You like BIG burgers? I mean – STUPIDLY BIG BURGERS? BREAKING BURGER NEWS – PORK EDITION! There was a major record set recently that combines the worlds of burgers and pork! 2012 World Pork Expo sets biggest pork burger record!… Read More ›
Books / Media
Michael Ruhlman’s New Salumi Cookbook, Charcuterie And More Cooking Under Fire!
Who wants Salumi? And who wants to make it themselves? Then let’s go with a terrific new cookbook that will help you do just that! Here is how Amazon describes this great new cookbook: “The craft of Italian salumi, now… Read More ›
Dirk Diggler, Barton Fink, Ed Wood and Dirk Diggler Again Because He’s Just That Good!
When’s the last time you experienced Dirk Diggler? You got that “Barton Fink” feeling? Ever wanted to yell into the megaphone “Cut! Print! Perfect! Let’s move on!” And again, looking for a little love from Dirk Diggler? Aren’t we all!… Read More ›
Pig’s Blood! Twisted Heads and Grandpa’s Silver Hammer! Best Scary Movies!
I love scary movies! Whether they are classic moody, atmospheric thrillers like “The Haunting” and “The Changeling”, or out-and-out shockers like “Halloween” and “Scream” – they all deliver – but perhaps none deliver like these three being profiled here… I… Read More ›
Florence, Grace Potter & Marina! Rock’s Hottest Female Singers!
Want some new music – from bands fronted by strong female singers? Sure you know about Florence + The Machine, but there are two other performers with the same unique-sounding names, so let’s put on our headphones and give them… Read More ›
Hungry Lions, Cannibal Sex, and A Beachfront Restaurant Dream Come True! Wanderlust Continues!
Here’s something you don’t want to see: a hungry Lion licking his lips and looking at you… Here is a much more idyllic image of what an African safari should be…but, the odds are you will see some of this… Read More ›
Tasting Provence! Cooking With Patricia Wells! Food and Travel Unite!
Welcome to Gigondas – this is a look back at our fall 2009 trip to France – here we are posing from this beautiful village in the Chateauneuf-du-Pape region of France… And of course Paris – Alex and I love… Read More ›
Yak Dumplings, Flesh-Eating Monkeys + Safari’s Gone Wild! Offbeat Food Travels Galore!
Yikes! Yak! He looks like he’s in a BAD mood…here’s why: In the mood for yak dumplings? Neither is he! Ok then, how about this? Want to hang out with some flesh-eating Monkeys? NO? Ok then… Want to hang out… Read More ›
Mutant Girls, “Pinky Violence” And Lady Snowblood Too! Japanese “J-Sploitation” Lives!!
Are You Hooked ON “J-Sploitation?” Here’s Why You Should Be! Time to give the new wave of Japanese Exploitation filmmakers a hand! I’ve got a new film to highlight before we go back in time to revisit an era of… Read More ›
Packing “Heat” With Mario Batali! Loving Cannes, Cooking in Ship Galleys!
Welcome To The Cote d’Azur! Here is a shot of the South of France – one of the most beautiful places in the world…the French Riviera has terrific food that captures the best of the Mediterranean: fresh local produce, garlic,… Read More ›
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