Category Archives: Food and health

Coke Is It!

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: One thing the United States continues to lead the world in is innovative soda packaging. Would you like glass, plastic, or aluminum? Bottles, cans, mini-cans, or mini-bottles? Single serve, 6-pack, 8-pack, 12-pack, or 20-pack? All of these photographed … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health, Politics and Economics | Tagged Coca-Cola, soda | 2 Comments

Our Favorite Things from 2014

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: For approximately the 14th year in a row my pop music taste slid into middling mediocrity, but I’m perfectly OK with that. I long ago abandoned caring about or following new music. I loved The Black Keys’ “Turn … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Books Publishing and Writing, Food and health, Linkathons, Media, Movies, Music, Performers, Personal reflections | Tagged 2014 year in review, Agata Kulesza, Agata Trzebuchowska, Amazon, Amazon Music, beer, Belle & Sebastian, Bill Burr, Chvrches, Cohen Film Collection, D. W. Griffith, Darwyn Cooke, donald westlake, emily browning, ESPN, Eva Green, Facebook, George V. Higgins, Ginger Baker, goses, Hachette, Hayao Miyazaki, John Milius, John Turturro, Karina Longworth, Marc Maron, Marco Bellocchio, Meghan Trainor, Michael Connelly, Natalie Moore, Pawel Pawlikowski, Penny Dreadful, podcasts, Sarah Polley, Steve Sailer, Stuart Murdoch, Taylor Swift, The Black Keys, The Cloisters, The Nerdist, Tom Stoppard, Vanessa Paradis, Winsor McCay, Yik Yak, Zishy | 14 Comments

Working Out at the Gym in 2014

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

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Posted in Food and health, Humor, Photography, The Good Life, Trends | Tagged fitness, gym, photography, smartphones, technology | 5 Comments

Linkage (Deep-Fried Edition)

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: The cronut is so last year. Now there exists a “Ramnut”, a confection made out of ramen noodles. (And don’t tell me you didn’t have one fleeting dirty thought at the sight of the word “Ramnut”, because … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health, Humor, Linkathons, The Good Life | Tagged cronut, deep frying, donuts, fried chicken, fried maple leaves, ramen, ravioli, sacred frying, texas state fair, Turkey | 3 Comments

Beer Day Out

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: If you were imagining an ideal way to spend a warm spring Saturday, it might involve dozens of beers and tasty ethnic nibbles. Such was the case at Beer Day Out, a festival of craft beers sponsored by … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health | Tagged beer, Canberra, festival, food, markets | 11 Comments

Food-and-Eating Smackdown: Bobby Flay’s Gato vs. Madison Square Eats

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: In one corner: Gato, located in NYC’s NoHo, and the latest creation of celebrity chef Bobby Flay. The Question Lady and I have been eating Flay’s food since the days of his pre-Food Network restaurant Miracle Grill. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health, The Good Life | Tagged bobby flay, chefs, food, food carts, gato, hipsters, locavore, Madison Square Eats, restaurants | 8 Comments

Linkage (Chocolate Edition)

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: One unexpected consequence of the Ebola outbreaks in West Africa: cacao prices are skyrocketing. There’s an entire chocolate-themed hotel in the UK. Friend-of-blog Bruce Hill taste-tests chocolate made from South Pacific origin beans, on Radio Australia’s Pacific … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health, Linkathons | Tagged chocolate, linkage | 8 Comments

Belcampo Meat Co. at Grand Central Market

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: L.A.’s Grand Central Market has been undergoing a renaissance over the past few years. When a friend and I were there three years ago, the food offerings ranged from mediocre to lousy. While the middling places we ate … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health, The Good Life, Travel | Tagged butcher, Grand Central Market, Los Angeles, meat | 13 Comments

Blowhard Esq.’s Tea Chronicles: Boxwood Cafe at The London West Hollywood

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you’ve probably developed a certain image in your mind of how I am in real life. No doubt you think of me as a mega-Alpha male not unlike a … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health, The Good Life, Travel | Tagged afternoon tea, Boxwood Cafe, Gordon Ramsay, Los Angeles, Sunset Strip, The Kinks, The London West Hollywood | 8 Comments

Lies, Damn Lies, And Statistics

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: The next time you see an article discussing the “costs” of some bad habit or other, remember these words of Christopher Snowdon, and proceed accordingly: Imagine I’m walking towards you in the street. Your wallet is in … Continue reading →