Category: Food and Drink
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Popcorn Too? Food Fascists Gone Wild
Here. First soda pop, then popcorn, milkshakes . . . . The trouble with nanny-state liberals is that they do not understand or value the liberty of the individual , a liberty which includes the liberty to behave in ways that may be foolish. If you grant the state the power to order your life there will be no…
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Is the Only Morally Consistent Vegetarianism Veganism?
The case is made here.
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The Jean-Paul Sartre Cookbook
Here.
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Tip-Skimming: Say it Ain’t So, Mario
If Mario Batali was really involved in tip-skimming, then he's a bum. I enjoy waiting on the occasional guest I allow into my house, but to have to make a living from such work is not an appetizing prospect. So I always tip properly when I am out. For some reason, pretty girls bring out…
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A Recipe for Brussels Sprouts
This just over the transom from Kevin Wong: I greatly enjoy your blog. I especially enjoyed today's post, as I too had brussels sprouts at Thanksgiving with my in-laws. What I did was halve or quarter them. In a hot pan with no oil, I threw in some sliced up bacon. After the bacon starts…
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Of Brussels Sprouts and Professor Mondo
Professor Mondo describes himself as follows: I am a medievalist at a small college in a small college town. I like reading, writing, music, and thinking — practicing any of these individually or in combination. Turnoffs include Brussels sprouts, bad music, and creeping totalitarianism. Excellent, except I simply do not understand food aversions. Nothing edible…
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Spiritual Center of Gravity
A man with a big belly hanging over his belt betrays not only his physical center of gravity but his spiritual one as well.
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Another Silly Expression: ‘Junk Food’
There is no such thing as junk food. Food is food. When I go backpacking, I eat crud I would never eat at home, stuff loaded with fat, salt, and sugar. Dinner might consist of couscous with ‘Vienna’ sausages. If you are an American you know what the latter are: morsels of mystery meat laden…
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Heart Attack Hill and Heart Attack Grill
I'd rather toil up Heart Attack Hill than put away one of these bad boys. It would take about 80 miles of hiking to burn off the calories from just one of these burgers if you have the fries and milkshake as well. Up for an 80-miler? Nanny-state liberals would use the power of the…
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Food and Sex
We have it on good authority that man does not live by bread alone. To which I add: nor by bed alone.
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Are You an Archevore?
Ah yes, the wonderful world of dietary controversy! So bitter at times as to spoil one's appetite. If you aspire to archevorial status, here is the diet. This site was recommended to me by a very astute fellow who says it works for him. Although I don't recommend becoming a paleo-fresser (my coinage), it is…
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National Donut Day
Celebrate it by eating a donut or engaging in some other politically incorrect act such as smoking a cigar. Tell the 'food fascists' to shove it.
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Soul Food
People are generally aware of the importance of good nutrition, physical exercise and all things health-related. They understand that what they put into their bodies affects their physical health. Underappreciated is a truth just as, if not more important: that what one puts into one's mind affects one's mental and spiritual health. The soul has…
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As Beer to Bukowski
Coffee is to me as beer to Bukowski. And morning's to me as night to him. He brags that he never wrote anything while sober. Me, while drunk.