Yesterday I went to a chocolate tasting. Now, I know the very last thing anybody in the world wants to hear is someone complaining about a chocolate tasting, so I will say only: if you’re thinking about getting into the chocolate business and think you can win by coming up with the most wacky original […]
Today on Gourmet.com: Dancing Fish Flakes Recently, at my local Japanese noodle shop, I ordered stir-fried udon noodles topped with hanakatsuo, and someone at my table actually said, “Oh my God, what is that?”
If you’re thinking about reading Joseph O’Neill’s Netherland, two things: I recommend it. The funniest part in the book involves a restaurant critic.
I got caught using my Safeway club card at QFC yesterday. While I was checking out on the self-check machine, the supervising checker handed me a new QFC card and said, “Here, take one of these. Next time you won’t have to use your Safeway card.” This got me thinking. You know how manufacturers pay […]
On Serious Eats: The Best Kid-Friendly Restaurants? My reaction to this list is basically selfish: I don’t like most of these restaurants, so why would I take my kid to one as long as we can come up with a restaurant that we’ll both like? Then again, I know millions of adults do like these […]
