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When my sister and her boyfriend Marc aren't smoking 600 packs of cigarettes and watching Law and Order, they are sometimes making delicious homemade pizzas, like this one with prosciutto, basil and sundried tomatoes.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725198658503019857noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2901143594771975962.post-91374466530520789552012-06-07T12:39:00.001-04:002012-06-07T12:39:17.728-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If viewed from a distance this pig maybe appears to be majestically soaring through the air like a superhero, but really he is just impaled on a pipe spinning in circles over a fire. That tragedy aside, I would go on to eat him while watching the New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup playoffs.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725198658503019857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2901143594771975962.post-2585986840215779382012-06-07T12:24:00.003-04:002012-06-07T12:25:32.342-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I happened upon this little Abu Ghraib for carrot cake insurgents.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725198658503019857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2901143594771975962.post-87693137266724803202012-06-07T12:09:00.001-04:002012-06-07T12:11:36.068-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've spoken in the past of a reoccurring street fair that transpires outside my apartment on 3rd Avenue. I awoke – from a deep and thorough slumber on my living room couch – to the same Disney Radio outfitted behemoth spasmodically stomping her gargantuan frame around the stage that had been constructed across the street. She lip synced Usher into a microphone, occasionally ad libbing with her own enthusiastic prompts: "Come on", "Let's see those hands", "This song is for anyone who ever wondered what it's like to be a firework. It's Firework by Katy Perry". I went downstairs and purchased the shitscene you see above. The movie Heat is not nearly as good as I remember.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725198658503019857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2901143594771975962.post-21231898064934407032012-03-25T12:25:00.004-04:002012-03-25T12:29:12.730-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKuaZ7kMWISDR0qJ7qkEO0ntTCODZhu-JF8FIXT5SmvmEJ9ev34Th6htLTXu9IOe5dHa0GzA2xO5KhVmP31lFvvbDm6paEnVe53mIPF1mO9fQHDoJ8ArVfSQPEwtc0o0GJb7HnZCeislZv/s1600/IMG_0853.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKuaZ7kMWISDR0qJ7qkEO0ntTCODZhu-JF8FIXT5SmvmEJ9ev34Th6htLTXu9IOe5dHa0GzA2xO5KhVmP31lFvvbDm6paEnVe53mIPF1mO9fQHDoJ8ArVfSQPEwtc0o0GJb7HnZCeislZv/s400/IMG_0853.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723872443626429362" /></a><br />Sometimes you go to the grocery store and you do a good job, and other times something else happens.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725198658503019857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2901143594771975962.post-415616342163745002012-03-25T12:24:00.000-04:002012-03-25T12:25:12.482-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOcyI1VW4nuW68dtCDNY6Dj-fdvZVuoKyu4GmKH3JKxBOa-G9LcCprB_JJRYQzIaBDQoVe2pqZJcPXK1VeUvza946ruDxV3JTtrjeNO2fAORpcpN9ONtLGv7Ej6io781pG42SzqtQ4N6x/s1600/photo-3.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOcyI1VW4nuW68dtCDNY6Dj-fdvZVuoKyu4GmKH3JKxBOa-G9LcCprB_JJRYQzIaBDQoVe2pqZJcPXK1VeUvza946ruDxV3JTtrjeNO2fAORpcpN9ONtLGv7Ej6io781pG42SzqtQ4N6x/s400/photo-3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723871545160843362" /></a><br />The bakery wrote the caption for me.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725198658503019857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2901143594771975962.post-11946337629577222922012-03-24T20:07:00.005-04:002012-03-24T20:15:06.105-04:00Just DandyThe other day at lunch my friend Marc ordered THIS:<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhProhjZ0HJB5R2M10g5dftrtisWNW96T_w_lfGqOmzIVuN8-x32ZBeLNS6lz8e3NLPY8Iykh54Ys_5l2QBjLNuyB9eaTBucEpRB6FBykjvx05yAdV3_h4oWgs1GZ7qftcz9e_-OT0d-vOD/s1600/photo.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhProhjZ0HJB5R2M10g5dftrtisWNW96T_w_lfGqOmzIVuN8-x32ZBeLNS6lz8e3NLPY8Iykh54Ys_5l2QBjLNuyB9eaTBucEpRB6FBykjvx05yAdV3_h4oWgs1GZ7qftcz9e_-OT0d-vOD/s400/photo.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723620670214891954" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>A <i>tiramisu</i> martini. It was delivered to him on a glitter chariot being pulled by six adolescent boys wearing loincloths and fake eyelashes. As soon as he took one sip his voice raised like five octaves. He made nine pedicure appointments in the next 15 minutes. Every time he raised the glass to his lips a flock of doves flew out of his iridescent windbreaker.