"Suddenly someone'll say, like, 'plate,' or 'shrimp,' or 'plate of shrimp' out of the blue, no explanation. No point in lookin' for one, either. It's all part of a cosmic unconsciousness."

My wife and I went to the Old Fashioned for the first time recently for breakfast. We had the corned beef hash and a sour cream donut. Afterwards, we were like, “OK, there is no reason to bother going anywhere else for breakfast. If we can’t come here for some reason, let’s just eat at home.”

I’d love some recommendations!

That's true, it definitely has to be a lighter consistency.

Good point – there are too many “gourmet” burger joints that just pile a bunch of stuff on a mediocre burger patty, and for the most part the burgers I’ve enjoyed in WI have let the beef speak for itself, or use toppings and condiments that actually complement the beef flavor instead of masking and overpowering it. If…

I was delighted to find that Dotty's is as good as I remember!

The presence of beer in places where one would not normally expect beer is also the most pervasive I have encountered outside of Germany!

They didn't go for his My Year of Flapjacks pitch!

I never sausage a hot take!

They're just flesh wounds!

E.T.

BSG was a fantastic series for contrarians. For all its flaws, it did not shy away from choices that were practically designed to piss off viewers, like the New Caprica storyline and time jump, half the cast turning out to be Cylons, and of course that finale. I loved the entire series (except for the unwatchable…

You are correct sir!

Mmmmm currywurst…

Even a mediocre brat is better than no brat.

Pretzel buns: trendy, but deservedly so! For me, they’re the perfect brat bun, because they’re sturdy, but still have a soft texture.

I don’t know if it’s the air or what, but everything does seem to taste better in Wisconsin. My wife and I just moved (back) to the state, and every time we eat something we’re like, “Why does this taste so good? This doesn’t normally taste this good.”

I just moved back to Madison, Wisconsin after nine years in the southwest, and I think what has surprised me the most is how good the hamburgers are here. I’ve had some damn fine burgers in every state I’ve lived in, but awesome burgers just seem more plentiful in this town. Anyway, I’ve gained about 10 pounds in two…

Food Writing

A little bit goes a long way. They're kind of the Andy Dwyer of the show — ridiculously stupid yet occasionally saying smart/clever things, which is funny, but sitcommy. So they work as comic relief in small doses, but putting them in the foreground this season is a big reason why it feels so unbalanced towards…