That's right, March 8th marked the "historic demonstration of the first CD prototype codenamed 'Pinkeltje' on March 8th, 1979." Well congratulations, compact disc, I almost forgot you were still here. While many would argue that the CD is on its way out in favor of smaller, highly portable MP3 files...

And so, in memory of Leah, I made a cake. I've done this three years running now, and I hope to manage it every year. Last year I posted some pictures of the finished cake, but didn't go into detail on how I made it, like I did in 2007. This year I feel like a little detail. I'm going to digress for...

Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free At 8, ABC has a new Ugly Betty. CBS has a new Survivor at 8, then new episodes of CSI and Eleventh Hour. NBC has new episodes of My Name Is Earl, Kath & Kim, The Office, 30 Rock, and ER. FOX has a n...

Messing around with recette du chef Pierre Jancou, proprietaire du restaurant Racines à Paris, parue dans Elle à table: 6 œufs 300g de chocolat noir 120g de beurre demi-sel 1 expresso très fort 80g de sucre en poudre cocoa nibs (merci Monsieur David Lebovitz!) Préchauffez le four à 200°C.Fait...

Where to get (awesome) vanilla mousse cake in Houston? I need to wrangle up a delicious vanilla mousse cake for a friend's birthday in Houston, TX. Does anyone have any bakery recommendations? I have plenty of time (a couple months), but I don't want to screw this up....

Count me in as one of the many Tortilla/ Flat Bread fans. Beans and rice, veggie burgers, peanut butter and apples, grilled veggies and cheese, eggs and turkey bacon ... I'll slap pretty much anything into a wrap as I enjoy trying many different variations and experimenting with different fillings. ...

Filed under: Foodie Flicks Being captured in Key West, at the whim of an Atlanta snowstorm, it's taking all my effort not to go rum crazy. Yes, key lime goodies are the usual sweet treat here, but rum is just as tasty, and rum cakes are an easy way to go tropical without special ingredients -- a rea...

Hi everyone! A new restaurant opened up near me on on February 19, 2009, called The Cheesecake Factory. The restaurant is approximately 11,000 square feet and seats 330! The ceiling inside the restaurant. It is located in the building that used to be home to grocery store Andronico's, which closed i...

There is a certain brand of rock that just isn't made in New York: shambolic, raucous, but anthemic and super-melodic, with knowing humor. The Midwest, however, excels at this stuff, from the Replacements to Flaming Lips to Tapes n' Tapes. The latest in this line are Lawrence, Kansas' Ro...

Blame it on the coding or blame it on laziness or just lack of time due to other pursuits, but this blog hasn’t seen a personal update for a while. Marise and me caught the first day evening show of Valkyrie on Friday the 20th on Suburbia, Bandra. Definitely worth watching once. Prices of movi...