</div></div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725198658503019857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2901143594771975962.post-86441748051867130972012-03-24T20:05:00.001-04:002012-03-24T20:06:52.013-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuWtnob_VzSm8LOZKiikH-FXvolk37iNZTOV0rmnDUA_QCWnM6nMbPVpx49N-L0AScx5W1K0nwCE3fBkS3Eg93CbC2FkwRjiiapNfHsVSq69B7j2WlYn2tBlwfmqlcGPxFVDtTgZSpWLrB/s1600/IMG_7822.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuWtnob_VzSm8LOZKiikH-FXvolk37iNZTOV0rmnDUA_QCWnM6nMbPVpx49N-L0AScx5W1K0nwCE3fBkS3Eg93CbC2FkwRjiiapNfHsVSq69B7j2WlYn2tBlwfmqlcGPxFVDtTgZSpWLrB/s400/IMG_7822.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723619383019611314" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuWtnob_VzSm8LOZKiikH-FXvolk37iNZTOV0rmnDUA_QCWnM6nMbPVpx49N-L0AScx5W1K0nwCE3fBkS3Eg93CbC2FkwRjiiapNfHsVSq69B7j2WlYn2tBlwfmqlcGPxFVDtTgZSpWLrB/s1600/IMG_7822.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br />I had them put butter on this bacon, egg and cheese. How do you think that was?</div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725198658503019857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2901143594771975962.post-29794481198739469262012-03-24T19:53:00.002-04:002012-03-24T20:04:29.996-04:00Stix<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFjDTaPSZibiKbq80OFRCUjcjp2KzD05DGINMXotkr9Uy8AYk_uupQyvjRYoggBRC5yo6-Mzg6CHeTUOHQr0TE1bAAzRstBhfIQ5mUKttGUCETw46DvVWq5psXoXY9dYEIBtf4-PBL1PXo/s1600/IMG_1168.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFjDTaPSZibiKbq80OFRCUjcjp2KzD05DGINMXotkr9Uy8AYk_uupQyvjRYoggBRC5yo6-Mzg6CHeTUOHQr0TE1bAAzRstBhfIQ5mUKttGUCETw46DvVWq5psXoXY9dYEIBtf4-PBL1PXo/s400/IMG_1168.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723618446728067394" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFjDTaPSZibiKbq80OFRCUjcjp2KzD05DGINMXotkr9Uy8AYk_uupQyvjRYoggBRC5yo6-Mzg6CHeTUOHQr0TE1bAAzRstBhfIQ5mUKttGUCETw46DvVWq5psXoXY9dYEIBtf4-PBL1PXo/s1600/IMG_1168.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><div>Without hesitation I can say that these behemoth bricks of fried cheese were the best mozzarel sticks I've ever had. They're from Big Daddy's, which is like some kind of diner on steroids where I go with my girlfriend when we don't care about our future. I wanted to get a picture of her but there was literally no point at which she didn't have six to eight pigs in a blanket stuffed inside her mouth. We also got a pile of breakfast.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFjDTaPSZibiKbq80OFRCUjcjp2KzD05DGINMXotkr9Uy8AYk_uupQyvjRYoggBRC5yo6-Mzg6CHeTUOHQr0TE1bAAzRstBhfIQ5mUKttGUCETw46DvVWq5psXoXY9dYEIBtf4-PBL1PXo/s1600/IMG_1168.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFPjSzrABgnvW6Ecv7tP-CLr7SDbbgCndeUMt56DPqJOl2wqTlpWq8MPEOt-_p0rMP9ci5QbKf-hbWSied_UsspqQSAA7hhfBhiY7nvLdJUqINSFucVgzX1LdbSO2bGMIf4G8Um-tc8Hky/s1600/IMG_1169.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFPjSzrABgnvW6Ecv7tP-CLr7SDbbgCndeUMt56DPqJOl2wqTlpWq8MPEOt-_p0rMP9ci5QbKf-hbWSied_UsspqQSAA7hhfBhiY7nvLdJUqINSFucVgzX1LdbSO2bGMIf4G8Um-tc8Hky/s400/IMG_1169.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723618454752239970" /></a><br /></div></div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725198658503019857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2901143594771975962.post-79087613451174051172012-03-24T19:35:00.002-04:002012-03-24T19:42:26.219-04:00Grilling Food Then Eating It<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvp4N3axNklg1_JXooOBL1Ltg-nHJQ1fu_aq1_6OA_0izLhcuIBqPA1rYlgLIsvUvrCoXDlKW8sbbxSFYZJ8N4ZAYOMnV6zif225Y_zypyex9mUqZgmdwo4GfhibRJRiATI4Kg4yvFlaZ8/s1600/IMG_7811.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvp4N3axNklg1_JXooOBL1Ltg-nHJQ1fu_aq1_6OA_0izLhcuIBqPA1rYlgLIsvUvrCoXDlKW8sbbxSFYZJ8N4ZAYOMnV6zif225Y_zypyex9mUqZgmdwo4GfhibRJRiATI4Kg4yvFlaZ8/s400/IMG_7811.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723611662214744994" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px; " /></a><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvp4N3axNklg1_JXooOBL1Ltg-nHJQ1fu_aq1_6OA_0izLhcuIBqPA1rYlgLIsvUvrCoXDlKW8sbbxSFYZJ8N4ZAYOMnV6zif225Y_zypyex9mUqZgmdwo4GfhibRJRiATI4Kg4yvFlaZ8/s1600/IMG_7811.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>I was at my parents house and they barbecued for the first time this season. When they grill we have to handcuff my sister to the stairs cause the last few times she burned her mouth trying to lick beef grease off the grill slats.