Here’s news that will warm the already rapidly beating hearts of coffee lovers — drinking a lot of that black brew apparently makes you live longer. A large study of more than 400,000 men and women by the National Cancer Institute found a correlation between significant coffee drinking and life span. Men and women who [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Food’
Guzzle Coffee, Live Longer
Posted in Food, Humor, Science, tagged Coffee, Coffee Drinkers, Food, Health, Humor, Longevity, National Cancer Institute, Science on May 18, 2012 | 2 Comments »
It’s A Food Truck World
Posted in Columbus, Food, tagged Ajumama, Columbus, Columbus Commons, Food, Food Trucks, Green Meanie, Ohioana Book Festival, Per Zoot, Pitabilities on May 12, 2012 | 5 Comments »
I worked hard at the Ohioana Book Festival today. There was a big turnout, lots of books were purchased, and I helped to make sure that visitors who signed up for Ohioana information via email and spun a wheel got their prizes. By the time my shift was over, I was a hungry camper. Fortunately, [...]
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams At Home
Posted in Books, Food, Ohio, tagged Books, Cookbooks, Food, Ice Cream, Jeni Britton Bauer, Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream, Ohio, Ohioana Book Festival, Ohioana Library Association on May 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
If you live in Columbus, you’ve undoubtedly heard someone rave about Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams — or, even better, you’ve experienced them yourself. If you don’t live in Columbus, you really need to stop by just to try some of Jeni’s stunningly good ice cream. Jeni Britton Bauer will be one of the featured authors [...]
Death To The Bake Sale!
Posted in America, Food, Growing Up, tagged America, Bake Sales, Federal Government, Food, Government Regulation, Growing Up, Healthy Eating, School on May 5, 2012 | 3 Comments »
When I was in school, the bake sale was a fundraising staple. Whether it was for band uniforms, field trips, or a new suit for the school mascot, kids and parents turned on their ovens, got out their mixing bowls, and cooked the goodies that brought in the nickels, dimes, and quarters of which fund [...]
Welcome Advances In Personal Chocolate Technology
Posted in Food, Humor, Technology, tagged Candy, Chocolate, Chocolate Printer, Easter, Food, Humor, Technology, Willy Wonka on April 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
As inventors have pushed the envelope in the areas of computers and cell phones, the field of personal chocolate technology has been sadly neglected. The market would be huge. What home entertainment area is complete without a device that allows you to create your own chocolate concoctions to nosh on as you watch your DVR’d [...]
The “Bootsie, Winky & Miss Maud” Test
Posted in Family, Food, Humor, tagged Family, Food, Humor, Marriage, Relationships, restaurants, Washington D.C. on March 22, 2012 | 1 Comment »
When Kish and I lived in Washington, D.C. back in the ’80s, one of the hot restaurants in town was an eatery called Bootsie, Winky & Miss Maud. Seriously. The name probably tells you everything you need to know about the place. It was the era of the Yuppie. Bootsie, Winky & Miss Maud was [...]
Goodbye To That Troubling Shamrock Shake Commercial
Posted in Food, Humor, TV, tagged Food, Humor, McDonald's, Shamrock Shake, St. Patrick's Day, TV, TV Commercials on March 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Although there is some Irish ancestry in our convoluted family tree, I don’t pay much attention to St. Patrick’s Day one way or the other. This year, though, I’m glad to see March 17 pass by, because I hope to never again see the frightening McDonald’s shamrock shake commercial. Many TV ads suggest deep back [...]
Noisy Restaurants
Posted in Columbus, Food, tagged Columbus, Food, New York City Delis, Noise, Noisy Restaurants, restaurants on March 18, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Last night Kish and I went to a new restaurant in the area. The food was quite good, but I’m not sure I ever want to go back. The reason? Noise. Lots of noise. Ridiculous amounts of noise. Ringing, echoing peals of laughter from the people a few tables away. People standing next to our [...]
Martin’s, Unchanged And Unchanging
Posted in Food, Reflections, tagged Food, Martin's, Reflections, restaurants, Washington D.C. on March 13, 2012 | 1 Comment »
During my recent, very brief visit to Washington, D.C. I marveled at how much has changed since Kish and I moved away from the D.C. area in 1986. It’s been 25 years, but from the attrition in our favorite restaurants you’d think it has been centuries. Hamburger Hamlet, The American Cafe, Hawk and Dove, among [...]
Hands Off Our Coke! (And Pepsi)
Posted in Food, Humor, Science, tagged California, Coke, Food, Government Regulation, Humor, Pepsi, Public Health, Science on March 9, 2012 | 1 Comment »
California is at it again. It has determined that because the caramel coloring used in Coke and Pepsi includes a substance that a study has found causes cancer in mice, the soft drinks need to include a cancer warning label. Not surprisingly, Coke and Pepsi have decided instead to change their recipes — and because [...]
Lunch At The Goody Boy
Posted in Columbus, Food, tagged Columbus, Food, Goody Boy, Michael's Goody Boy Diner, OSU Campus, restaurants, Short North on February 3, 2012 | 2 Comments »
One of the most iconic signs in Columbus is that of Michael’s Goody Boy Drive-In, located in a transitional neighborhood at the northern edge of the Short North. It’s a neon classic, with a tow-headed kid eying a big cheeseburger. Even though I’ve lived in Columbus for decades, I’ve never been to the Goody Boy [...]
Capitalism 301 (And The Food Network)
Posted in America, Food, The Economy, tagged America, Bain Capital, Capitalism, Food, Mitt Romney, Restaurant Impossible, restaurants, Robert Irvine, The Economy, The Food Network on January 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
If, like Kish and me, you like to watch The Food Network from time to time, you’ve been exposed to capitalism at its very essence. Whether it is Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, where great food made from scratch earns raves and steadfast loyalty from customers, or the latest competitive cooking or baking show, or Restaurant [...]
Twinkie Torment
Posted in Food, Growing Up, Humor, tagged Doggerel, Food, Ghostbusters, Growing Up, Hostess Brands, Humor, Poetry, Twinkies on January 10, 2012 | 2 Comments »
It makes me sad to learn that Hostess Brands, the maker of the Twinkie, is preparing to file for bankruptcy. I’m sure the Twinkie will survive a bankruptcy. As we all know, Twinkies will last forever and are the foodstuff most likely to survive a nuclear holocaust. Still, it is disturbing that the company that [...]
The Perils Of “Wine Product”
Posted in Food, Travel, tagged Chateau Diana, Food, New York City, Travel, Wine, Wine Product on January 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
One last point about our New York City adventure: it taught me a valuable lesson about carefully reading the labels on unfamiliar food products. We were buying food in the little market near our apartment. I looked for a bottle of wine and there, in the beer aisle, were a few bottles. Not much of [...]
