist them. In an attempt to partake of their charms without heating the heck out of muggy apartments, we were pleased to stumble upon this recipe for Tortang Talong, a traditional Filipino recipe that brings egg and pork into the eggplantian universe.

Yup, egg. No big surprise to see it sneak into the equation, since it's had cross-cultural starring roles in pork-vegetable dishes from Japanese ramen to Korean bibimbap. But watching this video somehow still floored us: "Tortang Talong!" Who doesn't want to brag to her friends that she's whipping that up for dinner? Check it out and let us know if you give it a go.

[Via Howcast]
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]]>eggplantfilipinofilipino foodFilipinoFoodhow-to videoHow-toVideohowcasttortang talongTortangTalongAlex Van Buren2009-08-11T11:00:00+00:00