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Serious Green: Community Supported Kitchens
I gave up working as a caterer because I couldn't afford to live on the salary I was earning. This would be a great way to volunteer and feel connected to food again.
How to Cope with CSA Stress
Oh yeah ... don't wanna be overwhelmed by a pot or a pan. That might get scary.
Wine and Plastic Cups: Not a Perfect Pairing
Not one comment about drinking out of plastic cups that will sit in landfills for hundreds of years?
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Data Visualization: Distances to Nearest McDonald's
This rather upsets me for some reasin.
Serious Green: Community Supported Kitchens
I gave up working as a caterer because I couldn't afford to live on the salary I was earning. This would be a great way to volunteer and feel connected to food again.
How to Cope with CSA Stress
Oh yeah ... don't wanna be overwhelmed by a pot or a pan. That might get scary.
Wine and Plastic Cups: Not a Perfect Pairing
Not one comment about drinking out of plastic cups that will sit in landfills for hundreds of years?
What does a young foodie/recent grad need in his kitchen?
1 well seasoned cast iron skillet with instructions on how to care for it for making cheap foods like scrambled eggs.
1 medium sized heavy bottom sauce pan with a tight fitting lid for making cheap food like rice and beans.
Coffee Top Caddy: Yea or Nay?
More plastic to go into landfills.
A Thai Pizza Has Bacon and Cheese Stuffed in the Crust
Am I the only one who thinks the close up in the upper right corner looks eerily close to an eletron micrograph of bacteria breeding?
Do You Know How Much You Really Spend on Food?
Wing it. I'm single and don't have kids so my needs frequently fluctuate based on work and social demands. Some months I spend more because I'm in the mood to cook extravagantly and others I keep it to the basics and have a lot of scrambled eggs for dinner.
Who's Hotter? Young Colicchio vs. Young Bourdain
Collichio's the guy I would have followed around like a lost puppy hoping to god he didn't figure I was gay.
New York vs. New Jersey on 'How I Met Your Mother'
Now they need to do a NY/SF battle since Lilly spent a summer there.
Dispatch from Slow Food Nation: Looking Forward
Agreed on the community service aspect. I called to volunteer a little late in the game (2 weeks ago) and was told the only available spots were during normal business hours. I would have been happy to give as much time as I could but the conflict with my day job made that hard. I know I should have signed up earlier, but perhaps making volunteering easier would be great to help the cause.
In Videos: Gummi Bear in Molten Potassium Chlorate
Looks like another renewable energy source to me.
Meet & Eat: Anne Burrell
She was one my instructors in culinary. Nice to see her getting some success.
Welcome to Serious Eats New York
Congrats - Will the be other city centric sites forth coming - Like SESF??
In Videos: Kitchen of the Future, 1999 A.D. (1967)
Is this before or after a nuclear explosion on the moon send its spinning out of it's orbit with Martin Landau holding on for dear life?
Photo of the Day: Rainbow Jell-O
I am so making this for Gay Pride Day.
Confess Your Kitchen Catastrophes!
I was catering a small plates partry and running late while shopping at the Ferry Building. I had spent about $200 on sausages, assorted lamb and pork items, foie gras and a rabbit. I was in and out of stores trying to make up for lost time. I got home and began to unpack and noticed that the bag of meat was gone. I stood in the middle of the kitchen and tried n ot to completely lose it as I thought about the lost money, the lost food and the look on my client's face if I had to disapoint. Fortunately I had another store nearby that was able to replace about 3/4 of what I needed but I have since made a point of changing the way I do large scale shopping for catering gigs.
Food Mags: Which to Choose?
Another one that is good for watching restaurant trends is Sante. Definately industry oriented and might be a bit dry for teh average reader, but usually has good info on who is doing what.
I eat ____ with cottage cheese
Garlic powder, onion powder, lemon pepper and paprkia. Let sit for an hour or so. Eat while pretending to pay attention to job.
Hottest New Accessory: Raw Meat
I still have not seen a reason posted on why this is "offensive".
Hottest New Accessory: Raw Meat
Excellent. Love it.
All I want for Christmas (Hanukah,etc.) is ________
An exhaust fan in my kitchen so my neighbors quit thinking the house is on fire every time I make bacon and the smoke alarm goes off.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Bacon of the Month Club
I like it chewy but not fried to the point that its dry. It is meat after all.
Who's the Alpha Cook in Your Thanksgiving Kitchen?
This year I'm cooking with someone else who used to do catering and private cheffing like me. We've outlined who will do what, but I'm anticipating a few times where hot Alpha-on-Alpha All Alpha Action could be a problem.
T-Giving: How do you organize a shopping list and cooking schedule?
In general when I am cooking for a large group I'll do an excel spread sheet of ingredients organized in columns by meat, fish, dairy, vegetable and sundry. Each of these columns also has a volume column. These columns are colored for quick reference. I learned to do this when I was catering and I had multiple large orders to be picked or delivered.
Data Visualization: Distances to Nearest McDonald's
@pavlov, tee-hee. I thought it was funny.
Data Visualization: Distances to Nearest McDonald's
@ carmen89... don't forget to get me a filet-o-fish before you punch out!
Data Visualization: Distances to Nearest McDonald's
There is nothing disgusting about a lot of McDonalds, that means jobs. Sorry if McDonalds isn't to many of your likings. No one forces you to eat this stuff, and the fact that most of you are turning your nose up suggest that you don't eat here often or at all so the question is, why is it such a big deal to you?
