January 2012
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The Doree Chronicles: On Bloomberg and Burgers →
doree:
So this 12-year-old (white) kid who goes to a (gifted) school on the Upper West Side got Shake Shack to offer a deal to the school’s students: $5 for a hamburger or a cheeseburger, and an order of fries. And the item on Eater says that Shake Shack is “interested in launching similar deals at…
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dinnerpartyla:
Kevin Van’s Tomato Sauce This sauce is based on a mix of a Mario Batali recipe, which I think highlights the tenets of Italian cooking, and Marcella Hazan’s recipe, which extols simplicity. The key technique here is the browning of the onions and garlic, and the subtle differences in flavor that result from either cooking too fast or cooking too slow: too fast and you get a ...
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We're looking for New Media interns at KCET.org.... →
If hunger is a problem in America, then why do we have an obesity problem among...
– Rick Santorum, on why he wants to reduce funding for the food-stamp program (via omgponiez)
Wow, he’s bad at chemistry, too.
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Yelp of the Day
“Our waitress!? What a clown. SABRINA, she was so stuck up&snobby we did not give her a single tip & I usually tip regardless of the wait staff’s behavior but she was really condescending.. &was talking to us like we are the stupidest people she has ever seen. She asked if we wanted to start with some corn bread prior to giving us our menues. Of course we said yes. $5 later...
December 2011
24 posts
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The phrase “nacho nut paste” just came out of a discussion about vegan food.
Vegans are disgusting, but also give me the giggles!
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Make this for New Year’s DO IT.
Gonna be up at 6am PST? (I don’t know why you would either, but stranger things have happened.)
Anyway, I’m gonna be on the radio, talking at people, being a travel “expert.” It’ll livestream here!
It’s a Portland radio station, so … I’m basically as cool as Fred Armisen now.
dbreunig:
maxistentialist:
BBC:
Volkswagen turns off Blackberry email after work hours
The carmaker confirmed it made the move earlier this year following complaints that staff’s work and home lives were becoming blurred.
Econ 101: If employers want email to be a valuable commodity to employees, it needs to have some scarcity.
Very interesting. I bet this will become an asset to woo top...
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socalfood:
How To: Pot de Creme with Poached Fruit
Desserts don’t always have to be about sugar. The two components of this recipe — one a baked custard, the other a fresh fruit compote — play off each other naturally, satisfying without being overly saccharine. The simple alchemy of combining eggs and dairy in such a way creates a dense yet creamy texture, with the fresh vanilla bean there to...
We Raised Over $4,000! Eat My Blog -- Winter 2011... →
These ladies. I tell ya.
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