I was back wasting time on the food board I read and it was talking about smuggling food into the movies ( Read more... )

I've been seeing this request on the food board I read and I have to ask- why? How many times did I see any other type of rice aside from the sticky white Japanese rice while I was in Japan? A big fat zero. So why are people asking for brown rice on sushi? I'm not saying that I really care about authenticity, but Japanese people loathe brown rice. ( Read more... )

I'm addicted to this food forum and some people on there who eat everything get annoyed when their vegetarian hosts don't make a meat dish. It's one thing to try to accommodate people who have dietary restrictions, but if you're a person who eats everything, you won't be left out if the host doesn't make you a meat dish. A person doesn't need to ( Read more... )

I've just read this is a new trend. I don't get it. How do the servers find you? How do they not run into things? Do the servers have to tell you the whole menu? Color me confused.  From what I understand, it isn't with some 4-watt lightbulb or a candle- there's just nothing.

I am wondering how often younger adults (say <40) have eaten stereotypical comfort food or are familiar with all the comfort foods out there- pork and beans, chicken a la king, tuna casserole, fried chicken and mac and cheese, pork chops and apple sauce, veggie lasagna, meatloaf, stuffed cabbage, Sloppy Joes, something and Tater Tots, etc. Of ( Read more... )

I just watched a Hell's Kitchen episode last night where a contestant removed some spaghetti from the trash and tried to wash/serve it. I read a forum where people were absolutely appalled that this would happen- as if restaurants have always been bastions of health safety? I realize that they may drop something on the floor, wipe it off and serve ( Read more... )