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VbMn9BV-B9Yxf4dgVCLDVoGAD8HAFZE95YssaGiaUfE2fH8QJ6cv7yGLurymNz45HXu3rjgVRFFaw8FmKdYs5Q6RqCuFvCMdYaY4mWuezpkykuPWj6ABgpAsp6aFuLM8EadqcEaz2_51/s1600/IMG_7806.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VbMn9BV-B9Yxf4dgVCLDVoGAD8HAFZE95YssaGiaUfE2fH8QJ6cv7yGLurymNz45HXu3rjgVRFFaw8FmKdYs5Q6RqCuFvCMdYaY4mWuezpkykuPWj6ABgpAsp6aFuLM8EadqcEaz2_51/s400/IMG_7806.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723611673918962354" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VbMn9BV-B9Yxf4dgVCLDVoGAD8HAFZE95YssaGiaUfE2fH8QJ6cv7yGLurymNz45HXu3rjgVRFFaw8FmKdYs5Q6RqCuFvCMdYaY4mWuezpkykuPWj6ABgpAsp6aFuLM8EadqcEaz2_51/s1600/IMG_7806.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>Check out all these different kinds of roasted potatoes. My mom thinks that if she mixes a variety of potatoes on a tray that she can afford to be racist in real life, but it doesn't work like that.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3WSNUVi5doCCmStxi_ezGgiseNlIzSHftwlQq810UY57gCZK7JlYsfe4qo2KBRhyphenhyphenvNHrUN8CWGk1XpqQxbfkvmHOMG7CjKInS6uZAOTfRjDc9NudPDyceBzGEf2-iBvqxnf9wtN0Vdo85/s1600/IMG_7808.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3WSNUVi5doCCmStxi_ezGgiseNlIzSHftwlQq810UY57gCZK7JlYsfe4qo2KBRhyphenhyphenvNHrUN8CWGk1XpqQxbfkvmHOMG7CjKInS6uZAOTfRjDc9NudPDyceBzGEf2-iBvqxnf9wtN0Vdo85/s400/IMG_7808.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723611665545032994" /></a><br /></div></div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725198658503019857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2901143594771975962.post-12578302844696920252012-03-24T19:16:00.005-04:002012-03-24T19:43:33.586-04:00The Sow of Deception<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9UQzwDl4RQFpiCxglVNu04MFFtmTOBOyHDxNNL3fcaQ_coI32FB7YEeq5ODYuWc7vBdTgFOxHQlM9Ie6h263ZH42qHDRurxNqx-vDdrGLWy9BUjZcyfAE8O73DYVbqbi-_fnH6CEuT0ZZ/s1600/IMG_1023.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9UQzwDl4RQFpiCxglVNu04MFFtmTOBOyHDxNNL3fcaQ_coI32FB7YEeq5ODYuWc7vBdTgFOxHQlM9Ie6h263ZH42qHDRurxNqx-vDdrGLWy9BUjZcyfAE8O73DYVbqbi-_fnH6CEuT0ZZ/s400/IMG_1023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723608250960702162" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9UQzwDl4RQFpiCxglVNu04MFFtmTOBOyHDxNNL3fcaQ_coI32FB7YEeq5ODYuWc7vBdTgFOxHQlM9Ie6h263ZH42qHDRurxNqx-vDdrGLWy9BUjZcyfAE8O73DYVbqbi-_fnH6CEuT0ZZ/s1600/IMG_1023.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br />I copped this BLT with a fried egg from Wichcraft a few days ago. On the back of the menu there's like this 40 page essay about the uniqueness of the bacon they use. About how the pig it's made from was given a hot stone massage for like six years while listening to Sade albums on repeat. This thing tasted like every other mediocre BLT I've ever had. Cut the shit, Colicchio. </div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725198658503019857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2901143594771975962.post-63406244487491463982012-02-19T21:53:00.003-05:002012-02-19T22:07:41.307-05:00Eric & Cook Make DinnerMy sister and I haven't cooked together in a while because she has been in and out of rehab. But the other night we did, and it was at my parents house, AND THEY WEREN'T HOME, so we cracked open a couple of Zima's and cranked up the radio almost as loud as it goes and we made some food. Here are pictures:<br /><div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjse584jK7xieNgd_-RIUemIY4HYpAXQudjpCiaBiSpHLRyAUKGBSGW0WQkklKEhZwTYaCNBE22TreY5vuhyphenhyphenPf6SA2pq4jFsSaHwbhn0Hu00H4vYBKy91pfPz9rAoQnlSnOCUBFrczf_gNk/s1600/IMG_7648.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjse584jK7xieNgd_-RIUemIY4HYpAXQudjpCiaBiSpHLRyAUKGBSGW0WQkklKEhZwTYaCNBE22TreY5vuhyphenhyphenPf6SA2pq4jFsSaHwbhn0Hu00H4vYBKy91pfPz9rAoQnlSnOCUBFrczf_gNk/s400/IMG_7648.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711045894225618834" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Friggin' red onion, huh?</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglh5am3ppyPjgybnMmOIg1PSmSNZ2iAS7XlWa6DI6Ghf0RG87F2SzRfzTlHNm2Xl2vVTG7lFg8UEyaqk1saidRiA4OCHrToiTirLZ0yc7M2zmH8gJNXx87VpAUHUYhmbtKOG_GjM8qRSmc/s1600/IMG_7654.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglh5am3ppyPjgybnMmOIg1PSmSNZ2iAS7XlWa6DI6Ghf0RG87F2SzRfzTlHNm2Xl2vVTG7lFg8UEyaqk1saidRiA4OCHrToiTirLZ0yc7M2zmH8gJNXx87VpAUHUYhmbtKOG_GjM8qRSmc/s400/IMG_7654.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711045903894196466" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglh5am3ppyPjgybnMmOIg1PSmSNZ2iAS7XlWa6DI6Ghf0RG87F2SzRfzTlHNm2Xl2vVTG7lFg8UEyaqk1saidRiA4OCHrToiTirLZ0yc7M2zmH8gJNXx87VpAUHUYhmbtKOG_GjM8qRSmc/s1600/IMG_7654.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>Some sprouts and pancetta in an early stage of good looking.