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More “red wine” nuttiness

Posted by Glenn on June 4th, 2008

Foodism strikes again.

Provolone 1, Whiz 0

Posted by Glenn on May 26th, 2008

What make a “real” Philly cheese steak?

Good eats

Posted by Glenn on March 27th, 2008

Great food for a great cause.

Don’t desert the dessert

Posted by Glenn on March 24th, 2008

I have been developing a hypothesis over the past 10 years that I am now ready to share. Put simply: Preferences for deserts are imprinted during childhood in a way that other foods are not.

It’s Alive!

Posted by Glenn on March 15th, 2008

Wine really breaths.

Latke vs. Hamentashen

Posted by Glenn on March 6th, 2008

The debate continues: Latke vs. hamentashen.

Glutamate is our friend

Posted by Glenn on March 5th, 2008

Umami is good. MSG is good?

Great red wines for around $10

Posted by Glenn on February 28th, 2008

I like wine. I like wine a lot. I got started enjoying wines relatively late in life, and so I don’t have a lot of old wines in my cellar. While in principle I don’t have any objection to spending some bucks on a good bottle of wine, in practice a good proportion of my wines are in my favorite $10 sweet spot.
Here’s a quick and dirty list of red wines that I have had that are both affordable and exceptional. I’ll post some white wines later.

We all scream

Posted by Glenn on February 23rd, 2008

So if an ice cream melts in the forest, do we all still scream for it?

Another cool video that is hyponotic and just a little sad.

Why we eat

Posted by Glenn on February 19th, 2008

While it isn’t necessary that an excellent visit with friends and/or relatives has at some point a rendezvous with exceptional food, it certainly doesn’t hurt. We’ve all heard the facile distinction between those that eat to live and those and live to eat. This false dichotomy couldn’t be more wrong.


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