Excellent news: I’ve found a spice grinder that I can wholeheartedly recommend. Last time I posted about spice grinders, I lamented that I couldn’t find one that was effective, easy to clean, and didn’t leak. The simple Krups one works well and doesn’t leak, but cleaning it requires employees. So I got rid of that […]
There was a hilarious article in yesterday’s New York Times about parents agonizing over what the nanny feeds their kids. Many parents, meanwhile, now ask sitters to document their children’s every bite in feeding logs, and fumble over how to tell an otherwise beloved nanny that the pizza bagels and chicken nuggets she has been […]
I sure had high hopes for the corn zipper. Look at the happy face on that little guy. “I am ready to strip your niblets from the cob,” it says. Unfortunately, I do a lot of corn stripping, and compared to a chef’s knife, it’s too slow. No Gold Niblet Award here. Feel free to […]
Someone emailed me to ask whether they could doctor this photo of brussels sprouts to enter a Photoshop contest. I said sure. Here is the result. I have no idea what the joke is, but I hope it wins: Sproutbrush
Today I was walking downtown and passed Tom Douglas’s new pizza place, Serious Pie, which I hadn’t even realized was open yet. When I say I passed it, I mean I went in and had a pizza. It was clam, pancetta, and lemon thyme, and it was very good, albeit very salty. It’s an expensive […]
