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Large-Scale Enticing Food Smells

Decatur, IL - has an ADM plant that makes cornstarch and the whole town smells like corn flakes.

Its neither a good nor a bad smell.... just corny and ubiquitous.

I prefer my own local autumn "large scale" smell of roasting green chiles on nearly every parking lot surface in town. Tingly nose-burning wonderment...

tenacity at 10:14PM on 02/12/09

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Chewing the Fat: Batali and Bourdain on Baby Food

"her parents ship it over"..... wha?? Did Tony adopt or does he refer to himself in the third person?

tenacity at 3:44PM on 01/12/09

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Valentine's Day Chocolate Giveaway

Dark, super-killah dark.

tenacity at 2:39PM on 02/10/08

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Valentine's Day Chocolate Giveaway

Dark, dark, dark. I'll eat Dove when in a sugar-crisis at work, but Lindt 85% is a good inexpensive choice for home 'use'.

tenacity at 3:05PM on 02/08/08

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Large-Scale Enticing Food Smells

Decatur, IL - has an ADM plant that makes cornstarch and the whole town smells like corn flakes.

Its neither a good nor a bad smell.... just corny and ubiquitous.

I prefer my own local autumn "large scale" smell of roasting green chiles on nearly every parking lot surface in town. Tingly nose-burning wonderment...

tenacity at 10:14PM on 02/12/09

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Chewing the Fat: Batali and Bourdain on Baby Food

"her parents ship it over"..... wha?? Did Tony adopt or does he refer to himself in the third person?

tenacity at 3:44PM on 01/12/09

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Valentine's Day Chocolate Giveaway

Dark, super-killah dark.

tenacity at 2:39PM on 02/10/08

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Valentine's Day Chocolate Giveaway

Dark, dark, dark. I'll eat Dove when in a sugar-crisis at work, but Lindt 85% is a good inexpensive choice for home 'use'.

tenacity at 3:05PM on 02/08/08

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In Videos: Cat Trying To Eat Cake

Aw, crikey, dudes... That cat's not hungry, he thinks its a litter box!

Mmm, chocolate litter....

tenacity at 5:27PM on 01/23/08

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How Much Are You Willing to Pay for a Piece of Fish?

Paying $20 for several ounces of fish is easy - just go out for sushi.

As much as I adore my sashimi fix, it does grate on me from time to time the insane markup granted to purveyors of high-quality protein that is simply not cooked.

The standard "cost x3" equation seems to get no traction when dealing with something held in as high esteem in our country as the sushi experience. Sigh.

tenacity at 2:07PM on 01/20/08

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The Best Frozen Custard

I finally had Kopp's when home for a class reunion and MAN was it tasty.... so rich and soft, basically like a fully loaded gelato.

http://andrealin.vox.com/library/post/a-tard-for-custard.html

tenacity at 6:32PM on 09/21/07

From A Hamburger Today

Three Best Burgers in the U.S.: No Agreement Anywhere

Oh, the glory of the Bobcat.

Not only do I get to indulge in this wonder of ground cow flesh on a fairly regular basis, and take pictures:
Juicy Bobcat, but I write this comment whilst sipping my go-juice from a mug that will never let me forget that it's always time for a burger...
My Java Mug

Next time you are in the Southwest - make a point to get there. You will wait awhile, but you will not leave unhappy.

tenacity at 4:35PM on 08/14/07

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Häagen-Dazs vs. Ben & Jerry's: Which Are You Down With?

HD, HD, HD.... the whole spectrum from Rum Raisin to Vanilla Bean to "extra rich light" Dulce de Leche. Personal favorite is the discontinued Chocolate Turtle: chocolate with caramel and SALTY pecans. Damn that was good.

Now, i've heard that the B&J pistachio kicks butt for its whole and enormous pistachios, but I've yet to try it. And like the Cherry Garcia guy above, I think nothing on earth can compare to Chunky Monkey when it comes to a really brilliant combination.

Which leads me to HD's Black Walnut.... mmm. And then that leads me back to B&J's Oatmeal Cookie - a wonderful "junk" flavor.

And finally I finish up with B&J's recent (and discontinued?) most brillant flavor, simply because it was CHUNKLESS: Black & Tan. Boy, that was good - chocolate, malt, and stout ice creams with no other crap added. Anyone try that flavor and agree?

To choose one over the other for ever and ever, I'd still lose my bananas and go with Haagen Dazs.

tenacity at 11:52PM on 08/13/07

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Does Anyone Still Eat Chicken-Fried Steak?

Of course CFS is still consumed.... Just check out the quality photo to go with this review ( posted just last week) of a local haven for all things dineresque, including chicken fried steak:

Local Weekly's Diner Review with CFS

Andrea
http://andrealin.vox.com

tenacity at 2:09PM on 06/22/07

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Celery: More Than Just Diet Fare?

Celery goes VERY well with walnuts, which was the inspiration for my celery-walnut soup:

http://tenacity.net/2004/04/celery-walnut-soup-this-is-super-easy.html

Enjoy!

tenacity at 11:27AM on 04/20/07

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Meet & Eat: Cinnamon Cooper

Excellent profile/interview. Thank you! I have put Sushi Mike on my "must do" list when I next visit Chicago....

tenacity at 11:21AM on 03/30/07

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