A few months back, I stepped off the plane in San Francisco and realized I was beat. My foodie vacation was hard work and I had just completed six full days of cavorting around Los Angeles. I suddenly found myself without the energy to even get on the BART (SF’s rapid transit system); so I …
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Top Chef Texas: Restaurant Wars – What Was That Ingredient? [Buddhacation]
The pain that is this season of Top Chef Texas continues, and with it comes another edition of What Was That Ingredient? While the show struggles to keep my attention, I still watch with some anticipation, hoping to see and hear something that will turn my creative juices. If things don’t change, WWTI will be …
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Best Of Yelp: Boners BBQ Reviews
Just happened upon the Boners BBQ page last night. No particular reason why. Mysteriously, new reviews have been going gang busters over the past few days. Surprisingly, fans are either finding Boners to be the worlds worst restaurant or finding it to be god’s gift to barbecue. Anywho, I’ve taken the time to point out …
America’s Best New Mixologist: Andy Samberg
America’s hottest new mixologist/bartender/alcohol concocter or whatever you want to call it is actually Andy Samdberg, who’s been spotted working at Mint in Portland. Dude knows how to use the egg shells to get that taste just right. Thankfully, the awesomeness that is Portlandia (it’s a TV show y’all) decided to feature a bit with …
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Star Chefs Currently Scouring Atlanta [Spoilers]
I hope I’m not alone when I say that I couldn’t care less to hear where “Famous Movie Star XYZ” or “Who the hell is that person and why do I care who they are ABC” happen to be at any given moment. I care even less about where they eat, especially in our city. …
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What I Learned Cooking For A Michelin Chef
Part 1: How A Michelin Chef Ended Up At My Table My path to full-fledged food addict has been somewhat subversive. By that I mean that during my earliest years, I rarely took note of food’s impact on my being. Yet many of my earliest memories revolve around food. I recall standing on my mom’s …
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Coffee Art: Hipster Batman
Coffee Art is pretty sweet. Granted, I’m not a bean fiend. I don’t mocha latte’s, I don’t grande espressos, and I most certainly do not look the hipster part. Yet cool is cool and this is indeed cool. While, I’m not actually in any position to talk about Fremont Coffee Company in Seattle (cuz I …
How To Serve Ice Cream Like A Boss
Just some dudes at a Cold Stone Creamery in Dubai mixing and tricking out the ice cream. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk0x_JDbS9U#!?rel=0] [via reddit]
Sushi House Hayakawa: Art-fullness [Updates]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bBN0WEjZQE?rel=0] It’s been a few years since I’ve said anything of substance on Sushi House Hayakawa, and that needs to change, even if my feelings towards this delightful Atlanta sushi bar have not. Stashed away on the BuHi corridor of Doraville, I half feel like a damn investor. Mind you, this isn’t due to some …
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Who Are The Chefs? [Laugh of the Day]
It’s Sunday Funday, so let’s kickback. Here’s an awesome Super Bowl ad from back in the day. It’s a Snickers commercial, so that qualifies with this guy as a food related topic!!! Cheers! [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmgice3ieZ4?rel=0]