Clueless dudes,* take note: On Glamour's Smitten blog, the women in the comments of the latest Reader's Dilemma ("My Dates Always Choose Chain Restaurants, Which I Secretly Hate") are overwhelmingly in favor of quirky hole-in-the-wall restaurants for first dates. (Except one who says, "I've never even thought of this before, this dilemma sounds pretentious.") Many of the commenters are pretty open-minded, though, saying that choosing a chain wouldn't necessarily be a dealbreaker. I think most folks reading SE would opt for a unique, delicious local place for a date. Before I started dating my current squeeze, I used to keep a list of such surefire date restaurants on hand in case I needed it.** (Which was rarely.) Do you...
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Cooking to Get Lucky is a new web show for guys who are spatula clueless, hosted by ex-Bachelorette contestant Bob Guiney and All My Children actress Eden Riegel. The goal: minimum input from guys in the kitchen, maximum output from ladies after. The debut episode involves one pretty helpless-looking caller, "Josh from Ohio," who's dating a healthy chick. "She eats grass...I eat hamburgers and stuff." The two hosts whip up a halibut dish and dark chocolate-covered strawberries for dessert. The episode, after the jump....
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If you're single and going to a barbecue this holiday weekend, check out Nerve's Dating Advice From Grillmasters to find out the best way to impress someone at a barbecue ("Nothing breaks the ice quicker than sticking a can of beer up a chicken's bum") and the best thing about dating a grillmaster ("We know how to handle things when it gets hot"). Ha ha, I get it. Related Dating Sites for the Food Obsessed? Help, I Am Dating a Vegetarian!...
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Still from 'Feed Me: Brooklyn' episode 8. "Charming, young, single Brooklynite looking for that attractive and interesting special someone who shares passion for food and cooking. Confident and takes charge in the kitchen." If this sounds like right for you or anyone you know, they might be a good candidate for Feed Me: The Brooklyn Cooking Dating Show, a new online dating show for foodies in Brooklyn. The show pairs up Brooklyn singles that share a penchant for good eats, and has one make dinner for the other at the warm and cozy Brooklynphoto Studio kitchen in Williamsburg: "It's about as non-creepy as you can get. It's all about food and conversation. Think 'My Dinner with Andre,' except it's...
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