Top 15 Russian Appetizers

It's all good in the hood. I get those pickled tomatoes at European Delights on 95th st. They're delicious.

Thanks Meesha.

Russian luxury yachts offer pirate hunting cruises

WTF? These folk are crazy! Leave it to the Ruskies. No offense Meesha.

25 Most Dangerous Neighborhoods

KCMO got 2 spots on the list. #6 and #8..... we should be so proud of ourselves. In these areas you have a 1:7 & 1:8 chance of being a crime victim over the period of a year. Wait...what? That's my hood.

Thanks Dean.

Bourdain Food Porn in Chicago

Bourdain in Chicago.

"Geisha boys. An Eric Ripert, Anthony Bourdain, and Laurent Gras triple-decker beef-daddy sandwich. In the private tatami room at L20. Do Tony and Eric look a little wasted? They are completely. I had to drive back to the hotel.

Come and get it. I got your food porn right here."

5 year old Gouda

Here is a funny posting about 5 year old Gouda. I couldn't agree more with this guy.

His blog is really well written and his recipes look awesome.

"In my fantasy world, I would have a cheese cave (like the ones at Artisanal) built into my fantasy dream world foodie temple, as well as an old school cheese cart, which would be stacked with 20 cheeses and wheeled around by a cheese jockey each and every hour I am awake. (Yes, I just typed cheese jockey. No, I am not intoxicated)"

Pole Postings

"My favorite costume is a pirate outfit on the top half but has clown pants and big shoes."

Wanted: New Waitress

I think I might do this in the future.... funny!

"Also, a new busboy, because how did this not get cleaned up immediately? In most restaurants the busboy is stalking behind me ready to grab my plate the moment I finish my Monte Cristo. "

Reading Between the Lines

The Psychology of Menu Design. Pretty damn interesting. Who knew so much went into it? Good things to think of while designing my next menu.

Thanks to Owen Morris of Fat City for pointing this out.

Best tattoo ever?

This not my arm. Nor did I ink the tattoo. I just think it's cool.

Fish Fraud

I knew this was going on but I didn't know the extent of it. Check out this chart.

13 Places to Eat Before You Die

Oklahoma Joe's makes Bourdain's list! Here is the list. He talks about Oklahoma Joe's here.

Gin for the win

American entrants into the gin game. Gin is making a comeback. Those who know me know I prefer gin. Junipero and Magellen are my favorites.

Tasting Rachael Ray

She's so genuine, creative and talented. YACK!

Food for thought:

Guess the well-known food each picture represents.

Food, Inc. trailer

This movie looks scary good.

Who Is Your Drinking Hurting?

This commercial makes me want to have children.

"Not realistic. The wheels NEVER come off the General Lee! FAKE!"

You Are What You Eat

What does the contents of your fridge say about you? This guy photographs the inside of stranger's refrigerators.

I like the bartender's fridge, but mine most resembles the blind community worker's fridge.

Three Wolf Moon T-shirt goes uber viral

Sales of the “Three Wolf Moon Shirt” are up 2300% after word got out that it was getting priceless customer reviews on Amazon. Hundreds of reviewers are vying to be the funniest.

You gotta read some of these.

It gets better from there. The manufacturer is not exactly pleased with the reviews. Link

Also check out the hilarious reviews of Tuscan Whole Milk (new and used from $199.99) there are 1050 of reviews for viewing enjoyment. Some of them are practically novel in length.

"I thought I'd save a little money on this product so I clicked on the 'Order it used' button. Boy, was that a mistake! When new, this product is just fine. When used, it's almost undrinkable.
So, if you're in the market for Whole Milk, heed my advice, buy new"

"I write to you to express the joy in the depth of my heart for this product. Having lost my leg in a terrible aquarium accident I was left a cripple whose only pleasure came from thai ladyboys dressed like richard nixon. But now through the miracle of Tucson milk I am able to live like a man again. So great was its ability to strengthen bone that my missing left leg has grown back (well just the bone) and I am able to once again statisfy a woman. No more shall those poor boys have to suffer saying 'I am not a crook' while dressed in satin."

Gordon Ramsey swears at you.

Having too good of a day? Just press the button on his forehead and feel the pain.

I like to call random people, hold my phone to the speaker and hit the button over and over. Try it.

Police Slog Through 40K Insipid Party Pics To Find Cause Of Dorm Fire

The amount of digital media shot at this party is astounding! You won't believe it. I wouldn't if I were you. 2400 photos of the cigarette falling? This is about what its come down to. The Onion strikes again.

I went to the grocery store last night.......

it didn't turn out so well.

You call that a shot??

Wait...... what?

Look's like pork Randy!

You gotta see this. I peed a little. I wanna party with Marbles!

Douchebaguette

Simply Amazing. Same face times 1000. I know some poser chicks like this. You know who you are.

Strasburg tosses 17 K no-hitter; Boras to Nats: 'Mwahahaha'

If you haven't heard about this kid.... you will.

In the final home start of his ridiculous collegiate career, San Diego State junior Stephen Strasburg threw a 17-strikeout no-hitter against Air Force. The 20-year-old is now 11-0 for the Aztecs, with an obscene 164 Ks in 87.1 innings. He leads all amateur pitchers in hype, earning potential, and 103 mph fastballs. Strasburg has a 23-strikeout game to his credit, too.

The search for KC's top (hot) dog

How does this guy not know about Pizza Man? This article is a joke.

I can't get enough...

Keyboard Cat! This is some funny viral. I almost died from laughing so hard. Where can I get the ringtone?

What Are the Drunkest Countries in the World?

Uganda FTW! Without me the U.S would not have even made the list. We need to get our act together if we are going to compete. I'm embarrassed.

DJs and Where They Work

An interesting insight in the birthplaces of numerous hits of our century!
This where the magic happens.

Michael Ruhlman is cool

Don't believe me? Check out his story here. Writer, chef...... bad-ass.

Food free food

“Molecular Gastronomy” can blow me! Give me simple, fresh ingredients and quit f*cking with my food.

Some comments on this article reflect my views on the subject.

"I would never pay good money to eat chemicals at a fine restaurant. I can do that easily enough at home, thanks to Kraft." — DocChuck

"Synthetic compounds aren’t great,
They portend an uncertain fate,
Though the taste may be fair,
Little nourishment there,
And you may put on synthetic weight!" — Larry Eisenberg

The United States of Sriracha

You know you love it.
John T. has found dishes in 20 states that use Sriracha.

Update: The list has been updateified.

Hold the foam please

Ferran Adrià's plan to learn pizza making and open a pizzeria in Barcelona isn't going down too well with Italians. It is their dish, after all.

Ferran Adrià's restaurant El Bulli in Spain has been voted best in the world two years in a row. I would like to eat there, but I'm not sure if I like my food "messed with" that much.
Here is a review.

Akward Family Photos are funny

No doubt...... check it out.

Costly Consumption: 10 Incomprehensibly Expensive Cognacs

Loves it!

"To bear the name “cognac”, this 300-year-old spirit must be produced from a specific blend of grapes, distilled twice in copper stills and then aged for at least two years in French oak casks– and that’s just for the cheap stuff. "

I must be a Cowboy!

It's still my favorite place in the city for Prime Rib. Get down there and give these Cowpokes your money.

Mission Impossible: The Code Even the CIA Can't Crack

Check out this very fitting sculpture designed for CIA headquarters.

Stink Digital: Carousel

Wow. This is very cool indeed.

Texts from last night

We've all been there. This is some funny stuff!

(913): i dont nkow, theres a guy slesping next to me and im wearing 8 tsthirts? wtf happened last night? will you come get me.
(816): i think im in thre room next to you

(202): Dude, I woke up at my ex's house. I am spooning her half naked roommate. There is a pizza on my shoulder. I need you to come pick me up.

(870): do you think it i'm gay because i was in a 3 way lastnight?
(1-870): well not if you dont touch the other dude and concentrate on the chic
(870): what chic?

(830): I've decided through careful research we can out drink any country folk.

This is fun

1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
4) Optional extra: Post a comment at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results.

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile [Alligator]
6. Black Pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses (stinky)
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian [Okra]
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake

Rules for eating out

This is all common sense. And so is the fact that I want to punch this winey little twerp in the face. Go get my pork chops and stop crying.

The post came from ragingserver.com. originally. A guy named John from epicportions.com DID NOT WRITE IT! Everyone happy?

F*ck Yeah Cilantro

Here is a cool site devoted to delicious cilantro.

