South Dakota Man Breaks Hot Sauce Record

Levi Johnson claims that he broke the world record for hot sauce consumption up in Tea South Dakota.  Levi downed 5.5 ounces of Tobasco at a sports bar.  5.5 ounces may not sound like much but a shot is 1.5 ounces.  So Levi had 3 2/3′ds shots of hot sauce.
That’s a lot of Tobasco.  Most […]

Bent Objects

The man behind “Bent Objects”, Terry Border, takes everyday items, adds wire (paperclips?) appendages, poses them into humorous, but relevant situations, and photographs them.
These remind me quite a bit of Michael Godard’s paintings of olives.  It just amazes me that so much information and emotion can be conveyed via body language (the poses).  With the […]

Pineapple Bread with the Hamilton Beach® Stand Mixer

This recipe comes from Walt Disney World’s Polynesian Resort. Whenever I’m on vacation and visiting Disney World, I spend a lot of time eating and drinking (and drinking) there.
I try to get reservations at the ‘Ohana restaurant. Great food. All you can eat grilled meat. You can’t beat grilled beef, turkey, […]

Bacon Wrapped Turkey for Thanksgiving

Many people claim that deep fried turkey is the best turkey to have at Thanksgiving.  I think I’ve found a turkey prep method that may beat that.  Turkey wrapped in bacon!
There is nothing better than bacon.  Bacon makes everything better.  Wrapping your turkey in bacon would theoretically make your turkey better.  Think about it- the […]

Time interviews Anthony Bourdain

I‘m a big fan of Anthony Bourdain. I’ve spent some time in a restaurant kitchen. I spent a year working with a culinary recruiter for a major resort in Florida. I’ve been around people like Bourdain. I like people like Bourdain - no nonsense, get the job done, do your work […]