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• ranting waiter (not a swede) unmasked

  The (formerly) anonymous waiter of the wildly entertaining Waiter Rant blog has finally come out from the shadows, just in time for the book based on his blog. The Post has an interview with now-ex-waiter Steve Dublanica about lessons for diners and a bit about the book. I imagined him looking more like Guy Fieri [...]

  31 Jul 2008 Food; no comments. permalink   

• the quest for the perfect chocolate chip cookie

  The NYT hunts for the elements of the perfect chocolate chip cookie. The factor I found interesting was the time they let the dough set in the fridge before baking: At 12 hours, the dough had become drier and the baked cookies had a pleasant, if not slightly pale, complexion. The 24-hour mark is where [...]

  09 Jul 2008 Food; one comment. permalink   

• she doesn’t know where it comes from, but she knows it tastes good

  PETA has some beef (sorry) with Jessica Simpson: Jessica Simpson was spotted wearing a T-shirt with the slogan “Real Girls Eat Meat” printed across her chest — leading PETA to denounce the singer as a “stupid girl.” Yeah, this is the same PETA that was content to wrap an intern in cellophane in the blazing [...]

  19 Jun 2008 Food, Politics; no comments. permalink   

• the accidental flatbread feast

  Tonight could’ve been the worst night of cookery since the time I almost set Eric’s apartment on fire in an inept attempt at sauteeing eggplant. Through luck, help, and serendipitous innovation, Amanda and I managed to salvage dough and dinner, and save Whoville. Well, we might’ve. … I had a plan for dinner this evening: [...]

  16 Jun 2008 Food; no comments. permalink   

• marathi jevan!

  With my acquisition of a pressure cooker and its sundry auxilliary elements, I am finally able to cook a proper Marathi meal, almost like aai used to make. And still does. After the jump, my modest attempt at foodblogging.

  28 Apr 2008 Food, photos; no comments. permalink   

• the other, other white meat

  As you continue your easter feasting, particularly on pig meat, check out another delectable type of “pig”, after the jump. [Content may disturb people who are enamored with small mammals or frequent sites like Cute Overload. I promise it's not a bunny. Viewer discretion is advised.]

  22 Mar 2008 Food; 3 comments. permalink