Serious Eats - seriouseats.com

i'm super-ultra-psyched about these vegan experience columns, mostly because they're written from the perspective of a (somewhat?) reluctant (right?) vegan! i love the idea that you'll be eating more vegan and ovo-lacto veg foods after writing this, and hopefully inspiring more people to do so, too. i'm always weirded out that, unless you label yourself a vegetarian or vegan, people will assume you want meat with breakfast, lunch, and dinner. i don't think the frequency and minimal thought with which people consume meat makes sense, considering the environmental cost (among other things!). i think this column illustrates how do-able and delic a vegan or veg diet can be, even if you're not going to make a permanent, always-forever diet change!

i was just at the bedford cheese shop the other day. yum, cheese.

generally, no; i mean, how can somethig dino- or, like, tarantula-shaped be anything but appealling? chocolate bunnies always weirded me out a little, tho, and i think it's just because they're too cute. cuteness levels are significantly diminished by the presence of teeth marks.

the "some" of its parts. heh. ;]
i'm so hungry for a burger, now.

i've always heard--and even kinda felt--that unagi was an aphrodisiac. i have a story which i totally wish was appropriate enough to share here!

other than that, most foods inhibit my sex drive. i never feel sexy when i'm full.

"choice cuts" edited by mark kurlansky. it's bits and pieces of food writing throughout history, from old (incredibly vague) recipes to essays on food to food-related excerpts from novels.

i've missed mellow mushroom so intensely ever since i left atlanta--so i'm nonsensically thrilled to hear that there's a location opening up in arizona!
yum.

oh, and i'd also like to remind people that one instance of excess is not fatal or artery-clogging. if you're to the point where two bites of bacon and cheese will cause cardiac arrest, that is indeed very gross.