Data Visualization: Distances to Nearest McDonald's
@Pavlov--dead cat swinging distance! I love it! I move to add that to every municipal planning code in the country. Will someone second that motion?
Supply and demand. . .just think how much cheaper ground beef, ketchup and french fries would be if McDonald's, Burger King, et al., hadn't created the demand. I could afford pot roast every night! But then what would all the corporate potato growers and feedlot owners and meat processors and nugget cutters and pickle makers do? Heck, then all the people who manufacture industrial meat grinders, feed, growth hormones, pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers would be out of work, too, not to mention the plastic cup and plastic booth manufacturers and corral builders and bun bakers. And just where would the nation's youth gain valuable experience before hitting the real world? Gosh, this makes it seem that McDonald's is good for us and that I would be unAmerican for thinking otherwise. OMG, WHAT IF WE RUN OUT OF LAND?
All I really want to know is, if Sonic can decide to move west, why, oh why, won't White Castle build in Seattle? Please?
Data Visualization: Distances to Nearest McDonald's
@Chew: exactly. Demand creates supply; no question. Therefore: we should be ashamed
Data Visualization: Distances to Nearest McDonald's
146 miles closer than I'd like to be, but it's a good start! I'm approximately 300 yards from a McD's in a town of about 5,000 people! I guess that means I live downtown.
@ kaszeta, I am in NH as well, and was happily without a starbucks within dead cat swinging distance. Then BAM 2 opened up within the last 2 yrs... Bastages!
Data Visualization: Distances to Nearest McDonald's
While it is pretty terrifying, don't blame McDonalds - they couldn't afford all these locations if people weren't buying their food!
Data Visualization: Distances to Nearest McDonald's
I mean 146 miles! haha
Data Visualization: Distances to Nearest McDonald's
I have to submit Miles City, MT to Billings, MT. 144 miles.
Data Visualization: Distances to Nearest McDonald's
Well...they're not putting a gun to your head to eat there.
Data Visualization: Distances to Nearest McDonald's
gastro you took the words from my mouth.
Data Visualization: Distances to Nearest McDonald's
and people wonder why america's obese. not just fat-OBESE.
Data Visualization: Distances to Nearest McDonald's
I live exactly two blocks from a McDonald's (NJ suburb). Close as the post office.
Data Visualization: Distances to Nearest McDonald's
I can confirm the claim above that Montpelier has no McD's, the nearest one is ~20 miles away in Randolph, VT.
I have a similar map for Starbucks, and my house in NH is about 45 miles beyond the Starbucks frontier.
Data Visualization: Distances to Nearest McDonald's
This map is intimidating.
@ag3208: Of course McD follows the population density, hence the rather uneven spread. Look, the major metropolitan areas light up like galaxies.
Data Visualization: Distances to Nearest McDonald's
It looks as if everyone in Ohio only has to step outside their door to arrive at a McDs.
Data Visualization: Distances to Nearest McDonald's
@ag3208: Doubtful. In-N-Out is a relatively small chain in comparison. Also, McD's started in California.
According to the original post on Weather Sealed, the density of McD's corresponds to the interstate highways and population density. I haven't taken a survey, but the eastern half of the country seems to have more density along the interstates than the western half. My own anecdotal evidence bears this out, as I've driven a lot in both halves. Think of Ohio, for instance—it has a lot of large and mid-size cities along interstates and state highways. Prime locations for McD's. Whereas states in the west have long stretches between population centers and also have geography (mountains, deserts) that's inhospitable (with some exceptions—Phoenix, Vegas, etc.) to large cities and/or franchises.
Data Visualization: Distances to Nearest McDonald's
I noticed the East is more McDonalds dense than the West. Is it because the West Coast has In-n-Out?
Data Visualization: Distances to Nearest McDonald's
Seeing this map turned my stomach, but I just read this news story:
http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/News/Daily/Pages/ND0922095.aspx
about how Subway oficially has more locations than McDonalds. HOW CAN THERE BE MORE SUBWAYS THAN McDONALDS?! McDonald's looks like it's eating the country! I'd like to see a map outlining all McDonald's and Subway locations. It'll make me physically ill.
Data Visualization: Distances to Nearest McDonald's
Of course, I should also note that one can drive for at least a couple hours in western South Dakota without seeing any public restrooms. ("We're coming up to Phillip! If you need to go, go now, or you're holding it until the Black Hills!) Ok, I might be exaggerating a teensy bit, but it was definitely like that when I was a kid.
Data Visualization: Distances to Nearest McDonald's
guess where the next mcdonalds franchise is opening up.
Data Visualization: Distances to Nearest McDonald's
Is Montpelier, VT still without a McDs? For a while it was the only state capital without one and that made for a great trivia question.
Data Visualization: Distances to Nearest McDonald's
Sad. Just plain sad.
Serious Green: Community Supported Kitchens
Great article! I was so interested to hear about Kelly's Sweet Deliverance. She also has canning classes at their kitchen in Brooklyn. I'm going Sept 30!
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About: Culinary grad that doesn't like cooking professionally but loves cooking socially and tjen taking pics of it. Looknig for sarcasm and inspriration.
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This rather upsets me for some reasin.