Random Food Thoughts

[Nickyboy]

We went to the newish Asian supermarket in Providence this morning. Glad to say I finally found a source for head-on shrimp and blue crabs! I also got a bag of durian fruit candy to try. I just opened the bag and almost fell over from the smell. But the candy is tasty. I am gong to keep the bag outside on the porch. I also came across this in the noodle aisle:



Hmmmm. Only $3.99? And non-fried?! Wow!

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Entire staffs [sic] at 3 Sonic locations quit after wages cut to '$4/hour plus tips'.

https://kutv.com/news/offbeat/entir...YPvhKFz9GV9iTMiyPWb1JvqLlw7zHsQJJ3kopbh62f7wo

 

[Nickyboy]

We got an Instant Pot Mini the other day and made gumbo last night. Amazing. Super tender chicken thighs, and done in 1/2 hour. Wow!

 

[Nickyboy]

Somebody over at Cook's Illustrated sucks at math.

 

[Nickyboy]

Feeling down? Have some oysters: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/28/well/eat/food-mood-depression-anxiety-nutrition-psychiatry.html

 

[Nickyboy]

The best restaurant if you are over 50: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/30/opinion/sunday/best-restaurant-over-50.html

This is so, so spot on.

 

[Ojai Sam]

The best restaurant if you are over 50: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/30/opinion/sunday/best-restaurant-over-50.html

This is so, so spot on.

I’m out of free articles for this month so I’ll have to check this out tomorrow.

 

[axolotl]

I’m out of free articles for this month so I’ll have to check this out tomorrow.

Me, too. I think Unsom has some workaround that he uses.

Otherwise, I'm out of luck for NYT for a very long time. Life's tough being a cheapskate like me.

 

[Ojai Sam]

This morning I noticed that the Quaker Oats guy (“nothing is better for thee than me”) has gone missing from my new box of Life cereal.

Too bad. Larry (for that is his nickname within the company) lost weight a few years back to look more contemporary.

'Larry,' Quaker of Oatmeal Fame, Gets a Makeover

The rosy-cheeked, white-haired man smiling out at you from the Quaker Oatmeal box is getting a haircut, losing some weight and dropping about five years from his age.

www.wsj.com

Yet another example of age discrimination.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Me, too. I think Unsom has some workaround that he uses.

Otherwise, I'm out of luck for NYT for a very long time. Life's tough being a cheapskate like me.

If you delete cookies and cache for NYT in your browser, it resets the counter. However, I swear that I reach my limit after only 3 articles now, so it's not worth it to be constantly doing the workaround. I would subscribe, but I can't justify paying $10 a month for one news source, no matter how high quality. I just mostly read the NYT headlines on Google News now.

 

[Nickyboy]

If you delete cookies and cache for NYT in your browser, it resets the counter. However, I swear that I reach my limit after only 3 articles now, so it's not worth it to be constantly doing the workaround. I would subscribe, but I can't justify paying $10 a month for one news source, no matter how high quality. I just mostly read the NYT headlines on Google News now.

That's what I do for WAPO articles.

 

[Ojai Sam]

That's what I do for WAPO articles.

I don’t want to work so hard to access “legacy media”. Fortunately the LA Times has not opted for a paywall.

 

[axolotl]

"Nothing is better for me than free," as Larry says.

 

[Nickyboy]

"Nothing is better for me than free," as Larry says.

Hagman was quite the quipster.

 

[Nickyboy]

 

[Nickyboy]

I found this very interesting. Why real wasabi is so expensive:

 

[Ojai Sam]

Column: For cramped New York, an expanding dining scene

The bright lights of New York City beckon to the restless and the hungry.

www.latimes.com

 

[Nickyboy]

Column: For cramped New York, an expanding dining scene

The bright lights of New York City beckon to the restless and the hungry.

www.latimes.com

That article has been blowing up on foodie forums. Yeah, clearly written by someone who probably hasn't been to NYC.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Drinks (coffee, water, soda) always taste better from a glass than a plastic cup. If it's placebo, it's still very noticeable and persistent.

 

[axolotl]

Drinks (coffee, water, soda) always taste better from a glass than a plastic cup. If it's placebo, it's still very noticeable and persistent.

Do you have a citation to a source for that, or is that your opinion?

Spoiler

I agree, personally.