Category: Food

The Best Entertainment on TV 6

The Best Entertainment on TV

Where does it come from? Probably this guy: (source) Yes, a certain Mr. Alton Brown. Anyone who's caught more than a few episodes of his landmark TV show, Good Eats, knows what I'm talking about. It's part sketch comedy, part...

Restaurant Roundup: Omaha, NE 3

Restaurant Roundup: Omaha, NE

Going out of town can sometimes be a pain in the rear. I spent the 12th through 16th in fabulous Omaha, coming back to a desk full of more work than I knew what to do with. This was no...

Royal India in Sandy worthy of applause 11

Royal India in Sandy worthy of applause

Last night, Jesse and I checked out a restaurant we've heard some good things about: Royal India . It's in Sandy in the same shopping center as Smith's. I was a little reluctant at first because it's one of those...

Restaurant Roundup: Greater Houston and Humble, TX 3

Restaurant Roundup: Greater Houston and Humble, TX

Work took me back to Texas, this time to the near-Gulf metropolis of Houston. I was pretty eager to partake of a city known for its great dining and fresh seafood with plenty of Texas flair. The city itself was...

Recipe: Moroccan Chickpea Soup 1

Recipe: Moroccan Chickpea Soup

If you've never been to a Moroccan restaurant before, you have no idea how much you're missing out. North African cuisine is very under-represented and yet is some of the tastiest stuff you'll ever eat. Fragrant and spicy without sending...

Super Shoppers 6

Super Shoppers

Yesterday was shopping day, our fridge looking about as empty and pathetic as a fridge can. While out, we ran across a peach of a deal: Ball Park all-beef hot dogs for a dollar a package. We decided to stock...

Recipe: Italian Breadcrumb Chicken 5

Recipe: Italian Breadcrumb Chicken

This has been a favorite of mine since a roommate showed me how to make it many years ago. It’s simple, delicious and works well for leftovers. Bear in mind that most amounts here are approximations since I don’t really...

The Politics of Corn 6

The Politics of Corn

No, you didn't read that title incorectly: corn makes for some serious politics. One of America's most prolific foodstuffs is at the core of everything from fuel prices to obesity to immigration. How is it that a single crop has...

The First Fruits 3

The First Fruits

It's barely even a mouthful, but oh so good. I'm hoping that some of the tiny berries will give way to larger ones later in the season.

Restaurant Roundup: El Paso, TX 0

Restaurant Roundup: El Paso, TX

Work-related travel had me spending the latter half of the week in the Lone Star State, a river away from both a foreign country and another state. El Paso looks a lot like pretty much any other town in any...