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tVkkBAv7fxYfPFljEnqa5qeC5ibyv32RspnuD2duTF0hqJ65GxGJkt5ytu19eX1NFHtp7Tu1YdV0h9UE6ZFLJPhBqEh76TZnTd7H6-7MN0O1TigSgYZx01QGl3VLiR6c0xRE53_EiIEd/s1600/IMG_7656.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tVkkBAv7fxYfPFljEnqa5qeC5ibyv32RspnuD2duTF0hqJ65GxGJkt5ytu19eX1NFHtp7Tu1YdV0h9UE6ZFLJPhBqEh76TZnTd7H6-7MN0O1TigSgYZx01QGl3VLiR6c0xRE53_EiIEd/s400/IMG_7656.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711045913941871314" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tVkkBAv7fxYfPFljEnqa5qeC5ibyv32RspnuD2duTF0hqJ65GxGJkt5ytu19eX1NFHtp7Tu1YdV0h9UE6ZFLJPhBqEh76TZnTd7H6-7MN0O1TigSgYZx01QGl3VLiR6c0xRE53_EiIEd/s1600/IMG_7656.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><div>A couple handsome loins of pork being decorated with whole grain mustard and rosemary.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRh_NosrSsp3i4O20Sxhs7kgEvqa7nefrGPDHzkuBwDpzfYcP8IzKTqoh-qsYFj-DBqV6HUbCLypopOU8ieqJWvEErJiQbh0tlEvin-_p1HpGqsUFQU5rjK8rvTvEl6VpLz8WeTL3lYtzv/s1600/IMG_7658.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRh_NosrSsp3i4O20Sxhs7kgEvqa7nefrGPDHzkuBwDpzfYcP8IzKTqoh-qsYFj-DBqV6HUbCLypopOU8ieqJWvEErJiQbh0tlEvin-_p1HpGqsUFQU5rjK8rvTvEl6VpLz8WeTL3lYtzv/s400/IMG_7658.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711046725192102882" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Pearl onions hanging out in a jacuzzi of chicken stock and garlic.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDsRZNhWAEAvq2VQUvk0LK7klT_Ct2i0BqPbV9ZOwwliaUV32XpeexqJDiYbSLRqGdc1IK-08S8t_DkQHknVKSVUstCwO66fsShBNMy91SljR6qClHNqow2PCm3Xf2uDc7Q8kcDG8VuMJ/s1600/IMG_7664.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDsRZNhWAEAvq2VQUvk0LK7klT_Ct2i0BqPbV9ZOwwliaUV32XpeexqJDiYbSLRqGdc1IK-08S8t_DkQHknVKSVUstCwO66fsShBNMy91SljR6qClHNqow2PCm3Xf2uDc7Q8kcDG8VuMJ/s400/IMG_7664.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711046728730403810" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Roasted sprouts, pancetta and shaved parmesan cheese looking serious.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLERm5XL1hsmPVgKXRZ_0CyVDEbQ93cJVjtD4xCCmOzX9RH5TYCXQw5_XiOyy6QIvXgUswAI_JGlSMb9EVnMkNRz6tpe78iccwldvu8ne6czJTBDFV5kVdqwgERoSguVWuvQ2OWvg6ZCOo/s1600/IMG_7667.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLERm5XL1hsmPVgKXRZ_0CyVDEbQ93cJVjtD4xCCmOzX9RH5TYCXQw5_XiOyy6QIvXgUswAI_JGlSMb9EVnMkNRz6tpe78iccwldvu8ne6czJTBDFV5kVdqwgERoSguVWuvQ2OWvg6ZCOo/s400/IMG_7667.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711046744280421650" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The pork soon united with the onions and basically it tasted like it looks.</div></div></div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725198658503019857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2901143594771975962.post-79781699885410916802012-02-19T21:46:00.004-05:002012-02-19T21:49:54.920-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmqO4j-lQWQuPnoUfXZZZGm9DFRm2YaQS5KwPo85QZfBGOwmkbxSay0XwYXslX2anCjFSBwdYvzQTIl6m5CXTNg3Vi2ZvT62590PuI67fyglFzBJRLHgVLae8oypEtNmebMJrxUH5_yIL/s1600/IMG_7617.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmqO4j-lQWQuPnoUfXZZZGm9DFRm2YaQS5KwPo85QZfBGOwmkbxSay0XwYXslX2anCjFSBwdYvzQTIl6m5CXTNg3Vi2ZvT62590PuI67fyglFzBJRLHgVLae8oypEtNmebMJrxUH5_yIL/s400/IMG_7617.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711043736121415458" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmqO4j-lQWQuPnoUfXZZZGm9DFRm2YaQS5KwPo85QZfBGOwmkbxSay0XwYXslX2anCjFSBwdYvzQTIl6m5CXTNg3Vi2ZvT62590PuI67fyglFzBJRLHgVLae8oypEtNmebMJrxUH5_yIL/s1600/IMG_7617.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br />The only thing that could potentially match the beauty of this naturally lit pile of tangerines is a cloud full of cherubs doing sex to each other.</div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725198658503019857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2901143594771975962.post-56159967218259457662012-02-19T21:40:00.005-05:002012-02-19T22:24:43.899-05:00#Culture<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViWD1R5atEPT4OurCKoBJHtzntAVlTqRwHabuIsllt5VRkL-nb6zMobz72-v5XmHVR4KYXFy2U459_OY0TGcenpRicwecIrvnQEY-dRL6mBH2bpMJD9h6sMfYX65JJ_3981iIemRhIBEU/s1600/IMG_7625.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViWD1R5atEPT4OurCKoBJHtzntAVlTqRwHabuIsllt5VRkL-nb6zMobz72-v5XmHVR4KYXFy2U459_OY0TGcenpRicwecIrvnQEY-dRL6mBH2bpMJD9h6sMfYX65JJ_3981iIemRhIBEU/s400/IMG_7625.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711042473671738322" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>An interesting fact that a lot of Americans don't know about Italy is that on Christmas, instead of filling children's' stockings with small gifts, Santa Claus (or BABBO NATALE as he is called in Italian) piles the stockings high with a heaping scoop of tomatoes and moozarel.