Jesse Kimball on Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives

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Once upon a time in the early 1990s I got together with a young Hampshire college student and punk rock juggernaut named Jesse Kimball and Western Connecticut ne’er do well Steve Dore (late of Maude, more recently of Casual Dots & Deep Lust) to form what we conceived as the perfect band for Northampton, Mass. [...] [...]

Zombie Nurse!

You may be asking what the hell is going on with Wow Cool. What is up with these zombies? The above video will really not help answer that question at all. OK, maybe a little. Happy Monday the 13th! [...]

A Brief Video Tour of Psycho Donuts – Eat the Controversy!

The real news story about Psycho Donuts in Campbell, California that most of the media have missed is that they make unique yummy pastries and are a big supporter of local arts. Watch the above video to get the idea (Soundtrack by nickname: Rebel, of course!). A s’mores donut!? One with cracked malted milk balls [...] [...]

Cupertino Heirloom Tomato Salsa

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I’d gotten it in my head I was going to make some salsa fresca with a variety of heirloom tomatoes. This was something I hadn’t really delved into much due to the limited availability of such in my old digs. But, a few months ago I got some crazy heirloom tomatoes as part of a [...] [...]

Today’s Special: Fresh Roasted Peanuts

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Hot out of the oven. Conveniently, I was already set up with the lights and everything to make it look so pretty. [...]

It’s a pizza!

Homemade dough, sauce and mozzarella. A pretty good Neapolitan. Food still is the best thing to eat when you’re hungry. [...]

TV Worth Watching

I’m still trying to figure out what Queens of the Stone Age have to do with Slow Food and why they were on Anthony Bourdain‘s No Reservations tonight… but I am much more excited about Tuesday night’s debut on the Sundance Channel of the film Strange Culture. I’ve been following the strange and tragic case [...] [...]

Thou Shalt Not Question Stephen Fry

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We were going to eat out tonight… after a trip to the book store… So… totally creeped out by the recent article in Harpers about toxic chemicals in your blood and a report on Trans fat that I read… I ventured out with the rest of the fam… and, even though it was a few [...] [...]

More Songs About Buildings and Food

Managed to forget about these in my previous posts about quality Scarfing Material and The Best Leather You’ll Ever Know… But, if, for whatever reason, you happen to read this and be in these cities, then you’ll know of a reliable place to eat some good food. OK? This first one is super useful, as it’s [...] [...]

Scarfing Material

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I spend too much time on the road. Long crazy drives… It’s way too easy to exist on Combos and Slim Jims on the 12-odd hour drive between Knoxville and Brooklyn (um… yes… I’m in one or the other). Otherwise there’s the too many hours to get to a karate tournament somewhere (yes, also true…) [...] [...]

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