Stuff I Didn’t Know: Hot Chocolate Tastes Better in an Orange Cup
Interesting. European scientists say they have found further evidence that how you serve food and drink matters hugely in the perception of taste. Researchers at the Polytechnic University of Valencia and the University of Oxford recruited 57 volunteers and asked them to taste hot chocolate served in plastic cups with four different colours — white, [...]
Nanny-State Nightmare: Idiot California Woman Who Thought Nutella was “Health Food” Sues Company for False Advertising…
And wins a $3.5 million settlement. This latest example of the U.S. legal system run wild comes to us from California where two mothers filed suit against Ferrero USA, Inc., the maker of Nutella — a spreadable, chocolate-flavored hazelnut product. ABC News reports that one of the plaintiffs — Athena Hohenberg of San Diego — sued the company [...]
Another Use for the Wonder-Food, BACON
I’m glad I polished off my bacon sandwich before I read this. According to a study in Michigan, bacon is an effective way to treat nasal hemorrhaging. You don’t get the benefit of the marvelous taste and smell, but hey – you can’t have everything. A new medical study recommends a method called “nasal packing [...]
Meddling in Other People’s Diets Is ‘Fun’ and ‘Inspiring’
That’s the opinion offered by Mark Bittman, who writes an op-ed column in the New York Times. A former food writer, Bittman figures he’s earned his chops as an elite, and is ready to tell the rest of us how we ought to be eating (Michelle Obama, anyone?). Bittman reckons that the best way to [...]
Yes, Turning Our Corn Crop into Ethanol is Taxpayer-Subsidized Eco-Idiocy
I wrote a piece last week about the rising price of gasoline, and the entirely predictable responses to it from the media and the Obama (*DfOaLG) administration. In that post, I wrote this: Not unrelated is the rising cost of everything else, driven by higher fuel costs, and the relentlessly stupid conversion, by dimwitted taxpayer-subsidized [...]
Stuff I Want: The Sriracha Cookbook
I like spicy food, and hot sauce. I’ve tried “Rooster Sauce”; it’s hot. Here’s a Book with 50 recipes using it.
Happy Thanksgiving! Check Out This Guy’s Meal.
We had a great dinner today with extended family on my Mom’s side. We have a lot to be thankful for. There was, as always, a superb feast prepared by my Uncle Randy: smoked ducks (he starts smoking them at 4 AM), a traditional roasted turkey, a fried turkey, spiral-sliced ham, and all the trimmings. [...]
Interesting Site: Scanwiches
This guy buys sandwiches around New York City, cuts them in half, and scans them. Today’s scan: Italian Sausage. See more at Scanwiches
Joel Kotkin: Why America will still lead the world in 2050
There’s a lot of good stuff over at ReasonTV. Here’s Joel Kotkin being interviewed about his optimistic view of America’s future. It’s an encouraging outlook, especially if you think things are looking a little bleak right now. 9:35 long, but it’s worth your time.
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