</div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725198658503019857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2901143594771975962.post-5384725231490715132012-02-19T21:38:00.002-05:002012-02-19T21:40:31.318-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKmAhLUg8e_G6u79qm5FOcYe-I3Z1wvTHMOnKPqc-xXCtIQUpwVDT6ifA52J9CJqwyq5O7XXDPT2IHOGJ7glK8I5-8WHrd3Hh3kL9k_0wwt49BevizoyyWAG7EaWJjugRhJ1cC3XYvtpj/s1600/IMG_7630.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKmAhLUg8e_G6u79qm5FOcYe-I3Z1wvTHMOnKPqc-xXCtIQUpwVDT6ifA52J9CJqwyq5O7XXDPT2IHOGJ7glK8I5-8WHrd3Hh3kL9k_0wwt49BevizoyyWAG7EaWJjugRhJ1cC3XYvtpj/s400/IMG_7630.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711041670916571842" /></a><br /><br /><div>If you're a guy and you mix Gentleman Jack with any kind of soda or juice, the ghost of Jim Belushi flies down your chimney and bites your dick off.</div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725198658503019857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2901143594771975962.post-23809727089288068672012-02-19T20:19:00.009-05:002012-02-19T22:25:43.336-05:00A Trip To The Supermarket<div>Here are some photographic highlights from a recent trip to the supermarket! I went with my sister Cookie but she's not in any of the shots because she was fighting with the woman at the deli counter about pancetta. Some sort of misunderstanding about "that's not enough."</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VKKe9KjItQTl6n6mO5kO02_aaHm_l4JxnDmVacpvwrBjhyhSyj19PdrJhj7gn3k6Ua1D1iEzRv53M-3EWWOiN2WCIMC0fiCuM-mOZ4z554v-FAdSU46dCkeX16pWPQ9ilO8Fg3X88XVZ/s1600/IMG_7632.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VKKe9KjItQTl6n6mO5kO02_aaHm_l4JxnDmVacpvwrBjhyhSyj19PdrJhj7gn3k6Ua1D1iEzRv53M-3EWWOiN2WCIMC0fiCuM-mOZ4z554v-FAdSU46dCkeX16pWPQ9ilO8Fg3X88XVZ/s400/IMG_7632.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711038044764509154" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px; " /></a><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VKKe9KjItQTl6n6mO5kO02_aaHm_l4JxnDmVacpvwrBjhyhSyj19PdrJhj7gn3k6Ua1D1iEzRv53M-3EWWOiN2WCIMC0fiCuM-mOZ4z554v-FAdSU46dCkeX16pWPQ9ilO8Fg3X88XVZ/s1600/IMG_7632.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>A pile of stuffed animals as seen from outside.<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VKKe9KjItQTl6n6mO5kO02_aaHm_l4JxnDmVacpvwrBjhyhSyj19PdrJhj7gn3k6Ua1D1iEzRv53M-3EWWOiN2WCIMC0fiCuM-mOZ4z554v-FAdSU46dCkeX16pWPQ9ilO8Fg3X88XVZ/s1600/IMG_7632.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjySR0ge8ktgBMxcRVO8LOktYSvfjv1DMr9T-LF01gMcOnCQrE5Ws0zgxsnae9VH5vDeJjdB7qvdzd-D8P-RcFDhsuRcHJtoseZ7WfRug46YvTCwETymoNeo1BZOpJeGNgO25hZl035G8uO/s1600/IMG_7634.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjySR0ge8ktgBMxcRVO8LOktYSvfjv1DMr9T-LF01gMcOnCQrE5Ws0zgxsnae9VH5vDeJjdB7qvdzd-D8P-RcFDhsuRcHJtoseZ7WfRug46YvTCwETymoNeo1BZOpJeGNgO25hZl035G8uO/s400/IMG_7634.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711038069170412338" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjySR0ge8ktgBMxcRVO8LOktYSvfjv1DMr9T-LF01gMcOnCQrE5Ws0zgxsnae9VH5vDeJjdB7qvdzd-D8P-RcFDhsuRcHJtoseZ7WfRug46YvTCwETymoNeo1BZOpJeGNgO25hZl035G8uO/s1600/IMG_7634.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div>You might think that photographing fruit in a supermarket is pretty "gay", but actually it's pretty "creepy".</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPTjd2OjWSrjJR3xVPH01NpoJrrtgiSA1FlNwZT2UhOuZwCSvP3ZpKHxYjqzzOHRAMzXJbLOYOjLtK9XK2w7si5tBS0VisznroX-mrVN_gbuDVWXzEjnTms1hgg60CCA9fuIIvvAVB5KK/s1600/IMG_7641.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPTjd2OjWSrjJR3xVPH01NpoJrrtgiSA1FlNwZT2UhOuZwCSvP3ZpKHxYjqzzOHRAMzXJbLOYOjLtK9XK2w7si5tBS0VisznroX-mrVN_gbuDVWXzEjnTms1hgg60CCA9fuIIvvAVB5KK/s400/IMG_7641.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711039520284975202" style="cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px; " /></a><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPTjd2OjWSrjJR3xVPH01NpoJrrtgiSA1FlNwZT2UhOuZwCSvP3ZpKHxYjqzzOHRAMzXJbLOYOjLtK9XK2w7si5tBS0VisznroX-mrVN_gbuDVWXzEjnTms1hgg60CCA9fuIIvvAVB5KK/s1600/IMG_7641.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>Respect this milk photograph.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3JxtVoleN-TVs2_LVo5fb-UYYRW6wTc54-AbicT05jPVbyk9uVjY2k49eq2AS8Wh2JXGvoJhmg4xI3pNgRRQg61LhJOqKNjt_I8Pda9t3FCqazQq0zcwcraTODZshYuivfywIAsmwmIsl/s1600/IMG_7638.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3JxtVoleN-TVs2_LVo5fb-UYYRW6wTc54-AbicT05jPVbyk9uVjY2k49eq2AS8Wh2JXGvoJhmg4xI3pNgRRQg61LhJOqKNjt_I8Pda9t3FCqazQq0zcwcraTODZshYuivfywIAsmwmIsl/s400/IMG_7638.