From the hilarious website of Kate Beaton. I think living in Nova Scotia must make you witty. (OK, yes, only tangentially food-related … deal with it)
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Salivation Army
Marching orders for Orlando’s hungry. Fresh chow daily
sharks.
the 11 best foods you aren’t eating.
“Health food in a can”: That would be sardines (ugh), according to a list of the “11 best foods you aren’t eating” compiled by nutritionist Jonny Bowden and posted on Tara Parker Pope’s Well blog on NYTimes.com. The Well post has attracted 1,021 comments as I posted this, which means it may take forever...
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sea urchin facial.
Our Japanese restaurants aren’t nearly as naughty as this: “Umm, I’ll have the … chili dog?” (via Eater)
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spork it to me.
For the gentleman or lady who has everything: a titanium spork. Buy it here.
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death wish.
Maybe Charles H. Bronson has a death wish after all – for you. We posted yesterday about the press release issued by the Florida agricultural commissioner stating that tomatoes from Florida were not part of the salmonella outbreak. The presser also said “the bulk of illnesses have occurred in western states,” implying that the...
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wolf peaches.
Rest easy, tomato lovers. Florida’s love apples are safe to eat, according to Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner no-death-wish-here Charles H. Bronson, and are not a part of the salmonella outbreak infecting are-they-a-fruit-or-a-vegetable?s in the western half of the United States.After the jump, you say to-may-to, they say to-mah-to. <@jump> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:June...
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crustacean holocaust!
Our illustrious On the Side freelancer Holly Kapherr tipped me to this story: a warehouse fire in Boston destroyed a third-generation seafood business and all its inventory – 60,000 pounds of lobster. As Holly said, “How much do you want to bet that the market price of lobster is going to shoot through the...
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the top 10 restaurants in orlando.
Well… according to American Express, based on “Cardmember spending.” So perhaps “the 10 most expensive restaurants in Orlando” would be a better title? Regardless, here you go: TimpanoLuma on ParkFish Bones Del Frisco’s SteakhouseTexas de BrazilKres ChophouseLuigino’s Pasta & SteaksBelugaMaggiano’s Little ItalyRuth’s Chris Steak House I have to say,...
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the big salad.
So I had lunch today at Eden’s Fresh Co., and I can confirm what Faiyaz wrote in his review: If you’re eating in, the “small” is pretty big and the “big” is HUGE. If you’re ordering to go, however, the small is kind of normal-small … but the big is still HUGE. Unless you’re...
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microscopic noodle bowl.
Continuing my fascination with all things ramen, I bring to you the news that Japanese scientists have created the world’s smallest bowl of ramen, using carbon nanotubes (which are not tasty, as far as I know) – it’s only visible under a microscope. “We believe it’s the world’s smallest ramen bowl, with the smallest...
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