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• Scarface, Phantoms & Obsessions! A Celebration of DePalma!

  By johnrieber on March 3, 2012 • ( 6 )

  

  Load Up For A Celebration of DePalma! Brian DePalma is one of America’s greatest living Directors. Yet he doesn’t win Oscars, he doesn’t get much attention lately, and it’s a shame, because he has made some of the best movies… Read More ›

• Goodbye Uncle Monty! Richard Griffiths & Boozing Withnail! 5 GREAT Forgotten Cult Classics!

  By johnrieber on March 3, 2012 • ( 3 )

  

  Goodbye Uncle Monty! The great character Actor Richard Griffiths has passed away – known for roles in “Harry Potter” and of course, as “Uncle Monty” in “Withnail & I!” 5 GREAT Cult Films! “Withnail & I” is just one of… Read More ›

• The French Laundry! Michael Ruhlman! Best Books About Food!

  By johnrieber on March 1, 2012 • ( 5 )

  

  Food. We all have to eat it. There’s no getting around that fact. So…if you begin by acknowledging that fact, then why not take the next logical step and try to enjoy it? FRIED OYSTERS! Growing up in the Pacific… Read More ›

• Best Books About Food! Pt. 2 – Darker Dishes

  By johnrieber on February 29, 2012 • ( 1 )

  

  The kitchen. The place where magic is made. Dedicated Chefs work tireless to creative culinary masterpieces for you to eat. Delicious dishes like this one: A roasted chicken served over mushroom pappardelle – as served to me recently in Napa… Read More ›

• The NEW McBaguette – And More Burger Madness!

  By johnrieber on February 28, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  I have posted many pictures of crazy burgers – stuff that just sounds unusual, unnecessary, and super-sized – which leads to the announcement that McDonald’s will release a “McBaguette” in France. In addition, there is now a website launched by… Read More ›

• Julia Child! Michael Ruhlman! Patricia Wells! The Best Books About Food! Pt. 1

  By johnrieber on February 27, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Behold the professional kitchen. Skilled Chefs use their culinary skills to create masterpieces, meant to nourish as well as entertain us. In that spirit, I wanted to share what I consider to be my favorite books about food. When you… Read More ›

• SMILING JACK! CHILI PALMER! OSCARS! MORE GREAT MOVIES ABOUT MOVIES!

  By johnrieber on February 25, 2012 • ( 4 )

  

  In honor of James Gandolfini, here is a list of the five best movies about movies – including the terrific performance by the Actor in “Get Shorty!” Let’s all go to the movies! Leave your cares at the door and… Read More ›

• Sara Underwood’s Bacon Bikini! LET BACON BE BACON! With Recipes!

  By johnrieber on February 24, 2012 • ( 1 )

  

  Who wouldn’t watch THIS TV show? I’ll explain more later as we discuss the latest on bacon being bacon! BEHOLD THE MIGHTY BACON! What a misunderstood meat! Please check out the terrific website: Baconrecipes.net. Here is their definition of this… Read More ›

• “A Star Is Born”! “Bowfinger”! Streep! Murphy! Norma Desmond! Classic Movies ABOUT MOVIES!

  By johnrieber on February 22, 2012 • ( 7 )

  

  Time To Celebrate The Movies! I love movies, and I LOVE movies ABOUT movies! And with this year’s Oscar season underway – it is a great time to catch up on movies about movies! I wasn’t surprised when “The Artist”… Read More ›

• $330k Burger! $$$ HOT DOGS! Yubari Melon KIT KATS! Talk About Rich Food!

  By johnrieber on February 21, 2012 • ( 3 )

  

  Who’s hungry? REALLY HUNGRY? And who’s got a couple of hundred thousand dollars for a good meal? Everyone? Well, cetainly not, but if you are one of the 1%, and you want to show it off, you can eat some… Read More ›

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