If I ever enter politics I’d make sure to have this guy‘s dining expenses (see here, here, here, and here just for starters) written off as tax-exempt. His reviews of the dining scene in the Seat Of The Empire are a service to all who haunt the area, and have saved me plenty of money… Continue reading this entry

When Prof. Glenn Reynolds wrote about his lamb stew, I was one of the many who wrote in for the recipe. Surely, he is not a celebrity chef, and the idea of him cooking good ol’ home cookin’ appeals to my sense that the man is, well, a man, and not a blogging automaton. All… Continue reading this entry

The first lesson in reviewing fast food is that one must never, ever decide to try something out when one is quite hungry. Tonight, on the way home with Moses* we tried out the McDonald’s “Authentic Philly Cheesesteak.” The closest standard against which I can judge their sandwich is that of the Great Steak and… Continue reading this entry

From Andy, a CNN article about “heritage turkeys” and how “consumers with discerning palates” think they taste better than “modern, mass-produced turkeys found in supermarkets.” Articles like this simultaneously amuse and annoy me. I’ve been watching cooking TV since I could remember and many of these top chefs and food celebrities can be quite snobby… Continue reading this entry

William Grimes from NYT examines the changes that FoodTV has gone through: “Dweezil and Lisa,” which has its premiere on Friday, is not so much a food show as an opportunity to hang out with Mr. Zappa, a rock musician and the son of Frank Zappa, and Ms. Loeb, a singer-songwriter. It’s also an opportunity… Continue reading this entry