Burger King is really on a roll, having managed to offend Hindus and Mexicans, plus anyone who dislikes stupidly overt blow job jokes, in a matter of months. The latest, depicting the Hindu goddess Lakshmi perched on top of what looks like a ham and cheese sandwich, plays on the goddess’ usual pose on a lotus flower. The ad is extra special because Hindus never mix meat and religious practice–even those who usually eat meat might go veg for a holy day, and most priests are vegetarian
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A Gallery of Burger King’s Classiest Ads
The day before yesterday, we posted a rather unsatisfying partial account of the discovery of Bosco by a Camden physician, and even though we still don’t know that physician’s name, more facts about the beverage, called by Cosmo Kramer, “your dark master,” are gradually emerging. Fork in the Road’s Albany correspondent, Jan Galligan , offers the following miscellany: I remember a grade school version of the BOSCO song that we used to sing on the playground…[editor's note: in Kenosha, Wisconsin] I LOVE BOSCO THAT’S THE DRINK FOR ME MOMMY PUT’S IT IN MY MILK – TO TRY TO POISON ME.
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More Bosco Facts Uncovered
Will be having a short vacation at Cameron Highlands in coming weekend. CH is a popular getaway destination in Malaysia, famous for its cool weather, lush green, tea plantations and strawberry farms etc. Will take the chance to have a blogging break as well; the blog will not be updated until June 20, CU all again then… [image courtesy of Sykez ] Cameron Highlands holiday and blogging break from YeinJee’s Asian Blog
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The 22-seater that recently opened in the space formerly occupied by Cafe Tina on Prince Street is helmed by Philip Guardione, who cut his teeth under Sergio Mei at the Four Seasons in Milan, but learned much of what he knows and loves about food in his native Sicily. The dining room at Piccola is so, well, piccola that the wait staff have to take a detour outside to serve the far corner tables.
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The Early Word: Piccola Cucina
Left: Wah Mei’s pork chop over rice; Right: Hua Ji’s version of the same This week’s Battle of the Dishes pits two renditions of Taiwanese fried pork chop over rice against each other–one from Wah Mei Pork Chop Fast Food and the other from Hua Ji Pork Chop Fast Food. Obviously, both establishments specialize in pork chops, but they also offer other Taiwanese fast foods, like black pepper chicken leg over rice, fried noodles, noodle soups, and fusion-ish pastas with pork chops or chicken leg. Hua Ji is newer than Wah Mei, and looks it
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Battle of the Dishes: Taiwanese Pork Chop Over Rice
Entertainment snippets from other sources… China – John Woo to direct biggest budget film [ Cri ] HKG – Michael’s 1987 TVB visit ( pic ) [ Stareastasia ] Korea – Honey Lee endorses Neutrogena [ K-popped ] Korea – Goo Hye-sun in Vogue [ Koreanclicks ] Korean celebs on Twitter [ Kbites ] Thailand – K-pop group 2PM meets Thai PM [ Kbites ] UK – “Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince” premiered in London [ Dailymail ] USA – Kal Penn starts work as White House liaison [ Imprinttalk ] Entertainment roundup (July 9, 2009) from YeinJee’s Asian Blog
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Entertainment roundup (July 9, 2009)
This week in the Voice , Our Man Sietsema finds shrimp in his mash at Watty & Meg ; while Sarah DiGregorio samples the pun-filled menu at Pho Sure . Bruni pays a visit to Aldea, where he feels that George Mendes’ “usually intelligent, intriguing and highly skilled work is undercut at times by a tendency to overwork his dishes,” but that overall, the restaurant is “something of a deal.” [ NY Times ] Alan Richman also drops in Aldea and is decidedly more enthusiastic, deeming it “one of Manhattan’s best new restaurants,” where he “admire(s) everything about it, except the wine-by-the-glass prices.” [ GQ @ men.style.com ] Adam Platt accuses Michael White of overkill at Marea, adding that, “For all its impressive, even dazzling qualities, it feels less like a labor of love than like one of ambition and duty.” [ NY Magazine ] Restaurant Girl applauds the exorcism of what was Ago and is now Locanda Verde, praising Andrew Carmellini’s cooking as ” thoughtful and imaginative,” despite a few “frustrating” blunders.
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Under Review–Sietsema at Watty & Meg; DiGregorio at Pho Sure
First Alan Richman listed his faves, then we did ours, and now Bruni is getting in on the pizza judging action. Looking only at pizza places that have opened since 2004, he deems Motorino’s Pugliese pie “a masterpiece,” but “got almost no pleasure from the soggy pies at Keste.” [ NY Times ] Meryl Streep and Amy Adams reveal how much they ate during the filming of Julie and Julia in the August issue of Ladies’ Home Journal . Apparently Streep “gained 15 pounds,” in her portrayal of Julia Child, while Adams “ate a lot!” Director Nora Ephron made sure everyone ate for real in the scenes
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Bruni Picks His Top (New) Pizza Pies; Could An Aussie Be the One to Save Bluefin Tuna?
I wrote about El Centenario Grocery and Deli back when it really was a grocery and deli , with just a counter in the rear where a lone, hardworking cook turned out reliable Mexican standards, including great barbacoa tacos. Walking by the other day, I peeked inside and was surprised to find that all the shelves have been taken out, and the space completely remade into a restaurant
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Incredibly Cheap Eats–Tlacoyos
Mere weeks after Sarah DiGregorio lost her White Castle virginity , A Hamburger Today has also popped its WC cherry . The AHT deflowering did not result in the same kind of class war that broke out on Fork in the Road, however. While most readers of that blog expressed either mild disgust or nostalgic affection for the grayish, holey sliders, no one was up in arms over the “elitism” of never having eaten a White Castle slider.
