Small world! I love reading Nick’s coverage. (Also, not sure if this helps, but sour cream could be swapped in for the Greek yogurt as well.)

Oh, Chex Mix *was* just for Xmas, but this is my one expression of COVID stress.

You know what’s a funny show? Bob’s Burgers. Too bad the av club stopped recapping that 

Yeah seems a weird oversight. Still, we know filming is done but post-production is a huge process that is just as affected by this lockdown, especially on something as effect-laden as this. I can see that being an issue, but hopefully they've managed to figure it out. 

“although there’s still no word on when the show will go into production.”

Chips right out of the fryer are more awesome than out of the bag, though, although you’re right on the PITA factor. My vote would be for tater tots. They are mostly missing from my grocery store, and while decent french fries and hash browns are doable at home, I can’t imagine the hassle of getting tots right, and I…

An even easier way: buy a tub of sodium citrate (the smallest one you can find, because you’ll be using very small amounts of it), dilute 1/4 to 1/2 tsp of it in whatever liquid you have on hand (water, beer, wine, etc.), then add shredded cheese gradually over low heat and stir until melted and smooth. Flavor it with…

And now I have their version of sailors in your mouth stuck in my head.

This is the way.

I can safely guarantee you that this marks the beginning and the end of all of the knowledge I will ever acquire about The National. Because I am an old.

Some thoughts:

My favorite line on Sports Night:

Yeah, the basic idea is that people enjoy the foods they grew up with (and in the West, most vegetarians and vegans grew up eating just as much meat as everyone else) and want to keep eating them. Are there plenty of decent plant-based foods that aren’t imitating meat/dairy? Sure, but sometimes I feel like sweet n’…

There are rich people houses with taste. But, and this will sound snobby, us members of the hoi polloi never get invited to go there, whereas most of us will have some shithead nouveau riche friend-of-a-friend somewhere along the line.

Earth Island cheddar shreds are pretty good on nachos. I haven't tried the mozzarella ones. 

Thank you for not being a hater of vegans.

Calling it a Philly Cheese steak in PA, is like calling a hotdog a hotdog sandwich anywhere, or looking for Chinese food in Hong Kong. It is just a cheesesteak.

Okay here’s the list. The rest of you can rank it!

WRT the original marshmallow experiment, it’s been shown that kids from low-income households do worse not because they innately lack self-control but because they’ve learned that resources may not be there if you wait. Kids from high-income households, where food is reliably available, know that resources (like…

A few tiny details that made this episode even greater and clearly showed that the influence of having female writers/show runners: