A few days ago I told you about gut-loving Bay Area Chef Chris "I like to dance with jiggly beef tendons" Cosentino going to NYC to put on his infamous Head to Tail Dinner, and here, finally, is the aftermath.
NY Mag's Grub Street caught the offal action -- five organ meat preparations from five different animals -- and provided further documentation that the word "fuck" is to Cosentino what oxygen is to other mere mortals. Without it he would surely die. I'm just saying. But raw venison liver never looked so good!
What is it with fictional soft drinks breaking into reality lately? First is was Brawndo: The Thirst Mutilator, the future liquid of choice for all living things on earth (of Idiocracy fame), and now comes word that Slurm, (tagline: "It's highly addictive!") the official soda of Futurama, has been trademarked by Twentieth Century Fox for use in, well, just about everything drinkable:
“carbonated and non-carbonated soft drinks; fruit drinks; fruit juices; mineral and aerated water; bottled drinking water; energy drinks; syrups and powders for making soft drinks and other beverages, namely soft drinks, fruit drinks and tea; coffee-flavored soft drinks; Ramune (Japanese soda pops); powders used in the preparation of isotonic sports drinks and sports beverages”.
Which gives me the perfect opportunity to share my favorite commercial -- possibly ever, for Brawndo:
(via Serious Eats)
In what is surely some symptom of institutional Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, the Zagat people have compiled a list of the top 1,000 (yes that's three zeros) Italian restaurants in the U.S. Sadly, the guide isn't available online or in stores, so I can't say just where we might find the 999th best Italian joint in the country (Pizza Hut anyone?), but there's is at least one Bay Area eatery among the bunch: Acquerello. As the Italians say: manga, manga! Kapeesh? Oh and anybody with keen enough list-mania can order a free promo copy of the guide online. (via Epi-Log)
