Roots and Grubs

We were on the moon. Me: This spacesuit is kind of scratchy. Iris: That’s because I made it from old potato skins.

Today on Culinate: Looking sharp: How to buy the only knife you really need Recently, a couple of guys with a bunch of sharp knives cleaned out my wallet. It was a mugging of a culinary rather than criminal nature.

The one time I went to Shopsin’s, I don’t remember what I ordered except that it was exceedingly normal. It was for breakfast, and I got potato shreds, some kind of eggs, and maybe some kind of toast, and probably orange juice. Before I talk about Kenny Shopsin’s book, here’s the background, courtesy of Calvin […]

First of all, isn’t Mr. Clean an awesome corporate mascot? Like, I’m sure there are plenty of wacky mascots today, but they’re deliberately wacky. Although I just looked, and apparently Mr. Clean no longer wears an earring. Plus, the original Mr. Clean died this month at 92. Anyway, In the same vein as my recent […]

Today on Serious Eats: Cooking With Kids: Edible Cats for Halloween “My corporate overlords at Serious Eats have demanded a Halloween post,” I told my daughter, Iris, 4. “What’s something we could make together to eat for Halloween?” “How about an edible cat?” she replied. “That sounds hard.” “We could use cupcakes.” This is her […]