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711039512442354418" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 252px; " /></a></div><div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3JxtVoleN-TVs2_LVo5fb-UYYRW6wTc54-AbicT05jPVbyk9uVjY2k49eq2AS8Wh2JXGvoJhmg4xI3pNgRRQg61LhJOqKNjt_I8Pda9t3FCqazQq0zcwcraTODZshYuivfywIAsmwmIsl/s1600/IMG_7638.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>The most go-fuck-yourself sprinkle display I've ever seen.</div></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLMKMi5tZLw6njpHXsETW7q4eMe05qzzRmAr0wrwfQTh8A9ngj7WNdi3c3i-grPDeNm7nWyZYQa75wxLsWbwAdOiSKcHpD-6aV8bqYdWt_QpFTEfjmZeFrG7rJ4poFVmSaoC68CsuWlVe/s1600/IMG_7637.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLMKMi5tZLw6njpHXsETW7q4eMe05qzzRmAr0wrwfQTh8A9ngj7WNdi3c3i-grPDeNm7nWyZYQa75wxLsWbwAdOiSKcHpD-6aV8bqYdWt_QpFTEfjmZeFrG7rJ4poFVmSaoC68CsuWlVe/s400/IMG_7637.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711021614293208962" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLMKMi5tZLw6njpHXsETW7q4eMe05qzzRmAr0wrwfQTh8A9ngj7WNdi3c3i-grPDeNm7nWyZYQa75wxLsWbwAdOiSKcHpD-6aV8bqYdWt_QpFTEfjmZeFrG7rJ4poFVmSaoC68CsuWlVe/s1600/IMG_7637.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><div>I know how all you kids these days like dipping everything in Ranch dressing.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgUJ_ZwPNJb9ufoGRtpD5nL28d6UgDOKBC6GMzAqRLlSR1Ucpd8mAg6fNPON2s-cIhy4jYHt7yH8irEjAJL9-X8idyedVHxRwB2dO9-beKnjYWHqYL4-1nRWrIPyXcxn2SbbzC3fm_iY1/s1600/IMG_7645.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgUJ_ZwPNJb9ufoGRtpD5nL28d6UgDOKBC6GMzAqRLlSR1Ucpd8mAg6fNPON2s-cIhy4jYHt7yH8irEjAJL9-X8idyedVHxRwB2dO9-beKnjYWHqYL4-1nRWrIPyXcxn2SbbzC3fm_iY1/s400/IMG_7645.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711039527740077266" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>They had a few different kinds of yogurt.</div></div></div></div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725198658503019857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2901143594771975962.post-58874379461100641192012-01-24T11:02:00.003-05:002012-01-24T11:11:06.355-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxsiQQwUjTsdCs3T3B0ATCjoGEg_wraTC_Cfzfch5tzA8I7m83x4v4lUxsUtyikodGS5yScs-j6wwJZypwEwS4HfM70dEjiK-0bm9AGDnq_ypn1Y668gnu8weJ1MakWaguikzvbw3JaGe/s1600/IMG_0585.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxsiQQwUjTsdCs3T3B0ATCjoGEg_wraTC_Cfzfch5tzA8I7m83x4v4lUxsUtyikodGS5yScs-j6wwJZypwEwS4HfM70dEjiK-0bm9AGDnq_ypn1Y668gnu8weJ1MakWaguikzvbw3JaGe/s400/IMG_0585.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701229815985635394" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxsiQQwUjTsdCs3T3B0ATCjoGEg_wraTC_Cfzfch5tzA8I7m83x4v4lUxsUtyikodGS5yScs-j6wwJZypwEwS4HfM70dEjiK-0bm9AGDnq_ypn1Y668gnu8weJ1MakWaguikzvbw3JaGe/s1600/IMG_0585.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br />This is a photo of what was called a 'JLT', or Jowl, Lettuce and Tomato. A 'jowl', as I'm sure most of you know, is basically a cheek but fat enough that it droops down in a funny way. Paul Giamatti's face is a jowl. Basically this was the best BLT I've ever had.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQrSSGz07V4wOgoJxkFNxT5ZlCEBl7ngT5_mEVDhPWyJdYzXGUAWyYSq63NEmPPzBI-MFV1MDzee6ookXHCHs7PNAF-jdLCtEyRBBEIy39oA_EIjKnRCDNK2T0vjlwnTqKL9xcbpvX5QB/s1600/IMG_0587.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQrSSGz07V4wOgoJxkFNxT5ZlCEBl7ngT5_mEVDhPWyJdYzXGUAWyYSq63NEmPPzBI-MFV1MDzee6ookXHCHs7PNAF-jdLCtEyRBBEIy39oA_EIjKnRCDNK2T0vjlwnTqKL9xcbpvX5QB/s400/IMG_0587.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701229819577944130" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div></div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725198658503019857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2901143594771975962.post-26644015399347543242012-01-24T10:59:00.002-05:002012-01-24T11:02:13.196-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1uLuAFiKQl8eTtNemRs-Fnu2oz5O2eOXGIzKVLzJACWfrIh08GiUt3_MEGKl4Qk77HejyVE9PjM1P5Ori-fETcAh988_PfFw1UXEXM4eokjJmlUxabq1cIQ9YctYtmzwrNwmrRSj8viI/s1600/IMG_0579.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1uLuAFiKQl8eTtNemRs-Fnu2oz5O2eOXGIzKVLzJACWfrIh08GiUt3_MEGKl4Qk77HejyVE9PjM1P5Ori-fETcAh988_PfFw1UXEXM4eokjJmlUxabq1cIQ9YctYtmzwrNwmrRSj8viI/s400/IMG_0579.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701229019806857554" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>I gave my sister a lot of shit for not wanting to try the octopus, and I basically berated her until she submitted. But it turned out the octopus kind of sucked. The flavor was fine but it was like eating a bike tire with suction cups.