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08.24.06 by Widge @ 8:52 pm  The Counter lets you build your own burger. As you can see from their menu, they have a crapload of toppings. So Tim did what any one of us would do: he ordered one with everything. I'm talking everything. It weighed in at five pounds and had a total of fifty-four toppings. Then he tried to eat it in thirty minutes. What a freaking maniac. Tim, we salute you. Of course, I checked with our Minister of Beastflesh, Siege, and he's thrown a yellow card on the play: See that's cheating. You have to have it on a bun for it to be an accomplishment. He just made a Siege- and Widge-friendly salad. You know it's a Siege- and Widge-friendly salad, when it requires a steak knife to eat. Regardless, I figure you could easily make a giant bun that would incorporate all that. So I'm going to be impressed anyway. And wish I had a Counter here in Coast City. Categorized as: Food
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08.23.06 by Widge @ 1:40 am  Just received a press release here from KFC that they have created a Moms Matter! Advisory Board. I'm struggling with what this means. Moms from all walks of life and different parts of the country will join a group of mothers employed by KFC on the new Advisory Board. The group will help KFC harness the experience that motherhood provides... About...making chicken? ...and channel that knowledge into ways to better meet moms' needs. Oh. Of course. Wait. What? Julienne Smith, founder and author of "Food For Talk," a recipe box of conversation starters that promote family bonding, will join the Advisory Board as an expert contributor. "As a mom and author, I know from experience that families are starved for quality time," says Smith, who describes herself as a "professional mom." "Meals are a great occasion to reconnect and who better than KFC to bring us all to the table to talk about ways to make that time mean even more." Categorized as: Food
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08.18.06 by Widge @ 3:13 am  I had no idea this even existed. Record Robot has posted three MP3s of Vincent Price's Foods From the Austro-Hungarian Empire, an album designed to be part of Price's international cooking course. Read the article at Record Robot for the full story, but considering I'd be content with hearing Price read the freaking phone book, hearing him talk about fine food works for me too.
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08.13.06 by Widge @ 6:13 am  I dig Altoids. I like the mints, especially the cinnamon ones. I dig their gum, because it's actually intense, as opposed to a lot of supposedly "strong" gums that last about five seconds. I even like the sour bits, although I can't consume too many of them before whatever makes them sour starts to screw with my head. But dipping an Altoid mint in dark chocolate? Does this sound like a good idea to anyone? I mean, kudos for this eBay auction going to help the Red Cross and all, but these will hit shelves eventually, so the description says. And I say gah. Just gah. Categorized as: Food
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08.06.06 by Widge @ 7:19 pm  For you Who fans out there--and hell, for pretty much anybody--Chocablog has the right attitude down when it comes to not only this beastly concoction but also chocolate experiments of any kind:
Genius. Exterminate indeed. Categorized as: Food
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07.13.06 by Cosette @ 7:16 am  Chicago-based ecreamery.com has come up with an ingenious idea for us ice cream junkies. They allow you to build your own gourmet ice cream. First, you choose a base mixture, from a lighter gelato mix to a super creamy (just try not to read the part with the fat content). Next, you choose flavors (everything from black raspberry to anise), and finally, mixed-in goodies like walnut brownies, licorice, or even candied rose petals or basil. Finally, you get to name your creation and have it shipped to you! To illustrate just how creative you can get, their flavor of the month is Cucumber Dill. If you can't afford the steep prices, you can at least create something fabulous (or very scary) and e-mail your creation to a friend. Found via Popgadget. Categorized as: Food
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07.05.06 by Widge @ 4:44 am  Slashfood points us to (warns us about?) an ice cream parlor in North Carolina where they've created a flavor that could be construed as an affront to God and man: "Cold Sweat." What is in Cold Sweat, you ask? The article informs us: The final version is made with a blend of Dave's Insanity Hot Sauce and Blair's Megadeath Hot Sauce, along with a secret ingredient. Chile peppers, habaneros and Thai chiles are then stirred in. Sweet mother of the apothecary's widow. That's some crazy shit right there, folks. Be sure to read the whole article. The blow by blow of what Cold Sweat does to you, plus some of the verbiage on the waiver you have to sign to try it, make it worth the price of admission. Categorized as: Food
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06.03.06 by Widge @ 3:12 am  So while prepping for being in NYC last weekend, there's always a need to find cool, interesting places to eat. Because fast food just doesn't cut it while on vacation, right? A great resource we've found for the area is The Girl Who Ate Everything. Since tea and Lewis Carroll are both easy things to dig, Alice's Tea Cup was a natural fit. They have a new breakfast menu, so we figured why not swing up to 73rd Street and snag the first meal of the day, plus some tea? The theme of the restaurant is handled quite well: in true Mad Hatter fashion, the furniture and teacups and whatnot had no unifying theme. Our table was the base of a treadle sewing machine and the table next to us had a glass top over a display area with teacups and plates and such. The teacups might match...or might not. Around the walls were pictures of folks in Wonderland gear enjoying teatime, with quotes from Carroll here and there. The restroom also has a nice picture of Alice and the Red Queen, admonishing employees who neglect to wash their hands that they will lose their heads. Ambience factor was high. Categorized as: Food and Reviews
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05.27.06 by Widge @ 2:11 am  Because this is America, we'll capitalize on anything. Even an excavation in search of a missing teamster. For all the mayhem that's taking place in Milford, Michigan while the FBI digs up the place, check out the article here. We like the cupcake because if the hand's coming up from the ground--and it's green--that means we're talking Zombie Hoffa. So, you know, cool. Categorized as: Food
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05.04.06 by Widge @ 10:18 am  May is National Hamburger Month. Every month is hamburger month as far as we're concerned, but if you need an excuse to eat something that once had a face encased in a lovely bun, we say go for it. Blame us. We're cool with that. Categorized as: Food
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