How To Fail At Food Blogging?

Folow my lead and don’t update for a month and a half.
I’M SO SORRY. Ironically, a large part of why I haven’t been blogging is that I’ve been cooking and drinking and eating and drinking and drinking and drinking more often than usual (which… I mean, you have to do it every day to live, [...]

Better Than Kool-Aid: Election Night Drinks

You better believe that’s what Obama’s going to be doing tonight in Chicago as he waits for those polls to close. Election Day is finally upon us, after eight years of unmitigated hell (I know this is a food blog, but my hate for W. knows no bounds), and this evening is going to be [...]

Starvation is Bad for a Food Blogger

Hey there. I’ve been crazy crazy busy the last four days or so, barely at home and, frankly, barely eating. The good news? I’ve lost almost 5 lbs. The bad news? I have nothing to blog about! I’ve recently begun patronizing Bar Pilar, on 14th Street downtown — so far I’ve had a delicious Green [...]

D’oh! Drinking Idiocy

Let me start this post by saying that this entire story comes from Beth, who posted it in the comments over on Michael Ruhlman’s blog. She was watching the same idiotic episode of Sandra Lee’s Semi-Homemade show on the Food Network, a show that chills even my bones, and I certainly don’t have the time [...]