The science of food decay

posted by admin on 2010.09.27, under Bad Food, burnt offerings, lesson learned, remains, Video
09.27.10

What happens to food when it goes bad?  Well, it rots.  The enzymes and sugars in food continue to do their thing and take food past the point of being ripe and ready and begin to cause decay.  Here are a collection of clips that demonstrate the process of decay.

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A little bit of Julia Child magic

posted by admin on 2010.08.23, under lessons, Mouthy Bits, remains, Video
08.23.10

This is an older clip of Julia Child appearing on Letterman.  Its really funny and bless youtube for keeping this alive.

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Epic food scan 9: Wieners and Ford.

posted by admin on 2010.07.30, under food pics, food scan, Mouthy Bits, remains
07.30.10

The assembly line.  A true invention of brilliance.  One person in a line of many, doing one thing over and over all day long.  Henry Ford introduced the world to mass produced efficiency.  Everything from clothes and tents to appliances and books were produced in record numbers by the vast faceless hoards of assembly line workers.

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Epic food scan 8: The origins of life pt 1.

posted by admin on 2010.07.20, under food pics, food scan, pics, remains
07.20.10

And in the begining there was nothing.  It was very boring.  And lo, the big bang occurred-eth.    Unto the universe, big bang begot the elements and the heavens.  As the universe  coalesced, primordial ooze, the very underpinning of life as we know it, was formed.

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Strawberry Shortcake Continued…

posted by Lemon Tart on 2010.06.27, under Baking, experiment, food, Food pic, food pics, remains
06.27.10

It seems as though I may have a fixation with this little dessert but it’s one of the simplest I know to make and it’s really good for clearing your pantry and your fridge. So this time I made it a little different due to the lack of whipping cream in my house. So this is what I used:

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When will the reality shows end?

posted by Lemon Tart on 2010.06.26, under food, lessons, remains, stuff
06.26.10

Feeling slightly sluggish on a rainy day, I decided to watch a Food Network marathon expecting to gain some new culinary knowledge. Unfortunately, what I was presented with, instead, was a series of really bad reality shows that have very little to do with food.

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Mega Food-Mart

posted by 1Crudite on 2010.06.26, under food pics, lessons, pics, remains
06.26.10

The first pic I snapped is just inside the door of a jumbo sized food outlet that will remain namless. It was massive beyond anything I have ever seen. The epic proportions some how made the food inside feel cheap and utterly disposable. It took me 6 shots to create this panorama.

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The worlds most remote restaurant.

posted by 1Crudite on 2010.04.09, under Photos, remains, stuff
04.09.10

I found this while cruising around the interweb this morning…

Apparently, this is the worlds most remote restaurant.  You have to walk/climb an outrageous path to get there, but if you make it (alive) you get a free lunch…

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Epic Food Scan 4: Alien Potato Thing

posted by 1Crudite on 2010.03.22, under food scan, lessons, Photos, remains
03.22.10

Straight from the bowels of an irate alien comes this wonderful and oh-so appetizing potato concoction. Note the wonderful and descriptive title. Note the wonderfully articulated swirls. All in and all another epic food scan.

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Homework Find: Video

posted by admin on 2010.03.19, under burnt offerings, lessons, remains, stuff, Video
03.19.10

I was digging through my computer to clean it out and I came across a video I made for one of my first year chefs school courses. I watched it again and it still made me smile so, I thought, why not put it up for the world to see…

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