"Hey, should we open that gavel filled with bourbon from the 1970s?" The only acceptable answer to this question is yes, and I gave it with no hesitation last night when offered Ezra Brooks from said vessel. If the label is to be believed, it aged in a barrel for 101 months. Then it was poured into a gavel, sealed with
We happen to agree, but it's nice to hear it from someone else. Thanks, Rebecca! /mark
The Happy Meal Project we talked about the other day got me thinking about another food seemingly impervious to time. Back when I worked at CNN (long before my journalistic universe expanded to include creating crazy videos about bacon-laced waffles or the Inversewich), this humble slice of chocolate crumb cake sat on a desk just outside Anderson Cooper's office for
I first proposed spaghetti tacos in early 2002, as a way to simultaneously utilize leftover pasta and deplete an intimidatingly tall stack of fresh corn tortillas. The reply I got was, "I like fusion cuisine, but that is too fused." I didn't make them. Now I'm softly vindicated in the NYT, via delayed release from Nickelodeon. These spaghetti tacos use
October is National Pizza Month(who knew?), so this episode is for the many fans who have begged us for an episode on pizza. Here we cover the basic three ingredients -- crust, sauce, cheese -- as well as techniques like folding, blotting, and silverware usage. Next week in Part 2 we take on toppings!
Here's an email from Patrick in Okinawa, Japan... My girlfriend and I were catching up on the last few shows this morning while making pancakes. She was intently listening to the "Beer Serving Techniques" episode while whipping up the batter. I went into the bathroom to shave and heard the sound of a carbonated beverage can opening up. I live in Okinawa,
Folks who remember our gum episode and gum jingle contest will appreciate this take from The Oatmeal. /mark