And I think it’s possible for the author to criticize Karen Taylor while also seeing if her suggestions on the ways one can adapt—not improve, modernize, make un-foreign—congee have any merit.

But hey, if you like your food blog articles to focus only on rage and bigotry and not talk about other aspects of food, then…

I think I’ve been clear that the way she described her “created” congees was stupid and insensitive. I don’t think there’s any question about that.

My issue is that Dennis didn’t bother: 1) judging her congee kits on their own merits; 2) telling us what was actually in her congee kits. Instead, he just took the easy…

So I was going to jump in and join in on the hate—I mean, ffs, her name is even Karen—but I realized that Dennis never actually bothered telling us what her concoctions were. I checked her website and they’re...pretty different from the congee I grew up with.

Her use of “improved” and “modernizing” is stupid and…

XV10 Toyota Camry (1991-96)

I’m not sure how scarfing down food strategically but without any enjoyment makes one a hero.

Given the mere decision to eat-in at a restaurant involves plenty of internal debate these days, I’d rather hear this guy wax poetic about the meals and restaurants he misses.

Why am I paying $33 for a burrito holder that takes a ton of effort to spin around when I can pay $8 for a burrito caulk gun that does its job way more efficiently?

Honestly, in the process of writing my original comment, I’ve convinced myself that it’s a self-aware portrayal of Nissan as a solar eclipse.

This seems like part of a PR distraction strategy; I’m not sure what is the point of this from a branding standpoint. It certainly makes no sense from a liguistic/historical perspective.

The old Nissan hamburger logo featured the “rising sun” because it was integral to the name of its prewar zaibatsu: Nippon Sangyo …

As someone who’s pitched The Takeout freelance travelogue ideas in the past to zero response, this piece is some upper-tier New York Times-Explains-What-Bubble-Tea-Is bullshit.

The author’s discoveries—convenience store fried chicken, hot-and-cold vending machines, what an onigiri is—are banal in the extreme. They’re…

Add in the fact that Vettel himself is a largely reserved person with a growing family, and it makes even more sense. The Vettel family could move to a nice quiet place in the U.S., like suburban Indianapolis.

Maybe the profits come from selling orders they don’t fulfill.

Why I’m boycotting Popeyes: Over the holidays at parents’ home, ordered a few chicken sandwiches and two cheesecakes for dinner via Popeyes drive-thru, only to realize when I got home that we were short one chicken sandwich and a cheesecake. The Popeyes…

This is a good-sounding but unhelpful comment: what’s the purpose of describing the merits of these places—I’m always game for tasty breakfast sandwiches and stunningly good espresso-based drinks—if you won’t mention their names?

...Unless the purpose is to brag about these places while hiding them from crowds that…

I’ve waited in line for 3 hours for ramen (at one of the top-rated dipping-noodle tsukemen places in Tokyo). What’s more, I had done so after doing a 40-mile bike ride with my friend along the Arakawa River to take in the scenery and build up an appetite. But the line was long enough to warrant at 3-hour wait by the…

Weak take out of Salty this time. Bartender should’ve offered a substitution (rather than a straight-up comp) if he knew that this was a weak item on their menu, especially as he kept engaging (and psychologically misleading) the OP.

The apology drew the ire of ICE Buffalo Field Office Director Thomas Feeley, who told CNN he considers Lloyd’s stance “discrimination” against his coworkers

I’ve resolved to gone microwaveless, but my solution is something similar: stick it in the cast-iron pan, just a touch of watch, and put it on medium-low heat with the cover on.

You don’t want your fried rice to be too moist though: it should be somewhat crispy.

Marnie wins barely because, fried chicken. But How did beef & brocc make it to the third round? Not only can you pretend that you’re eating healthy, but the brown sauce keeps your pork fried rice somewhat moist and edible even after sticking it in the fridge.

Also, if we’re going with chicken that are fried-ish, why…

Here’s some stories I’d like to pitch to comply with the new mandate:

Evil Bosses, Ranked

Arsenal fans, probably because they are unfamiliar with managerial change, have yet to fully turn on the manager, and instead have made Xhaka—a damn good player whom Emery does no favors with the team’s playing style and line-up decisions—the focus of their ire. The players, however, are less blind and reportedly are…

Yeah, that’s really important to bear in mind with “selling clubs” like Ajax. They’re my favorite non-EPL team, but claiming they’re top 10 or 15 is tough based on last year’s UCL results because then they had both Matthijs de Ligt and Frenkie de Jong, both arguably some of the top talents in Europe at their…