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Seems Like Everyone Is Losing Their White Castle Virginity These Days
If you’re a true cocktail enthusiast, you’ve sure had the experience of sitting around waiting for a drink for 20 minutes, dying of thirst and sobriety because that extra eighth of an ounce of Maraschino liqueur or Green Chartreuse or Punt e Mes plus two different kinds of gin and three different kinds of bitters are what’s going to make all the difference in the glass. The era of the 12-ingredient cocktail may not be coming to an end anytime soon, but some bartenders are aiming to simplify their drinks
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Introducing the 1:1:1–Thomas Waugh of Death & Co.’s Response to the 12-Ingredient Cocktail
Offbeat snippets from other sources… Germany – Creative commercial… life’s too short for the wrong job [ Wickedreport ] Japan – Body inflation tattoo art [ Japanprobe ] Korean farmer with 85 satellite dishes [ NYT ] Korea – Micro-miniskirt biggest eyesore at workplace [ Koreatimes ] Nathan’s – Chestnut beats Kobayashi again in hot dog eating [ Imprinttalk ] Oldest bible goes online [ Codexsinaiticus ] Topography – Most complete earth’s surface terrain map published [ BBC ] Virtual – ‘Billions’ stolen in online robbery [ BBC ] Offbeat roundup (July 7, 2009) from YeinJee’s Asian Blog
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Offbeat roundup (July 7, 2009)
Chantal is heading to Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans tomorrow, so you can look forward to insider stories of the cocktailarati. To kick off a boozy week, a test run of Dale DeGroff’s book The Essential Cocktail seemed appropriate. DeGroff is often known as the King of Cocktails, the guy who started the renaissance that changed bar culture so much that now, no matter where you are in the city, you’re probably only a short walk away from a properly mixed drink.
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Cookbook Tester–The Essential Cocktail by Dale DeGroff
The Obama administration has created a new deputy food commissioner post in an effort to better curb salmonella and E.coli contamination following a rash of outbreaks in the last year, including the peanut product recall, the largest in US history. An improved tracing system for identifying the origin of foodborne illnesses is also underway. [ Reuters ] Meanwhile, an international food safety body has created a set of international guidelines for cutting levels of cancer-causing chemicals and bacteria in foods ranging from French fries to baby food.
The cola wars took an interesting turn last week when Coke and Pepsi became friends (or, rather, followers of each other) on Twitter. The friendly Tweeting between the two giants came as a result of Aussie web company Amnesia Razorfish ‘s experiment to try to get them to connect. Coke initiated the connection with “A gracious (but competitive) hello” and Pepsi responded.
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Coke & Pepsi Tweeting Pals
Left: Tender, sweet Romano beans Bean season is in full swing at the Greenmarket now–find simple green beans; sweet, yellow wax beans; long, flat pole beans; and Italian Romano beans. Blanch beans and toss them with a vinaigrette for a simple salad, trim them and eat them raw as crudites with dip, cook them slowly with bacon and tomatoes, or toss them in soup. Click through for more Greenmarket bean porn.
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At the Greenmarket–Beans, Beans and More Beans
Michael Psilakis’ newest venture, a gastropub called Gus and Gabriel’s, opened last week in the old Kefi space on the UWS. The menu is gutbomb-centric, full of hearty stuff like burgers (including one that’s topped with gruyere, a fried egg, bacon and onion rings, and served with fries) meatloaf, fish and chips, ribs, and so on
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How Do You Spell G-U-T-B-O-M-B? Gus and Gabriel’s Meatball Hero
Entertainment snippets from other sources… Japan – Yukie Nakama on anti-drug poster [ JT ] Korea – Choi Ji-woo donates W100 million ($78k USD) scholarship to hometown students [ Stareastasia ] Korea – Gu Hye-sun’s art exhibition [ K-popped ] Korea – Park Shi-yeon’s High Cut [ K-popped ] Korea – BoA goes bling bling ( pic ) [ Shenyue ] Korea – Seoul Auto Salon show girls [ RCA ] Korea – Jang Yoon-jeong and Big Bang voted top favourite singer [ Kbites ] Trailer – Korean monster-movie “Chaw” [ Youtube ] Entertainment roundup (July 5, 2009) from YeinJee’s Asian Blog
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Entertainment roundup (July 5, 2009)
Walter’s Hot Dog Stand in Mamaroneck, NY, stands in parkland across from the high school. To celebrate National Hot Dog Month, and the impending Nathan’s hot dog eating contest, Fork in the Road traveled to Mamaroneck, NY, an easy 30 minute train ride from Grand Central. One of the iconic hot dog stands of the United States, Walter’s is located a half mlle south of the train station.
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Weekend Special–Walter’s Hot Dog Stand, Mamaroneck, New York
Eater, Grub Street, NY Journal, and Joe Dobias of JoeDoe were embroiled in a melee this past week when Dobias lashed out at NY Journal “and other shithead bloggers” for posting a negative review of his restaurant. When Eater picked up the story, Dobias shifted his disdain to that blog, although he does like Grub Street, he says. [ Grub Street] Joe Dobias wasn’t the only chef talking after a bad review.
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Under the Toque–JoeDoe Chef Clashes with Blogs; Jean-Georges Posts His Defense on His Blog