Movement, food, and the tools between

  • Insert Head-Cheesy Joke

    I never understood the knee-jerk revulsion that most Americans have towards head cheese.  Is it the name?  Is it the texture? is it bits of un-uniform meat suspended in an aspic? Mention headcheese to your average friend.  They’ll instantly say “Ewwww.”  …

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    Jell-whoa

    To say that I’m not a frequenter of the midwest would be a gross understatement. Aside from a quick, two-day long visit to chicago 6 years ago, the midwest had been a mythical place that I knew absolutely nothing about. Cue this…

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    Cortado

    I’m slowly turning into a coffee nerd, which is a bit funny to me. When I was younger, I thought it tasted like shit. Perhaps it was because I was drinking shitty coffee. Most people still do.  They drown acrid, burnt brew…

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    Mesquito

    Last weekend I spent 4 days traipsing around Austin, TX for SXSW.  It was a magical experience, where awesome technology, smart people, and great food intersected. I was determined to get shove some great Texan BBQ into my mouth before leaving, and…

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    Jackalope

    A last minute decision to go to SWSX has resulted in my tastebuds and I spending a long weekend in the always rad city of Austin.  It’s a prime-time weekend to be in Austin, especially for any digital “professional” such as myself.…

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  • Fishtagged

    My blog has been a bit seafood-heavy as of late, and I promise that’ll change soon.  That being said, you can’t really fault me for posting about seafood when I start to encounter dishes like the one above.  This magical marine assemblage…

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    Nice Hali-butt

    Bon Appetit Magazine gets me every time.  Print might be dying, but goddammit, every time that magazine comes in the mail I squeal like the happiest stuck pig in the world.  The pictures of the dishes beg you to re-create them.  I…

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    Hangover Cure #1

    “It was the best of times, it was the Wurst of times…” I love good liverwurst.  To me, its the meaty equivalent of Nutella, and I can eat a shocking amount of both. Schaller & Weber is the candy store of meats.…

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    Tartines

    Simple/Awesome. Salmon Roe/Sour Cream. Ripe Tomato/Mayo. Multigrain Pullman Loaf. To quote a famous Beatles song: “Roe is all you need.”

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    You-Tah

    I learned how to ski on the east coast. Correction: I learned how to downhill ice skate on the east coast.  The loud CHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH of ski edges begging the ice for some grip are all too familiar to me. Cue a trip…

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