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The 8 Best Pizzas in Connecticut

Letizia's in Norwalk, CT makes fantastic pizza.

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What's the worst/weirdest thing you found in restaurant food?

"Live crickets in our food in retaliation to me sending my dish back because they gave me the wrong dish and got yelled for it. We paid for the meal because they threatened to call the cops if we left w/o paying, even though we didn't eat anything. "

I would have told them to call the cops. Heck, you should have called the cops yourself to head the problem off.

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Have You Ever Had Airline Food You Actually Liked?

I had a beautiful beef bourguignon on an Air France flight about ten years ago.

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Shabu-Shabu 70 on the Upper East Side: What All Neighborhood Sushi Should Be?

"The problem with the vast majority of mid to low end "Japanese" sushi restaurants in NYC is that they're not Japanese at all. They're run by Chinese people. Same goes for Thai. Most round eyes can't tell the difference, and they capitalize on that."

What a bizarre and likely racist opinion. Who cares who their sushi is made by if it tastes good?

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From Slice

The 8 Best Pizzas in Connecticut

Letizia's in Norwalk, CT makes fantastic pizza.

From Talk

What's the worst/weirdest thing you found in restaurant food?

"Live crickets in our food in retaliation to me sending my dish back because they gave me the wrong dish and got yelled for it. We paid for the meal because they threatened to call the cops if we left w/o paying, even though we didn't eat anything. "

I would have told them to call the cops. Heck, you should have called the cops yourself to head the problem off.

From Serious Eats

Have You Ever Had Airline Food You Actually Liked?

I had a beautiful beef bourguignon on an Air France flight about ten years ago.

From Serious Eats: New York

Shabu-Shabu 70 on the Upper East Side: What All Neighborhood Sushi Should Be?

"The problem with the vast majority of mid to low end "Japanese" sushi restaurants in NYC is that they're not Japanese at all. They're run by Chinese people. Same goes for Thai. Most round eyes can't tell the difference, and they capitalize on that."

What a bizarre and likely racist opinion. Who cares who their sushi is made by if it tastes good?

From Talk

Movie theater food: what's your favorite and are you a smuggler?

One of my college roommates had a picture of his brother eating an entire lobster complete with bib and metal shell cracker at the theatre.

We used to fill a waterproof (works to keep water in OR out) bag with ice and beers; our theatre never asked to look in your bag even when it sloshed and clinked and weighed fourty pounds.

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Gadgets: Pure Komachi 2 Knives

Also different steels don't have significantly different densities. The weight difference is probably mostly due to you switching from forged Wusthof knives to thin stamped Pure Komachi 2 knives.

I own a Henckel's chef's knife that feels like a battle ax compared to my Shun Elite. It's not because of the difference in steels.

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Gadgets: Pure Komachi 2 Knives

A lot of chefs use Victorinox Forschner knives which are also reasonably priced.

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ShotPak: Controversial and Convenient Booze

You could put cheap vodka in any package including but not limited to a Hanna Montana commemorative sippy cup or an old boot, and underage drinkers would still be interested.

From Talk

Shedding Some Skin (Garlic that is)

I just smash garlic cloves with the bottom of a beer bottle, which encourages me to drink before, during, and after cooking.

From Serious Eats

'Top Chef' Contestant Lisa Fernandes Hates Your Poor Blogger Ass

I don't burn basic ingredients when I cook, but I'm sure Lisa Fernandes is a great chef.

From Talk

Anyone been to a Ruth's Chris?

I've been to Ruth's Chris and it's really nothing special. It's not bad, you'll certainly get a decent steak, but I wouldn't drive 30 minutes to one, let alone 90.

From Talk

What am I going to do with these lemons?

Squeeze them into glasses of Hoegaarden or Franziskaner hefeweizen.

From Serious Eats

College Dining Halls Go Upscale to Lure Students

I graduated from Boston University in 2006, but my freshman year they had a night once a month where they did lobster, or steak or something like that for the price of a regular meal.

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In Videos: Dr. Steve Brule, Your Green Grocer

"I don't know what this is. I didn't ask for this."

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Is 'Authentic' Ethnic Food By Definition Better? Does Authentic Trump Delicious?

I enjoy trying out "authentic" food, but when push comes to shove I'm going to eat what's tasty. Sometimes that's the authentic joint, and sometimes it's not, but I'm not going to only eat at the authentic joint to be some sort of pretentious food snob. I get enjoyment from the taste of a good meal, not telling people they enjoy food the wrong way.

That op-ed piece was pathetic. To quote:

"In the last year, I have read that there are five, six or eight great regional traditions of Chinese cooking. In fact, there are four, always and ever four."

Quelle horreur. America is a barren wasteland of crap food because most people don't know how many regions of Chinese cooking there are, and that the Chinese only steam black skinned chickens instead of eating them. Give me a break.

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The Space Time Continuum Is at Risk

My longtime girlfriend is gluten-free, and I like bread and pasta as much as anyone. Big deal, I cook gluten-free whenever possible. We now have two pasta pots instead of one, and that's about it.

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Is Cheese Vegetarian?

Formerly alive or not, if it tastes good I'll eat it.

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The Takeout Conundrum

Did we all forget the three Rs? Reduce, reuse, then recycle. Reducing the amount of plastic we use period is better than using lots and recycling it.

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How to Handle People Talking on Cellphones in Restaurants

Amazing, but we moved and decided not to pay for HBO since we only watch Curb. Can't wait for this season to come out on DVD.

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Bacon-Wrapped Turkey: You Know You Want It

My mother and grandmother always put three or four pieces of bacon on top of the turkey when roasting it.

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Website: http://www.Idonthaveone.com

Location: Boston, MA

About: I like food, hockey, and punk rock.

Favorite foods: Meat, starch.

Last bite on earth: A lightly salted perfectly ripe plum tomato.