</div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725198658503019857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2901143594771975962.post-85400344760109185262012-01-24T10:53:00.003-05:002012-01-24T11:12:06.649-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjFyuDYqLI17uOoBkJt0RhmE6SjJrZbeJOw1cnZWUTjSmF_lCWViJh_-iwSrRbe5OC6iA_v5FbpGIXyCRwJ6DoXXDYXmMAxtPqGdk4LVsiuolchw4t6YKVABDtiqyYoNOSG_op25OZ0XqY/s1600/IMG_0576.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjFyuDYqLI17uOoBkJt0RhmE6SjJrZbeJOw1cnZWUTjSmF_lCWViJh_-iwSrRbe5OC6iA_v5FbpGIXyCRwJ6DoXXDYXmMAxtPqGdk4LVsiuolchw4t6YKVABDtiqyYoNOSG_op25OZ0XqY/s400/IMG_0576.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701228671366425650" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjFyuDYqLI17uOoBkJt0RhmE6SjJrZbeJOw1cnZWUTjSmF_lCWViJh_-iwSrRbe5OC6iA_v5FbpGIXyCRwJ6DoXXDYXmMAxtPqGdk4LVsiuolchw4t6YKVABDtiqyYoNOSG_op25OZ0XqY/s1600/IMG_0576.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>They called this Pork Neck Bone Gravy. It had a huge dollop of ricotta in the middle. It was like if everyone's Italian grandmother collaborated on a sauce recipe and the sauce was infused with chunks of pigs that were sent to earth from heaven specifically to hang out in this bowl.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjuZo8dy1kdKkrGryt-tHA9rxmlkzK1P9-Z_lVTTskakeUhUtwGhRA2oGa8argvPCW13Ufti9lTX7YJr4rqukrCH4U5p6d7jGDgxI5fIsKx4j5_4GhRHXIxh0i6T3l0BQD1BunzYDdow4o/s1600/IMG_0575.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjuZo8dy1kdKkrGryt-tHA9rxmlkzK1P9-Z_lVTTskakeUhUtwGhRA2oGa8argvPCW13Ufti9lTX7YJr4rqukrCH4U5p6d7jGDgxI5fIsKx4j5_4GhRHXIxh0i6T3l0BQD1BunzYDdow4o/s400/IMG_0575.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701228662840424242" /></a><br /></div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725198658503019857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2901143594771975962.post-90018113701973499392012-01-24T10:42:00.001-05:002012-01-24T10:45:29.266-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4zUVeg-NscTkEeNM_6bink73QBeu78SXLXLwjGUJ2Lm5yy1ZFK44hfAiTrDb-IHsePiq3h5QpJfuJJM1rah85yr0K05b7YTvLsGN_h04PtjD6BCQHQVDdihPGtIdDT3VYYIfQwiZu8S5/s1600/IMG_0598.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4zUVeg-NscTkEeNM_6bink73QBeu78SXLXLwjGUJ2Lm5yy1ZFK44hfAiTrDb-IHsePiq3h5QpJfuJJM1rah85yr0K05b7YTvLsGN_h04PtjD6BCQHQVDdihPGtIdDT3VYYIfQwiZu8S5/s400/IMG_0598.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701224730853561490" /></a><br /><br /><div>The waitress put this sandwich consisting of Nutella, Marshmallow Fluff and bananas in front of me and I accidentally bit her hand!!</div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725198658503019857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2901143594771975962.post-13192802692787268612012-01-24T10:37:00.002-05:002012-01-24T10:40:20.941-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wH4QCS9YwrWEHd6Easzq-Ry8bYBjKUIWWcP8c-74LHfXHXR47nfgODuUEJl3pbqTvDH9EYI1rG5ExBGfo665Wn_FV4gFORQHoR25grG6G72EdKouInathUWPBFyx6BpufOxTsgYbHtoQ/s1600/IMG_0608.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wH4QCS9YwrWEHd6Easzq-Ry8bYBjKUIWWcP8c-74LHfXHXR47nfgODuUEJl3pbqTvDH9EYI1rG5ExBGfo665Wn_FV4gFORQHoR25grG6G72EdKouInathUWPBFyx6BpufOxTsgYbHtoQ/s400/IMG_0608.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701223507484837618" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wH4QCS9YwrWEHd6Easzq-Ry8bYBjKUIWWcP8c-74LHfXHXR47nfgODuUEJl3pbqTvDH9EYI1rG5ExBGfo665Wn_FV4gFORQHoR25grG6G72EdKouInathUWPBFyx6BpufOxTsgYbHtoQ/s1600/IMG_0608.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br />This breakfast was made infinitely better by the fact that I ate it in my underwear and infinitely worse as I had to watch how creepily excited my friend Marc gets when we watch American Pickers.</div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725198658503019857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2901143594771975962.post-22047839098727150752012-01-24T10:08:00.003-05:002012-01-24T11:13:05.572-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjROQQP8etp8K0zgw-HnlWVwRGng5Jvz432LqS-sV7SPzUtYGyorBCml4fIAXCF7_bkpJNfixIbuWxB37MmfuROiiCjJmiQ26l3Co1q8rtK5Hijqc3T0CTKoozymsH0fQyFSZA7XDGauwZA/s1600/IMG_0596.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjROQQP8etp8K0zgw-HnlWVwRGng5Jvz432LqS-sV7SPzUtYGyorBCml4fIAXCF7_bkpJNfixIbuWxB37MmfuROiiCjJmiQ26l3Co1q8rtK5Hijqc3T0CTKoozymsH0fQyFSZA7XDGauwZA/s400/IMG_0596.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701216071380159874" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjROQQP8etp8K0zgw-HnlWVwRGng5Jvz432LqS-sV7SPzUtYGyorBCml4fIAXCF7_bkpJNfixIbuWxB37MmfuROiiCjJmiQ26l3Co1q8rtK5Hijqc3T0CTKoozymsH0fQyFSZA7XDGauwZA/s1600/IMG_0596.