Food

Food service is tricky business. I’m happy to say that we’ve moved beyond the flat, “customer is always right” mindset, because sometimes, the customer is the opposite of right and everyone should know it. This is especially true when the customer is being an entitled jerk and making everyone’s night miserable, if you ask me,...

In news that would have literally taken your breath away as a small child, there are people out there who are like, professional candy-tasters. That’s right. It’s a real job to taste candy and tell the makers which ones are the best, which ones could use work, and how. If that sounds like a dream...

Airport food is a total racket. I mean, everything you buy at an airport costs like, four times as much as it does anywhere else, because they know they’ve got you trapped – and that goes double for the places that are on the other side of security. You’re hungry? Well, your options are nothing...

Cooking is hard, dude. One time I burnt Ramen noodles. I would go into the details but my insurance company has me on a gag order. They said Ramen isn’t supposed to go into a molten state like that. The authorities were called, biochemical weapon sanctions were placed. It was a weird afternoon. These “cooks”...

If you live somewhere you can shop in bulk, and can always make sure that you have the foods you need (and the only frozen fried crap your kids will eat), then your freezer is probably your best friend. Chicken nuggets, fries, fruits and vegetables – anything that can be saved in the freezer is...

I think it’s natural to wonder what other places, other people, and other cultures think about your own – and not just what they would tell you when you ask, either, but what they believe when no tourists are looking over their shoulders. Well, it turns out we don’t have to ask – we can...

Rhubarb is one of those flavors that divides people along pretty clean lines – you love the tart bite of it or you can’t stand the stringy nature, and there’s very little in between. That said, you don’t have to eat it to be interested in how and where certain plant life settles in the...

If Ben & Jerry’s isn’t already your favorite ice cream flavor, first of all, you’re wrong. Their ice cream is delicious, the flavors are superb, their names are on point, they’re always consistent, and yeah, it’s totally worth the money. Throw in the fact that they’re also active in the social justice arena, and I...