We had a self-planned 6-city tour, with London being our last stop. We figured if we’d seen it in Portsmouth, Exeter, Cardiff, Edinburgh, York, and London, it was the universe telling us that maybe we needed to try it.  (Even though I don’t like to hit up American franchises when I travel.) We finally gave in and went…

I was talking to someone about this. I personally think Five Guys has the better burger, but In-N-Out’s price point is definitely better.

I’m from Virginia, so I was going to Five Guys when there were fewer than 5 locations. The first time I went to an In-N-Out, I giggled at how similar they looked inside.

My husband picked up some Beyond Burgers twice - both times, our stomachs both went into revolt. I mean, they were easy enough to cook and they tasted fine, but something in their makeup really didn’t sit well with us. Impossible burgers seem to sit fine, but that’s harder to find.

There was a restaurant here in St. Paul that had ALL the traditional ice cream cocktails that they made with house-made vanilla soft serve ice cream. So they offered grasshopper, pink squirrel, brandy alexander, golden cadillac - plus a few of their own design.

That she nearly took him out with that huge flying hug in apparent delight for his win made me legitimately teary. She and Chigs seemed so genuinely happy for him, and that was so nice to see.

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As when the still-absent Kate McKinnon trots out another of her male political impressions, this one’s not particularly lifelike to the Texas Republican and perennial right-wing troll.

I am not a huge Taylor Swift fan. I do admit she can write a hella-catchy pop-song (I do love ‘We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”, and “Shake It Off” is totally a bop), but I think overall I’m 20 years too old for her emotional angst. And she has been in a relationship with a nice British actor who doesn’t want…

First - I did mean the resulting “syrup” from the reduction looks like a suspension. The final cream sauce looks like a cream sauce. :)

In the Twin Cities, Smack Shack does their cold lobster roll (made with lemon aioli, cucumbers, and tarragon) on griddled milk bread. It’s really, really good, since the bread looks thick here, but it’s simultaneously sturdy yet airy, and will compress nicely when you pick it up.

Here’s the actual recipe, if that’s helpful:

In his stories, he plans to do some parenting, so this is probably it.

While the initial numbers coming out of the Minnesota State Fair were kinda encouraging - so far there were only 340 official cases over 12 days and 1.3 million attendees (on top of all the people that worked/volunteered there) - the fact is our numbers won’t stop rising state-wide over a month later.

Yeah, I mean, no one who goes to Coachella puts chemicals inside their bodies. It’s so notoriously granola.

I think the general concept has been out there - it’s essentially the whole 60 Minutes concept as spun by comedians. BUT, I am having a REALLY hard time with the concept that he HAD to call this “The Problem with Jon Stewart” when Wyatt’s was called “Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas.”

I do not get Salt Bae. At all. Also, edible gold is meant to be a discreet little decoration - this is just Trump level “if it sits still, gild it” bullshit.

If you are *that* dedicated to getting all the ketchup out of an individual squeeze packet, just buy some Dip & Squeeze packets to have on hand.

Related to Sarah Michelle Gellar and Buffy, Amy Acker not being nominated for Season 5 of Angel is an absolute crime.  The way she could flip back and forth between Fred and Illyria was so eerie, and both Fred’s death scene and Wesley’s - where she’s grieving but clearly has no idea how to grieve - still hit me hard…

He was a nicely humble prince - he didn’t need to be taken down a notch like Prince Henry. Henry had more of a development arc from spoiled brat to Prince Charming, but the Disney adaptation was simply a lovely fairy tale - Ever After was more about making Cinderella a real young woman. Kit could be a little bit more…