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br />It's usually tough to concentrate on stuff when I know in the back of my mind that this is somewhere.</div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725198658503019857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2901143594771975962.post-28998240520885843762012-01-24T10:00:00.005-05:002012-01-24T10:08:30.419-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-pY9MelVkhg64OJJDyrACrY53tFnmSAKU7pVIdLvBhKIY_OZS1krD8jHYQ1GW4WTqFmm2ArSh8FgX9GmzbEVsq8ts3cpUNgFG_97clrKpdJCUdbh434QtNtk4aEZs2RvGbvtlohsrHseg/s1600/IMG_0571.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-pY9MelVkhg64OJJDyrACrY53tFnmSAKU7pVIdLvBhKIY_OZS1krD8jHYQ1GW4WTqFmm2ArSh8FgX9GmzbEVsq8ts3cpUNgFG_97clrKpdJCUdbh434QtNtk4aEZs2RvGbvtlohsrHseg/s400/IMG_0571.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701215370367316450" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-pY9MelVkhg64OJJDyrACrY53tFnmSAKU7pVIdLvBhKIY_OZS1krD8jHYQ1GW4WTqFmm2ArSh8FgX9GmzbEVsq8ts3cpUNgFG_97clrKpdJCUdbh434QtNtk4aEZs2RvGbvtlohsrHseg/s1600/IMG_0571.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br />I usually don't like brussel sprouts. It's a vegetable that makes me sympathize with children for picking up and throwing at their parents. I saw one of my friends pop an entire raw brussel sprout into their mouth one time like it was candy and I had to go to therapy for PTSD. But these sprouts were the bomb – because they were shredded like cole slaw and mixed with a shameless amount of Parmesan cheese.</div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725198658503019857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2901143594771975962.post-50508128760423944522012-01-24T09:34:00.005-05:002012-01-24T09:55:16.252-05:00The Bitch Can Cook<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKJyCMAmIj0FgxlS-iRA8GPs5EmsGLvm4fRFVDS_-83tTXMMPzvr2FIeDtqP1ZgBkdse9Yn8wZ33Tmxjx15-AXCQD8DINtzd1EEaFJGTg8SPkPM2FftI3H7JneO2sJDpqIKJL63Pev-iEg/s1600/IMG_0420.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKJyCMAmIj0FgxlS-iRA8GPs5EmsGLvm4fRFVDS_-83tTXMMPzvr2FIeDtqP1ZgBkdse9Yn8wZ33Tmxjx15-AXCQD8DINtzd1EEaFJGTg8SPkPM2FftI3H7JneO2sJDpqIKJL63Pev-iEg/s400/IMG_0420.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701207058674185298" /></a><br /><br /><div>When I was in Chicago we spent a pretty decent chunk of time in Sable, the restaurant on the ground floor of our hotel. The executive chef is Heather Terhune, who recently got the boot from Top Chef, and according to every article I found about her is a "horrible bitch". Luckily her bitchiness did not spill over into my food, though, as everything I ate was outstanding. The pizza pictured up top housed a plethora of pork belly, green apples, white cheddar and chipotle BBQ sauce. I wasn't sure if I could do it but I ate the whole thing in one bite.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi57U-o3AW4lDiGxzEBh_7_3-xhWZTx7kKwyiAYYmi_FFl5kbtadY3VQ9Risz4x5oa5sCbdknwV_h3piiLaM2UkqmVoJ4BT5BJLZlAvdAcvo9rWA8NpxGJXutspKMB98em8yeFBT7nCu3A0/s1600/IMG_0554.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi57U-o3AW4lDiGxzEBh_7_3-xhWZTx7kKwyiAYYmi_FFl5kbtadY3VQ9Risz4x5oa5sCbdknwV_h3piiLaM2UkqmVoJ4BT5BJLZlAvdAcvo9rWA8NpxGJXutspKMB98em8yeFBT7nCu3A0/s400/IMG_0554.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701210307664587506" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /> <div>And lookatthisfuckinguy, atop which sat a savory scattering of arugula, roasted garlic, bourbon cherries, blue cheese and duck confit. Confit is a French word which means "sexual assault of the face". It lived up to its definition here.</div></div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725198658503019857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2901143594771975962.post-76873675286583134572012-01-24T09:29:00.000-05:002012-01-24T09:31:20.458-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGg4t8o6xFBZ1sgUXRZ4B13Cdsr62MVYwVx_VIeaW7sv21DsN1j1oteQk68Ksjd05T0pOqULlsBIBRfKRMQucdaXGc01ToVGJ_SGvz5C3-wCcY3TxLw-d0ZGkqAwpIKqjZzIxftunlEtv/s1600/IMG_0370.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGg4t8o6xFBZ1sgUXRZ4B13Cdsr62MVYwVx_VIeaW7sv21DsN1j1oteQk68Ksjd05T0pOqULlsBIBRfKRMQucdaXGc01ToVGJ_SGvz5C3-wCcY3TxLw-d0ZGkqAwpIKqjZzIxftunlEtv/s400/IMG_0370.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701205897877761634" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGg4t8o6xFBZ1sgUXRZ4B13Cdsr62MVYwVx_VIeaW7sv21DsN1j1oteQk68Ksjd05T0pOqULlsBIBRfKRMQucdaXGc01ToVGJ_SGvz5C3-wCcY3TxLw-d0ZGkqAwpIKqjZzIxftunlEtv/s1600/IMG_0370.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br />Look at these cute little meat soldiers awaiting deployment into my mouth.</div>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725198658503019857noreply@blogger.com0