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For those in the know of the world of geek, this weekend is PAX 2008. The weekend long party celebrating all things gaming was created as a pseudo-alternative to the over the top marketing machine that was E3. The brainchild of the evil geniuses behind Penny Arcade, one of the grandfathers of webcomics, itself has [...]
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I only have my friend Jen to vouch for this recipe. My zucchini blossoms did not survive past a day, making it impossible to deep fry the HELL out of those suckers. Jen has assured me the the recipe is a smashing success. And even though she may hate mushrooms as much as I do [...]
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Love food? Love Obama? Join the Facebook Group “Foodies for Obama.” We all know I loathe the term foodie, but I was browsing around the interwebs to see if I could find any Obama related food bits, and had to share this link with other democratic politico types. We also learn in a New York [...]
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Gadget freaks, food lovers, Chicago suburbanites, run, don’t walk to Schweppe out in Lombard. They’re a restaurant wholesaler that is also open to the public. We were able to acquire one dozen flatware sets for all of 12 bucks yesterday. Seriously, how can you beat that? Sure, they may not look as nice as something [...]
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Forget Danny Bonaduce! Steve Guttenberg wants you to come to his steak house! Check out the commercial here.
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I love me some sloppy joes. It’s one of those dishes that fills my childhood memory. American comfort food was the name of the cooking game when I was growing; nothing different from most other families really. But a few things still stand out in my mind. Sloppy Joes are one of them. The others [...]
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A couple of friends here at work took the time and effort to leave some stories about their own experiences with hot sauce that should never be ingested, so I thought I’d share. Up first is Jen, about her slightly foolish friend. I have a friend, we’ll call him Pete (cause that’s his name,) who [...]
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Have you seen the new Burger King placemats popping up across Europe? You reall should take a look. They’re priceless. And as I’ve said, I think Burger King has a corral of some of the perviest, most sexually-repressed graphic designers sitting around coming up with these things. I mean, between this and the Subservient Chicken, [...]
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Well, budding stars and starlets, here’s your chance for some interweb fame. Better Homes and Garden is having a contest! From the comment left on my blog: You might want to let your readers know that Better Homes and Gardens magazine’s BetterRecipes.com (http://www.betterrecipes.com) today launched America’s Next Cooking Celebrity online video contest. To enter, upload [...]
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I’ve been wanting to make this recipe for over 2 months now. But with the time I would need to put aside combined with the hot days that took over part of the summer, I just couldn’t bring myself to do. But thanks to a healthy dose of insomnia, followed by waking up at 6:30 [...]
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