A lot of why these big chains are building generic boxy buildings instead of “this building is unique to this chain” has be be due to how many of the various fast food chain restaurants have closed down in the last 30+ years, and how it’s really hard to sell one of those “this is obviously a Pizza Hut” compared to a…

I really don’t understand playing a Bioware game and not recruiting every possible companion.  That’s kind of like playing an Elder Scrolls game and not joining every faction.  There’s roleplaying reasons for it perhaps, but you’re not really playing these games to roleplay in the traditional sense.

“Food related merch” is a weird enough thing to crop up, but now they want me to spend money on useless things like NFTs?  FFS.

I usually make my own fruit cake, then macerate it with brandy spritzing it every other day for 3 weeks.

The AVClub article about this mentioned that he is now up to 800 Papa Johns pizzas over the last year and a half, it’s a testament to something that he keeps buying pizza he hates.

I’m going to disagree on “never use a food processor”. If you’re making aligot, the amylose released by really obliterating the potatoes combines with the proteins in the literal pound of cheese you’re adding, that creates the the long, elastic fibers that are the signature of the dish.

The charcuterie tray is a thing you eat while waiting around for dinner, not a thing that is actually on the table/sideboard.

I think the thing that the author misses is that instead of playing a game where I have no chance to win without paying a premium for access to the best whatsits, I could instead choose to play a better video game that does not do that.

Anything that takes sweet potatoes and leans into the sweetness by adding things that are even sweeter- marshmallows, maple syrup, chocolate chips, whatever.

This is what happens when you have decades of unsubstantiated “check your kids halloween candy, there’s malefactors about” news stories.  You’re basically baiting people to put something scandalous, but harmless, in the candy bucket.

Sometimes I get gas from a place called Kum & Go.

Next time you need anchovy fillets and aren’t willing to buy the tin, consider a tube of “anchovy paste” which is cheaper, and will keep in your fridge for a while (just put the cap back on).  The conversion rate is 1/2 tsp of paste per fillet.

If they bring it back as an occasional menu item (a la the McRib) I would definitely try one, and might have another. I think the appeal is limited as a standard offering. But Culver’s menu already has considerable bloat which apparently doesn’t really hurt the quality.

I have no opinion on the lobster roll, since it would most likely kill me were I to eat it, but it’s probably fine for other people. But checking the List of U.S. State Foods I noticed that Maine is the only state with an official sweetener and the only state with an official state treat. I would think sandwich would…

How many of them have a “pay in person” option at checkout?  I don’t want to put my credit card information on my phone.

I don’t even like to get e-mails from actual humans, so getting them from fictional characters and video games is completely unacceptable.

Well, I was talking about the field of formal fractions over Z, which is like 2nd year graduate algebra stuff (quotient groups are where you lose most people in abstract algebra, which is like 3rd year undergrad stuff.)

“I can only tolerate a single brand of peanut butter” feels like a “you” problem.  Peanut butter gets used for lots of things other than sandwiches, and if you’re making like “a savory peanut sauce” you’re going to *want* that natural kind.

I’ve never been inside of a Red Lobster, since I’m pretty allergic to shellfish, so I gotta ask- are these good?

I do feel like having the one bucket filled with like normal candy (Snickers, Reeses, etc.) and one bucket filled with weird fancy hippy candy is going to create a striation that might make people feel weird. I’m just going to stick with gummy stuff for the allergen kids.