Personally, I got tired of his schtick years ago. He was amusing at first, but now I just see him as a smug asshole.

I like watching Bourdain’s shows because they hit that sweet spot of travel and food for me. My husband cannot abide him in ANY fashion. He calls him arrogant, which is one of the worst thing you can be IMHO (in my husband’s opinion, lol).

ROFL - someday I will be brave/frustrated enough to use that.

Yes! Do you ever get the question, “So what are you reading? What’s it about?” UGH - leave me alone! I hate giving synopses of books. I usually just say, “It’s just a [insert genre here] book”

Fallingwater IS beautiful but the maintenance on that place has to seriously suck, with all the moisture.

They did a beautiful job on redoing the house!

Wow, thanks so much for sharing that. It must have been amazing. I obviously have champagne taste and a beer pocket book. :D

If you don’t mind me asking, how much of that final bill was wine? Reason I ask is that I want (SO BAD) to go to French Laundry some day but dropping a $1K on a meal....um, I don’t ever see that being possible. :weeps silently:

You are correct. And your user name is a little slice of joy, btw.

Cows are not friendly, however cute and mild-mannered they may look.

You’d probably like Gwinn


then. You can’t get much more remote in Michigan than smack-dab in the middle of the UP. It is a beautiful area though.

The fact that this kind of crap still happens in the US in this day and age gives unions relevance. Granted, they have a host of their own problems, but when people tell me, “Oh we don’t need unions anymore,” it makes me wonder which delusional, utopian world they’re living in.

I’ll give it a shot - thanks!

Woohoo!! I’ll try it tomorrow morning. :)

Even steel-cut oats?

So we eat a LOT of Indian food at home and I’ve always been instructed to wash the basmati well in water until it runs clear. Do you do this before you fry it in the ghee? Do you just fry it straight? Thanks!

Yes, thank you. This GIF is really the answer.

When I was stationed in Okinawa (lo, these many moons ago), I was absolutely FASCINATED that 1) coffee came iced, IN A CAN!!! and 2) it was available in a vending machine. Mind=blow.

Good information! I appreciate it.

Good information! I appreciate it.

I just wish-listed that bad boy! Thanks for the reference. My husband is in love with memory foam and i know our mattress is heading towards Replacementville.

I just wish-listed that bad boy! Thanks for the reference. My husband is in love with memory foam and i know our…