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Tag Archives: food
Artisanal
You’ve heard of artisanal food, right? No? Good for you! But surely you’ve been told not to play with your food. I see you nodding. You did it anyway, right? Good for you! Sometime last year, some folks in Italy really … Continue reading
Logotype
I came across this on a Facebook wall belonging to a company called Motto Agency. I was surprised at how many brands I could identify from a single stylized letter. But then, that’s what companies like Motto are all about. … Continue reading
Wasabi
I was looking forward to “crazy” on Tuesday, but didn’t expect so much of teh stupid. Up until late Monday, Laura and I planned to head down to the Mall at a not-too-unreasonable hour and see what we could see … Continue reading
Triples
I learned something new today. (Did I learn something new yesterday? Hmm …) It’s New Year’s Eve, and I bought a beer I’d never tried—Bell’s Sparkling Ale. I’d tried several Bell’s brews and found them all excellent. Well, here’s how … Continue reading
Resolution
On December 31, I thought about resolving to be even lazier in 2007 than I was in 2006, but I never got around to it.
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Diacritic
Gmork is a fictional villain, while Gmörk is a decent white wine from Austria. What a difference an umlaut makes.
Beer
Make that “water filtered through a horse”: [German soccer fans] are furious that Budweiser will be the official tipple for the World Cup, which starts next month. The American lager has secured a near-monopoly of beer sales inside World Cup … Continue reading
Indescribable
I had an Inca Kola today at El Pollo Rico. Man, is that stuff sweet! Tastes sort of like bubblegum, which made me wonder: what the heck is bubblegum flavor? I mean, it must be built out of something—some well-defined … Continue reading