I took the mountain bike out yesterday.

I was a little rusty at first. Then I got back into it.

It's coming up

Every year we come together at Lincoln Cemetery in Blue Hills, Missouri to celebrate the life of Charlie Parker.

Why ask why?

The L.A. Times tries to figure out why the internet loves bacon.

"I said bacon in my tweet and now denny's is following me," wrote the Twitter user who goes by the name DJ Divine.

It's hard to believe that @DennysGrandSlam is following every person who mentions bacon. But the number of users the account is following is indeed growing quite rapidly.

Best New Chefs '09

Food and Wine Announces the best of 2009.

• Nate Appleman (A16 and SPQR, San Francisco)
• Bryan Caswell (Reef, Houston)
• Vinny Dotolo and Jon Shook (Animal, Los Angeles)
• Kelly English (Restaurant Iris, Memphis)
• Mark Fuller (Spring Hill, Seattle)
• Linton Hopkins (Restaurant Eugene and Holeman & Finch Public House, Atlanta)
• Chris Kostow (Meadowood, St. Helena, CA)
• Paul Liebrandt (Corton, New York City)
• Barry Maiden (Hungry Mother, Boston)
• Naomi Pomeroy (Beast, Portland, OR)

I like Vinny Dotolo and Jon Shook. Bad-asses!

“When we were 22, 23, we went to see our accountant, and he told us we’d spent $150,000 that year on dining,”

My kind of guys.

And at Yankee's Stadium......

Hate the Yanks..... love the food. Slashfood has some pics. Damn those Yankee's!

Kauffman Stadium renovates its food?

I'll be the judge of that! Pot roast sliders huh? Yick. I've posted about ballpark food on here before. I don't think we will ever offer the variety of food in other parks. Check it out.

Subscribe to food? You bet your boots.

We all should do this.

"Community Supported Agriculture started more than a decade ago as a grassroots movement to eat locally. Today the movement continues to grow to serve consumers across the metro area."

It's meat bracket time!

My new favorite "food dude" Owen Morris, from the Pitch, posted this "choice" article about meat brackets. Meat vs. Meat. Everyone wins.

So Good blog has "Meat Madness".

ESPN and New York Times contributor Paul Lukas revealed his 64-meat match-up.

Lukas' bracket is here. His final four is whack! Bratwust and hotdogs beat out salami and italian sausage? I don't think so pal. And WTF Is a chicken tail?

I love these quotes from his article.

"Sorry fancy pants, but the filet is like the Knicks -- mushy and expensive."

"If you don't like sausage then you probably don't like America or freedom either."

"... and on the eighth day, God created salami."

Great job Owen.

Cured meats.... I love you.

This place is just insane. I'll take two of everything. It's run by Mario Batali's folks and they don't mess around when it comes to curing the meat. Why can't someone open a place like this in KC?

I got kicked out of Tower Tavern last night

Here is the video.

Twitter + Kogi = One hot taco

How social media helped a Korean taco truck become famous.

"Kogi and social media cannot be separated."

"Rain Drops Keep Falling On My Head"

I've posted this kid before. Tremendous guitar skills.

McCrap sold around the world

Check out some of the stuff McDonald's serves around the globe.

"Location: Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, and Indonesia
The McRice Burger is a ground beef burger (or chicken fillet) served with special sauce in toasted rice cakes shaped like buns."

Michael Pollan Wants Your Food Rules

"Writer Michael Pollan, author of the best-seller “In Defense of Food,” has gained a passionate following by encouraging us to change the way we think about food. But for his next project, he wants your help."

I like this food rule, “Don’t eat at any restaurant of which there is more than just one” .

Stay away Ray.

I guess our 3 local Chefs that are up for James Beard Awards couldn't catch Rachel's eye.

I really dig this Leftover section in the pitch. Congratulations Owen Morris.

Where do the local chefs eat?

Here is a telling article revealing places local chefs prefer to eat. Notice most of the places they like are locally owned. Good stuff. Get out and support these local restaurants!

Micheal Smith likes to eat at Arun? Teddy.... you must be doing something right.

Jonathan Justus likes JP Wine Bar.... who knew?

Iron Chef Cat Cora And Wife Both Pregnant

Damn, I really thought Cat and I had something special between us. I'll take two eggs over easy please.