June 2010
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Dear FloFab, Can I answer? Love, Meatball
Do you ever read the “Dear FloFab” in Diner’s Journal? Some of the questions remind me that there always is a crappier person out there, waiting to poo-poo on your platter. For example:
Q: I have relatives who perpetually comment on their perceived costs of the entrees served by me. If it is turkey, they advise fellow guests that it must have been purchased frozen at...
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“I’m a carnivore and I love eating meat, but I don’t know about meat for meat’s...”
– Anthony Bourdain in June 11’s New York Diet on Grubstreet (which by the way is entirely too fascinating - most people really *do* eat a lot worse than me! Yay!)
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“I’ve been aware for some time of the various commercial products and recipes out...”
– MAKE IT STOP.
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Adult Juiceboxes! With Wine In Them!
What a delicious idea! I just wish they were biodegradable so I could fling my empties over my shoulder into a hedge or something. Also, WTF, no champs?
(thanks for the tip, Mr. Shopsin)
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Seriously Bad Math
Serious Eats posted their take on the Sandra Lee/Matilda Cuomo lasagna controversy, which is: fucked up. First, they assert that Sandra insulted her mother-in-law. We saw this in none of the stories we read—only Mrs. Cuomo saying she didn’t think Sandra’s lasagna was as good as hers. Seems like if anyone was being insulting at all, it was Mrs. Cuomo, or the reporter who asked the...
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Temple Grandin: Local, Smaller, Not Always Better
Temple Grandin, advocate for ethical slaughterhouses and “world’s most well-known autistic person” (I KNOW), had this to say about the safety of small meat processing operations:
What I get concerned about is the little local places that are not being audited. I’ve been involved in working with and training auditors for big plants and small plants…for the big...
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“Workers are imported from the Philippines or Eastern Europe, and work 12- to...”
– From Marion Nestle’s “Where Wild Salmon Really Comes From,” a good read if you think “wild” means “no sweatshops.”
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Introducing Deep Stomach!
We love getting letters! Especially anonymous ones! Especially anonymous ones with scandalous import! This missive arrived today via secret spy plane. Consider it an anonymous op ed.
Why do I love Shut Up Foodies? Because I work for a big, old farmers market. I mean old —- one that’s been serving a metropolitan area for over a century. Doing the basic work of a farmers...
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“I do enjoy watching these women, especially Nigella. Her breasts keep staring at...”
– Gross comment in a thoroughly gross thread on Serious Eats about “Food Network Hotties.”
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Another Reason to Hate Arizona
They’re like the 80s South Africa of America! And now, a diner serving lion. LION. Oh but they are “free range.”
Restaurant owner Cameron Selogie said: “We thought that since the World Cup was in Africa … that the lion burger might be interesting for some of our more adventurous customers.
“But most of them, when we tell them the facts, that this is...
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“Sandra’s philosophy was born out of necessity and the challenges she faced...”
– From Sandra Lee’s bio on her website.
Just sayin is all.
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“No clams for my prechusss Regissss!!!”
– Eater’s coverage on Letterman musseling Regis.
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Friendly's: Not So Waistline-Friendly
Friendly’s Grilled Cheese Burgermelt + Nutritional Content
From Geekologie:
This is the BurgerMelt to end all BurgerMelts. We place a thick and juicy 100% Black Angus Big Beef Burger between two whole grilled cheese sandwiches, complete with lettuce, tomato and mayo. You’ll have to taste it to believe it.
This is stupid ridiculous. Thanks to Crackers the Clown for the tipoff.
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Foodies I Don't Wanna Shut Up: John Martin Taylor
From Essay: The BP oil spill threatens the gulf’s bountiful cornucopia of life:
I’m the first to admit that I prefer the brinier East Coast oysters of the R months, if for no other reason than that’s what I grew up with. But, as Presilla noted, the plump, meaty oysters from Plaquemines that we ate on Saturday “beg to be cooked and sauced.” We ordered several dozen,...
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Operation Frontline: Worthy
I admit that when I first started reading about Operation Frontline, a program that teaches families “how to plan, purchase, and prepare healthy, tasty, and affordable foods at home,” I was skeptical—because it is funded by the ConAgra Foundation. I assumed the classes would feature ConAgra brands like EggBeaters, Hunt’s, and LaChoy. But from what I can tell, they...
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Rise of the Targetocracy
Soon the developed world will have a new class division—those who have access to a decent Target store and those who don’t. We Target-challenged citizens will huddle in our generic clothing and poorly-designed cheap housewares, while the Targetocrats laugh in their Zac Posen clothes, sitting in their Liberty of London beach chairs, and eating their exclusive Ben and Jerry’s ice...
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Shut Up, Bacon: Cheesed Off
Maybe it is the crazy week I’ve been having but what the hell? This guy bakes some cheese and calls it bacon? WHAT DARK MAGIC IS THIS?
I love bacon and i love cheese. I often throw 2 or 3 pounds of cheddar in the smoker and give it a nice hickory accent. If you want the taste of bacon but don’t want to eat bacon, try this. Heat the oven or toaster oven to 400. Line a baking...
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“So far, we’ve largely been celebrating farmers’ markets; we...”
– Interesting interview with Linda Aleci, a historian who did a three-year study of Pennsylvania farmer’s markets, in Salon.
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Have You Done Your School Lunch Homework?
