I Ate The Chocodile

In honor of Top Chef 4 contestant Richard Blais, (who is my clear favorite for this season’s winner,) here is my play on a sous-vide application for reheating barbecued pulled pork:

A 32 oz. stainless steel steaming pitcher

A vacuum-sealed pouch of hickory smoked shredded pork shoulder

Apply sssssteam heat!

Cut open pouch with scissors.

Stir in a few tablespoons […]

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Former Radish frontman, Bens collaborator, and all-around awesome musician Ben Kweller is moving to Austin, Texas, and is looking to unload some of his gear on Craigslist. Four of his guitars, a Fender twin amp and a set of speaker stands are up for sale, and at reasonable prices! Sorry folks, there’s no […]

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I had high hopes for my first trip to Kansas City’s Record Bar, the former site of Molloy Bros Irish Pub. The kitschy theme of album-cover-bound menus, the new slogan “eat. hear.” and promise of “gourmet food in a comfortable atmosphere” sound great on paper, but fail in their poor execution. We arrived at […]

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In honor of the late Charlton Heston, I went out and purchased my first gun–a nitrous oxide powered whipped cream gun!

The iSi Mini Whip holds a cool half pint (that’s a smart-assed way of saying “one cup”) of liquid, which expands to roughly the volume of an average 8 oz container of Cool Whip… but […]

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Ben Lee’s “We’re All in This Together” from the album Awake is the New Sleep is featured in Kohl’s new Spring 2008 commercial.
Lyrics:
I woke up this morning
I suddenly realized
We’re all in this together
I started smiling
‘Cause you were smiling
And we’re all in this together
I’m made of atoms
You’re made of atoms
And we’re all in this together.
And […]

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