I would kill for an In and Out near me.

Dear Meredith:

Stuck as you are at work, I know that sometimes you have questions about where to eat. Wonder no longer - use this handy-dandy flowchart to help you decide! Just make sure to order some fries for me.

Where should I eat, fast food edition

My last meal would definitely involve bacon in some form.

Dear Meredith:

Ten well-known chefs (including Mario Batali, Emeril Lagasse, and Nancy Silverton) were asked eight questions about food, including what their last meals would be and what their favorite kitchen gadgets are. One of my favorite answers has to be from Mario Batali. When asked what his last meal would be, he responded, "It would be a very long one: 753 courses consumed over 15 years, each with a different wine." That is certainly one way to extend life!

Eight questions with...

Inglourious Basterds indeed.

Dear Meredith:

This is nothing less than awesome. Watch Brad Pitt and Quentin Tarantino on a Japanese cooking show. Need anything more be said?

(From SeriousEats.)

Part 2


Part 3

PANCAKES!

Dear Jennifer,

For some reason, I can only stomach waffles. But this collection of pancake photos is almost enough to make me a believer.

PANCAKES!
(found through Jezebel)

Does fine dining exist at Costco?

Dear Meredith:

I have a mad mad crush on Eric Ripert, the chef and co-owner of Le Bernardin in New York. Yes, I've featured him on this site before. But now he's on the small screen, with a cooking show, featuring Eric Ripert being inspired by nature and then cooking a dish based on this inspiration. In the link below, however, Alan Richman of GQ takes Eric Ripert to Costco (ie, NOT nature) to see his reaction.

Some choice quotations:

I am freaked out. Costco depresses me. I know everybody doesn’t have the same opportunities I do to visit farm stands and little markets, but I will fight to the end for inspirational shopping. Costco doesn’t even look like it belongs on our planet. It could be on the moon.

Alan asks me to push the cart, and I will not. Yes, I know I am being a spoiled brat, but for me it is an acceptance of the system. I do not want to be seen as somebody who supports this kind of store and this kind of system.

I just don't push shopping carts because I am lazy.

Avec Alan

Too delicious for its own good

JENNIFER! CHECK OUT THIS SITE! BACON AS A BUSINESS CARD! Actually, it's more like jerky, but, hey, I'll take it. Thanks to Tom for the find.

MEAT BUSINESS CARDS

Hospital food = airline food without all the plastic wrap?

Dear Meredith:

Hungry? You might not be, after looking at this compilation of hospital food from around the world.

Hospital food

Franken-bears.

Dear Meredith:

In case you're feeling a bit bored at the office today, and you have some gummi bears, check out this website. I have to say, I never got more complex than switching heads.


Gummy Bear Surgery

So, that's what Elijah Wood's been up to since Spiderman stopped filming.

Dear Meredith:

Enjoy this music video by Greg Laswell called "How the Day Sounds", filmed in Galco's, a soda shop located in Los Angeles. (Also, if this doesn't make you want soda, I don't know what will.)

Cheers!

Dear Meredith:

Skål is a Scandinavian toast. There is a very proper way to do it. From the French Culinary Institute, this series of pictures shows a variety of people skåling. Maybe we should have our own little photo session of us skåling sometime.

SKOAL!

I mean, who doesn't love bacon?

Dear Meredith:

I love bacon. You love bacon. We all love bacon. And so, you definitely need to visit this site devoted to all things bacon.

The Baconcyclopedia

Tasty tasty food.

Dear Meredith:

We need to have more nights where we get together and cook. For a bit of inspiration, watch these old Julia Child videos which have - finally! - been uploaded online.

(By the way, even though I [gasp!] didn't like the online blog too much, I have to say I am terribly excited for Julie & Julia.)

Julia Child at PBS Video

Thinking of sushi makes me hungry all over again.

Dear Meredith:

I love sushi. So much. I am a bit suspicious of conveyor belt sushi, though, because where does it go? What's the process? I need to see my sushi being made for me! But no longer - these curious souls put their video camera on a sushi conveyor belt so that we all may uncover the mystery.


lost in a moment from dennis wheatley on Vimeo.

Delicious or disgusting?

Dear Jennifer,

I'm sure you are a fan of chocolate. I'm sure you are a fan of gifts. I'm sure you love a gift of chocolate.

But what about a gift that is literally all chocolate. Won't this just be a mess?

Check out this site and judge for yourself if you would like to buy these.

CHOCOLATE BOXES

Hungry?

Dear Meredith:

Bored at work? Have leftovers from lunch? Do what this intrepid soul did, and scan in your sandwiches. Just make sure to wipe the glass clean afterwards.

<Scanwiches

Whoever invented cheese should be given a big fat prize.

Dear Meredith:

I know how much you like cheese. I know how much I like cheese. In this series of highly informative videos, the folks at Murray's Cheese Shop in New York instruct you all about cheese, and how to present the perfect cheese platter.


Murray's Cheese video library

Orange meets orange.

Dear Meredith:



Do enjoy this little video about love between oranges, and the marauding banana that threatens this love.

Brilliance with legos.

Dear Meredith:

YES IT IS FRIDAY!!! I am actually taking today off and am heading out of town for some snowy mountain action. Even though I hate snow. Hm. Maybe I should reconsider. And maybe you should knock off early also and start your weekend early. To inspire you, here is a Lego beer song. It is genius.

This is why you're fat

This is an awesome website that shows pictures of the most insane (insanely delicious) food concoctions guaranteed to stop your heart on sight! Special thanks to Ethan for finding this...and putting it on his bucket list.

Mmmmm. Heart attack.

Sweet dreams.

From animator and illustrator Kirsten Lepore, this charming video is about a cupcake's adventurous life, involving a trip on a boat made out of sugar cubes and venturing to the unknown land of vegetables and fruits.