I ate at Les Halles a number of years back (2004?), and I had the coq au vin. I’m no chef or foodie, so I don’t know if this is a normal thing, but it was made with rooster. (I’m reading that’s more the traditional way, but whatever.) Anyway, it was fucking incredible. The wine sauce was like nothing I’ve ever had…

This is wonderful, but damn it’s been four days and I still feel like I lost a friend...and I never even met the man.

I appreciated how Bourdain evolved from the cheeky American asshole in Cook’s Tour to the more respectful “I want to be everyone’s friend” in No Reservations to the “food is just how I talk about the bigger stuff” guy in Parts Unknown. He cut down on the wisecracking (somewhat) and turned into someone who was…

That last picture looks fantastic. But, nothing will convince me to not use my instant pot to pressure cook (followed by quick broil) and have tender delicious ribs ready in 30 min.

Are you saying, “Make love, not war”?

I’ve never had a real problem at the airport. And even if I do, the people at the TSA are just doing their job. The body scanner doesn’t bother me, taking off shoes, etc doesn’t bother me. In my head I’d rather be safe than sorry. I never get why people complain so much. I’ve been pulled out of a line and scanned…

It’s the steel shank you really need. /pedantic safety nerd

“[S]ome users of the Windows Store version of iTunes have reported difficulties getting the app to recognize or synchronize files to their iPhones or iPad”

I like their existing task app called Google Keep.

#ButPreferablyOnADedicatedDraftLine

As always, I’m happy to see people experience something new (especially when it’s something they’re giving a second chance).

Yup, this will be nice. Mostly because I have a speaker that always turns on with low volume. My car’s bluetooth has super quiet volume, so I have to turn it up a lot to get sound out of the speakers that matches the radio volume. Thankfully my Anker NB10's retain the volume level so while my phone is usually ~90%…

I loved Night Court when I was a kid, and have caught some reruns as an adult. It holds up. He is the beating heart of that show. Bull, Dan, Ros, Christine, Mack, and others were great characters, but Harry Anderson grounded it, with his own sharp humor. Harry, Mel Torme, and corny magic tricks. 65 is far too young. I…

Rookies. Here’s my chicken preparation attire:

That’s just not true at all. One of my best friends is a vegan, and you would literally never know it if you didn’t see him order food. He’s never preached at me or anyone I know once. He doesn’t think eating meat is wrong. He doesn’t throw a tantrum when a restaurant accidentally messes up his order (which happens…

Ignore corporations and go after small businesses. Got it.

Trust me, the farmer gets PISSED when you shoot the cows.

Tom - I was the finance director at Bob Bell Chevrolet in Bel Air Md. for a few years in the early 2000's. A very young, uneducated couple with hourly wage income and beacon scores in the 500's wanted to buy a used Cavalier. At that time, the GMAC rep used to camp out in the sales tower underwriting applications on…

I’m going to next publish a story with the headline “BBQ” and the rest of the post blank, and just let commenters fight it out Hunger Games-style

Permanent Waves is an insanely great album… as big a fan I am of their earlier, more proggy stuff, they made by far the best transition to 80s style rock/synth music of any of the big 70s bands.