Just finished Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation this morning. A fascinating and also disturbing read, it certainly changed the way I look at our fast food culture. Hacking Las Vegas. A very entertaining card-counter article which I forgot to archive earlier and rediscovered recently. I’m looking forward to picking up the book.
First snow of the season. A perfect day for tonkotsu ramen. Mmm. U.S. Can Target American al-Qaida Agents. This is absolutely insane. PHOTOGRAPHER ARRESTED FOR TAKING PICTURES OF VICE PRESIDENT’S HOTEL. And I can only hope that this is not true.
At $6.25 each, the Vietnamese sandwiches at Nem are quite disappointing. A new quest begins… Banh Mi places in NY Soothsayer’s NYC Vietnamese Sandwich Guide
Ugh. Incredibly, it is hotter underground than outside. Time to shower… AGAIN. Just noticed this on the Frontier Airlines web site. Ah well. Effective Sept. 24, 2002, Frontier Airlines will no longer participate in the OnePass program and Continental Airlines will no longer participate in the EarlyReturns program. Prosecutors Ordered to Explain Holding Man Who … …
Shameless Secrets of the Chefs: cooking with Coke… The Attack On Civil Liberties: Just noticed this series in the Village Voice. This ain’t China…
High Spots in a Nation of Hot-Dog Heavens. Ugh. Don’t think I’ll need another hot dog for a few months… Or at least another week. :-p
Finally tried the deep fried Mars bar at the Chip Shop. Sooo rich… This place rules.
Back on the restaurant spree again. Tried Neo on the UWS last night. Unusual sushi, overpriced, small portions, nothing spectacular. We’d have fared better at Nobu or Sushisay. Ah well. You’ve been warned. Hopped over to Mary’s Fish Camp for lunch this afternoon. Decent but once again, pretty pricy. Don’t get the clam chowder (“where’s … …