Serious Eats
This Week's Tasty 10
According to our handy site-metering utility, the top 10 most delicious items across the Serious Eats family of sites this week were ...
1. In Videos: Parry Gripp's 'Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom'
"A video montage of cute animals eating. Accompanied by an original composition by Parry Gripp called 'Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom,' the title of which also happens to double as the lyrics."
2. The Cadbury Creme Egg McFlurry at British McDonald's
Easter is tantalizingly around the corner, and across the pond, the Brits are doing what they do all year round: "making us Americans look like potato salad-shucking morons. Behold, the Cadbury Creme Egg McFlurry."
3. The Supposed Top 10 Worst Fast Food Campaigns of All Time
"I write 'supposed' in the title above because Westword includes in its worsts roundup the Quiznos spongmonkeys. Clearly Westword doesn't know awesome when it sees it. The spongmonkeys were brilliant, fun, and so out of the ordinary that they made you sit up and take notice. You also have to give Quiznos props for mining an internet meme and using it as a marketing tool long before it was cool to do so."
4. Served: Customer Servicing
"Most of my restaurant’s staff, including the owner, worked for a New York restaurateur legendary for impeccable customer service. I hear a continuous stream of jokes at the expense of Mr. Restaurateur, although occasionally he is the recipient of genuine admiration."
5. Cannibalism
"So, I've been trying to think of a way to write this post without sounding like a total freak...Last night I was watching an older episode of Bourdain's show, No Reservations. He was in French Polynesia and cannibalism was discussed at length because apparently many missionaries ended up in the stew pots of locals. I've noticed that there are many adventurous eaters on this site..." [from Talk]
6. Your Oldest Cookbooks
"What's the oldest cookbook you own? I have a copy of the Pictorial Review Standard Cookbook from 1931. Pictorial Review was apparently a monthly magazine, and this is 1,000 recipes from their pages including...'Jellied Chicken' made with gelatin, and instructions for chopping ice for maintaining a freezer." [from Talk]
7. Dinner Tonight: Bibimbap
"I'm not sure whether I love the flavors of bibimbap or just twirling around the ingredients in the big bowl. It's such a thrill, and the results are always delicious. But I figured it was something to be indulged in only at restaurants...It may look like a lot of ingredients and a lot of steps, but you can cut out what you don't want. And, much like a salad, once all the parts are prepped it's easy to combine everything." [from Recipes]
8. Serious Sandwiches: Tony Luke's Roast Pork Italian, Philadelphia
"I don't know if there's much to say about the roast pork Italian sandwich at Tony Luke's other than it's pretty near perfect."
9. Things I Learned While Working on the Kogi BBQ Taco Truck
We continue our Kogi BBQ Taco Truck coverage with this insider's look from Kogi team member Alice Shin. You already know that a day on the Kogi truck is a long one, but Alice dissects the day even further, revealing the good and the bad.
10. Mixed Review: Barefoot Contessa Homemade Marshmallow Mix
"I have always thought of marshmallows as a sort of 'magic' food, like Pop Rocks or bubble tea. How, exactly, are they made? Sugar is obviously a major ingredient, but what else goes into them? And why do they stay fresh for such an alarmingly long time? Curiosity got the better of me when I spotted the Barefoot Contessa's Homemade Marshmallow Mix—I absolutely had to try it, despite the $11 price tag."