A 3-year-old talks to himself in the bathroom, lamenting everything he had eaten that day. We’ve all been there, dude.
On a hot July afternoon, Martin Riese sits in a suit at one of the patio tables at Ray’s and Stark with eight bottles of water and 16 glasses in front of him. He laughs as museum goers pause in front of his table to smirk or make a comment about the odd man with all that water.
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Reise is the water sommelier — yes, there is such a thing — for the Patina Group of Retaurants. He’s launching a water menu Monday at Ray’s and Stark, the restaurant at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, where he is also the general manager. Some of the bottles will be priced as high as $20.
Holy hell. The United States has the best freaking public water system in the world, and this dude is calling himself a “water sommelier” and selling water (WATER!!!) to people with no sense and too much money.
Although, I suppose, it’s better to waste money on this foolishness than a Faberge egg addiction.
If you’ve watched the Food Network’s television show Chopped, you may have wondered, as I have, whether there are any competitive advantages afforded by the show’s format. For instance, is there a discernible advantage to cooking in the station closest to the pantry? What about types of chefs? Are sous chefs more likely to win than pastry chefs?
Without data, we can’t know, and I don’t have the data to study those particular questions. But I do have data to study at least one question. Do the judges give men an advantage?
Spam Musubi at the Aloha Island Grille in Santa Cruz.
Oh. My. God. Want so hard.
The truth is, when cooked with some inventiveness, Spam is actually an interesting alternative to other salty meats, like bacon. I’ve found that the key is making sure to pair it with a carb (like plain white rice, a classic treatment) and thin-slicing it, so that its saltiness doesn’t overwhelm.
I know a toddler who has an amazing imagination. Yes, many toddlers have amazing imaginations, but this little girl actually plans things long in advance. For instance, take a look at the Halloween treat she designed and her mother helped her put together.
It’s a caterpillar! A cookie, fluff, pretzel caterpillar!
Suppose you go to Asheville, NC, with your wife to celebrate your first wedding anniversary. You’re probably expecting the Swinging Bridge at Grandfather Mountain to be the highlight, especially given the spectacular views in all directions.
But you’ll be shocked to find the highlight is the Eggs Benedict from The Asheville Public, a gastro-diner located in the town’s River Arts District that you stumbled upon only because the nearby restaurant where you’d hoped to get lunch is closed on weekends.
For three days we had patiently waited for Saturday to arrive, waiting for that lip-smacking chicken. But because of some very poor marketing skills it was not to be.
In Charlotte’s University City area, tucked around a dedicated onramp to WT Harris Boulevard, is one of several Boston Market locations in Charlotte proper. Pictured above: Regular-sized turkey individual meal, with mixed vegetables, stuffing, and cornbread. No gravy.
Near South Park Mall in Charlotte, NC, sits the best Tex-Mex restaurant in town: Paco’s Tacos. Pictured above: what they call Tuna Carnitas, ancho-chile-crusted tuna bites, served one way on a tortilla and another way in a lettuce wrap. Though a touch salty on its own, the spice crust makes perfect sense if you make sure to get some avocado and slaw in every bite.
