Category Archives: Food and health

Artisanal Absurdity

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: I present to you (drum roll, please) vodka distilled from fair-trade-certified quinoa: As someone who can’t taste much difference between vodkas, at least once we’re out of the “rotgut” category, I’ll be giving this treat a pass. … Continue reading →

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Synathesia Alert!

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Umami: No umami:

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Pumpkin Spice Chai

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: The vogue for everything pumpkin-flavored has now officially gone too far.

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Restaurant Scene Du Jour

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: To piggyback on Paleo Retiree’s recent post, I caught this couple at the table next to me a few months ago. They were on their phones most of the time I observed them. There wasn’t much conversation.

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Bar Scene Du Jour

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: I was nursing an Old-Fashioned and messing with my new iPhone at the corner saloon when I looked up and saw this scene before me: Counting me, as I suppose we must, that means four out of … Continue reading →

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More Umami Confessin’

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: I just posted about umami–how I was at first flummoxed at the term, how I soon came to understand that my cooking was long a quest for umami without thinking of it as its own thing and how … Continue reading →

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Ads Everywhere: A Continuing Series

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I was just at Ticketmaster buying tickets for an event when the inevitable CAPTCHA gatekeeper popped up. I was surprised to see this: America: We never let an opportunity pass to sell you something or hawk crappy … Continue reading →

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Neon & Cocktail Du Jour

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Their sandwiches are amazing and the Old Fashioneds are pretty good too. Click on the images to enlarge.

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Cocktail Du Jour

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Filipino food is something that’s having a moment in downtown NYC, so — trend-chasers that we are — The Question Lady and I have been checking it out. Thumbs up so far. Filipino food is related to … Continue reading →

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gimme some sugar…y politics?

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Glynn Marshes

Glynn Marshes writes: In 1660, when it was a luxury associated with social privilege, England consumed a thousand hogsheads of sugar. [By 1717] that figure had . . . increased a hundredfold while the per capita annual consumption of sugar … Continue reading →

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