I’m clearly mailing it in this week, but big changes are a comin’ around here. stay tuned.
Posts under ‘gastronomicon’
Sarah Palin answers her critics
See more Gina Gershon videos at Funny or Die
Well look who’s been called up to the big leagues
“Don’t think, Meat, you’ll only hurt the ball club”
My penchant for major league snark has caught the eye of a big league club. My first appearance out of the bullpen can be found here.
12th and Hawthorne food carts report
hey folks, your friendly neighborhood food geek keeping you updated on what’s on wheels at the corner of 12th and SE Hawthorne:
(last updated 9/2/2008)
Frozen Fantasy milkshakes and frozen bananas are still here. they were doing gangbusters last weekend, surprise surprise. have moved on.
Potato Champion is still slingin’ poutine (now available Vegan, which explains the [...]
Cava: Comfortably Cradled in Cleavage
My Timbers Army buddy Joe Joe, he of tiny stature and big heart, worked at Cava for years, until very recently, and was always trying to get me in there. I resisted for a long time, for the Foster Powell Triangle is not my favorite place to hang in SE, though not as bad [...]
Business in the Front, Party in the Back
Hello friends, we are talking about the Moustache (bagote) and the Mullet (cubana)!
Survival of the fittest
I have been on a tear recently, eating, drinking and flitting about on weekdays, weekday nights and weekends like I’ve been sitting still for 6 months.
Oh wait, I did.
Absinthe Mania
In high school, before good taste catches up with the mere novelty of liquor, I remember a certain misguided group of friends eschewing the high culture offerings of Prague to find a dingy tourist bar offering ‘real strong absinthe,’ which they consumed straight, hoping to feel the eyelid flutters, teeth grinding and mild neck stiffness [...]
Martha Stewart learned some kinky tricks in prison
“Struggling only makes it tighter, cookie monster…”
“Cookies like Novocain.”
Vows of Poverty
I know that playing professional soccer in the United States involves a vow of poverty (unless you’re goldenballs), but someone’s taken it a bit too far:
MLS player retires to enter priesthood