I once heard Michelin starred chef Sarah Grueneberg say “get good ingredients and get out of the way.”

Sigh. Before we all pile onto the teenager—there’s a lot of rhetoric in high schools that students need to “change the world” and it seems like this might be the outcome of that pressure. This is definitely not the most pressing matter that needs the youths’ attention, but it’s an issue she felt like she could change.…

I don’t know if it’s a trend. It’s been a part of teenage life since at least the 50s and the creation of the “teenager” concept. I was a teenager in the 90s and totally obnoxious about my causes. It’s just a byproduct of being at that age where you have little freedom but an overwhelming desire for independence and…

I honestly always had the same impression as you—- that there was a “Joe” in every culture (some guy making delicious, culturally significant foods) and they were recognizing that.

For the record, I am all for making society more inclusive and do realize that things like this can cause anguish to some people. However, this does seem like a very small thing in the grand scheme of things and it just seems to hit all the white savior beats a bit too hard to not be some sort of hoax or satire. Plus,…

Edited. Who looks foolish now?

well there’s a trend among pretty much everyone in our nation where they confuse “having an opinion” with “being right.” 

I think I said something similar around here last week, but I don’t think it is possible to appease somebody who creates a change.org petition.

“The Trader Joe’s branding is racist because it exoticizes other cultures - it presents “Joe” as the default “normal” and the other characters falling outside of it”

Bedell remains unappeased. “There’s an abundance of products in their stores,” she told The New York Times, “and I think it’s still important — the petition remains important — because Trader Joe’s lacks the urgency needed in the current climate to remedy the issue.”

A neighbor’s kid works at McDonald’s. March this year was... atypically slow for restaurants, even fast food places. Result: His store had an extra *case* of Shamrock Shake mint syrup, and the employees were told to help themselves.

Can’t say I agree with the peanut butter.

I’m pretty sure you’re wrong about the quesarito, and they’re removing it simply because we, as a world, don’t deserve it.

Party box of tacos makes for a night of shameful binging for 1

payne ow chock-o-lat

As a newcomer to New York (I’ve only lived here for 32 years) there is a charm to the way my fellow citizens order breakfast food. My favorite phrase is “bacaneggacheese.” It goes without saying this is on a roll, not a bagel. That’s too much.

“Chok-lit Krah-sahhnt”

Well, to further throw confusion into the mix, an almond croissant is called Croissant aux Amandes. You also have Chausson aux Pommes (bread-thing filled with apples). But then, Pain aux raisins (spiral croissant with raisins).

It’s obviously a chocolate hot dog. A type of sandwich.