And I Thought Greased Pig Races Were Weird…
In England, apparently, they chase cheese down hills. Reuters reports that this year’s free-wheeling event had to be cancelled when the emergency crew that was scheduled to attend to all the casualties of the race was sent to Algeria to help with the search and rescue efforts resulting from last week’s earthquake. Casualties? Apparently this […]
New Manager Celebrates by Strangling Duck!
There’s a fascinating item on the menu at Paris’s La Tour d’Argent, and on Tuesday, the one-millionth serving of this delicacy will be celebrated with rare wines and fireworks above the Cathedral of Notre Dame. Only140 select guests will be admitted to the celebratory feast. What is this rare and unusual delicacy that is served […]
My Crazy Country
America is a nutty, nutty land. I went to a Mexican restaurant for supper tonight. The hostess who seated me was a lovely Hispanic lady named Rosa. My waiter was a Slavic man named Dimitri, and the waitress for the next table was a Nordic lady named Elsa. The busboy was a nice young black […]
Meditation on Cooking Supper
A lot of people say they hate to cook. I’ve been mulling that over, because, most of the time, I like to cook. I don’t always achieve meals worth a Michelin star, but my meals are at least edible 9 times out of 10. And when I do take the time to do it right, […]
Things I Wonder About
I wonder why my children love Barney but are terrified of clowns. I wonder why Blue is a girl dog, and Magenta is a boy dog. Shouldn’t it be the other way around? I wonder why my candles never burn down straight like my friend’s do. My pillar candles always burn down into shapes vaguely reminiscent […]