I’m hanging out with my best nine-year-old friend this week while her mom is on a business trip, so I’ve been making her lunches. Luckily for me, she eats just like I do—peanut butter sandwich and a snack on the side. Not every kid gets a homemade lunch, and school lunches have become a hot topic, taken up by Michelle Obama, Jamie Oliver, blogs like The School Lunch...
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Look at Me, I'm Sandra Lee
People, Sandra Lee eats your hate like candy and for that I applaud her. We are calling out a new class of foodies: FOODISTS! Much like rockists in the music world, foodists are incredible snobs and actually enjoy hating things like any music that isn’t “authentic” or food that isn’t cooked to their standards. Someone actually called Ms. Lee a prostitute in that NYT thread....
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Food Network Gets a Cruise →
If the world is just turning into one huge sea-bound bacchanal, I’m not sure why Bacchus didn’t frickin’ facebook invite me. That jerk.
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"Does Mr. Cuomo cook?"
Question from the comments section of the NYT story on Sandra Lee.
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“But the feast didn’t seem all that bad — warm blood bisque infused...”
– From the True Blood: Beautifully Broken recap on TV Squad.
The leading man, Bill, was also served cruelty-free blood bouillabaisse and had… *ahem* Thai for the 2nd course. I love when foodies cross over into the undead!
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Update: Delay!
Taking a cue from the MTA, our move to Wordpress is being slowed down by lack of technical expertise, tediousness, deadlines in other areas, and sick cats. Coming soon, though.
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NYC Wine and Food Festival: Soul Train Spoiler...
The copy for the closing party of the NYC Wine and Food Festival ($150) refers to a “special musical guest” but it’s pretty obvious from the opening sentence who it is:
Hey Soul Sister, the NYCWFF always saves the best for last. On this once in a lifetime triple-date of 10/10/10, we offer three perfect 10’s to close out another fantastic weekend. The perfection of superstar ...
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“[N]ot too many places can make a crab omelette. They get fresh crabs daily and...”
– Mark Trojanowski of Sister Hazel, in awe of the complicated recipe for crab omelets.
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“Be very careful. Eatocracy is very, very close to Fatocracy.”
– Commenter “Peter” on the introduction page to CNN’s new Eatocracy blog, a foodie/food-interest section of their website that launched today.
The gems are always in the snarky comments.
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“Maybe the launch of new cooking shows, food magazines and websites devoted to...”
– Hey, dad — it’s your turn to cook dinner - Chew On This- msnbc.com
“Dude food,” “Foodwork” and more. I hate buzzwords. I also hate gendered cooking/food terms and hell, even hate gendered ideas of work. I am a woman who eats bloody steak, barbecue, and even, yes,...
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Shut Up Bacon: Taste the Rainbow
This guy made a bacon color wheel.
Thanks, tipster @ambitiousdelish!
—Snacktime
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The Complete Football Foodie World Cup Voting...
Ohhh, just go to the link. It’s completely self-explanatory.
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“The supertasters wanted salt to the max, up to the point where most people find...”
– Richard Knox on NPR’s For Supertasters, A Desire for Salt is Genetic.
I love the drama in “AND GOLDILOCKS WAS WRONG!” Puts the salt on my pretzel, it do.
(Thanks to D.Beene for the tip)
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The Politics of Casserole
OMG you guys, Andrew Cuomo’s mom doesn’t think his girlfriend’s lasagna recipe is good, although Mathilda Cuomo does admit that Sandra Lee will probably be a good first lady anyway. PHEW. I remember being so so worried when Bill Clinton was running for office, because Hillary just didn’t seem like she was that into cooking. It’s super important that someone in the...
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Chris Botticella: A Modern-Day Slugworth →
Maryclaire Dale, AP News:
“Bimbo’s lawyers say Botticella hid his new employment deal for months while attending high-level Bimbo meetings and debating strategies for competing with Hostess. They also accuse him of copying a dozen files onto a USB thumb drive in his final days, a charge he denies.”
How amazing. I wonder if the unfortunately-named Bimbo company was planning...
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“So this is what we have to look forward to on the Cooking Channel? More tan...”
– Man, people think we’re mean? Try Eater, where I have no opinion on what they are talking about (some cooking show on tv that has —gasp—corporate ties), but god forbid a woman have lines on her face.
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This just in: Showmanship is Illegal
Albert Trummer, in better days.
From Diner’s Journal:
Albert Trummer, the co-owner of the Chinatown bar Apotheke known for his highly stylized drinks, was arrested by fire marshals early Sunday morning on charges of doing something else he’s become noted for — pouring alcohol along the bar top and setting it aflame.
“It was a huge fireball,” said Robert Byrnes, the city’s...
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Brofessional Cuisine
Brofessional.com, disappointingly, is not a site where Bros come to confess things. But it is “The One & Only Site Dedicated to Helping Bro’s Become Pro’s.” That does not involve learning how to use apostrophes. It does involve food, though!
They have exciting recipes like:
Holiday Dip
This pumpkin flavored treat started out as a Thanksgiving dessert, but it will...
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“By now, everyone’s heard of the Cooking Channel. The new cable station...”
– John Linn, Cooking Channel Pleases “Food People,” Clean Plate Charlie.
Huh. No comment.
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Definition: Icing
I guess it truly is Bro Day, Snacktime.
Definition provided by Bros Icing Bros:
A new drinking game is spreading around college campuses. Quite simply the simplest, funniest drinking game ever created. It’s quite easy. Buy Smirnoff ice, present it to one of your bro’s in any manner, your bro must instantly get on one knee and chug the Smirnoff ice on the spot regardless of setting.
Now...