Category: food

Jackson Hole’s Marinated Chicken Sandwich with Blue Cheese and Bacon

The Jackson Hole Diner opened its doors (New York City) in 1972; more recently the diner opened a New Jersey location in Englewood.  The diner is famous for its 7 oz burgers, but I’m personally drawn to their “Bronco” Chicken sandwich with melted blue cheese, bacon, lettuce, and tomato.  The sandwich roll is toasted and buttered, but I think the real […]

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The Perfect Package – How the Accord, Queen, and Olive Oil Conquered the Consumer World

There are certain things that, in my humble view, can’t really be improved (given the current state of the art) here are three examples in three categories (Automobile, Music, and Food) The 2008 Honda Accord I can’t remember which Auto publication used the following phrase but the newly redesigned Accord was described as the, “perfect people mover.”  The Accord has a wonderful […]

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The Connection Between Status and Diet

The New York Times ran an article on the correlation between food/diet and social status.  In turns out that the lower your status the more junk food you are prone to eat / include in your diet. 

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The Perfect Spring Lunch – Sauvignon Blanc, Eggs, Olives, and Tuna in Oil

The Perfect Spring Lunch – Sauvignon Blanc, Eggs, Olives, and Tuna in Oil

It doesn’t feel as though Spring has officially arrived here on the East Coast, but you can welcome Spring by preparing the perfect Spring lunch (well at least in the opinion of this humble cook): The Wine: Start with a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc, preferablly from Australia and, moreover, from the Marlborough region.  Chill the bottle nicely and don’t pay […]

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The Wii Fit is a Media Sensation But Can You Get Fit Using It?

The Wii Fit is a Media Sensation But Can You Get Fit Using It?

The Wii Fit is receiving a ton of media attention as of late and was featured on the Today Show this morning and in the Fashion and Style section of the NY Times on Thursday (why not the Sports section?).  I’m not convinced the attention is warranted but if the video game system can get American’s just a few inches off […]

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Are You Interested In Some of the Best Blogs on the Web?

Well, the search is over! Heather Armstrong runs a blog called, Dooce.com which has recently been all over the media.  Armstrong also just published a collection of essays entitled, “Things I Learned About My Dad”  I read Heather’s blog pretty regularly and I’m not quite sure why, but I think it has something to do with how engrossing and ever changing the […]

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How Espresso Was Invented and How to Make It At Home

How Espresso Was Invented and How to Make It At Home

I recently read an interesting introduction to espresso in Mary Palmer’s cookbook in which she talks about the origins of coffee in Ethiopia. Palmer states that in the 15th century coffee was introduced to the Europeans by way of the Venetians. In 1855, a Frenchman thought up the idea of making quick coffee to be served aboard trains. But the […]

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