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Ah, geez, it turns out that Matthew Yglesias is one of those people. You really have to feel sorry for New York pizza fanatics, living in a country with so many great styles of pizza and being able to enjoy … Continue reading
Buffalo, conquering the world!
Gregg Easterbrook, who can be right once in a while, on Buffalo pizza: TMQ lamented that it longs to savor Chicago deep-dish pizza; those objects in the grocer’s freezer just don’t do it, and restaurant chains that advertise “Chicago-style” pizza … Continue reading
A Quiz!
I knicked this from Still Life with Soup Can. I don’t remember doing this one before, so here it is. It’s about…food! 1. How do you like your eggs? Scrambled, with cheese or without, with a liberal sprinkling of black … Continue reading
An odd question
Am I the only person who’s watched the old Steve Martin flick The Jerk and come away wondering why nobody’s really followed up on the notion of “Pizza in a Cup”?
Where there’s swill, there’s a way
That may be the worst pun I’ve ever used in a blog post title, but anyway, I just happened across a website called Swillparty.com, which turns out to be a Buffalo/WNY site devoted to social wine tasting. Apparently SWILL is … Continue reading
You [beep] donkey!!!
Anyone else out there love Hell’s Kitchen as much as I do? I think that show is unbelievably hilarious — the blend of The Apprentice with a cooking show is terrific, especially since Chef Gordon Ramsay seemingly alternates between exactly … Continue reading
Candy. Sweet, sweet candy.
A few days ago, John Scalzi mentioned his preferred brand of red licorice, a brand called “Red Vines”. He also mentions his apparently strongly-held belief that Twizzlers are substantially inferior. Now, he’s mentioned Red Vines before, but I’ve never been … Continue reading
Squash! (part two)
A few weeks ago, The Wife made this for dinner: A number of people have asked for the recipe, so here it is: 1. Obtain squash.2. Stuff as pictured.3. Cook.4. Serve. Easy as that! OK, but seriously, here’s the recipe … Continue reading
Squash!
I think I can say with a high degree of confidence that I ate better than you did last night, thanks to The Wife’s cooking of a new recipe. I am now well on my way to becoming a big … Continue reading



