Monday Mise en Place: 'Cooking Well Is First' Breaks Into The Top 100!

You Can Vote Once Per Day from Now Through 09/30/10! Thanks so much for helping this happen!

Thanks to all of you that are supporting my little venture with Anthony Bourdain’s ‘Medium Raw’ Challenge! It’s because of your votes that my entry is now in the Top 100 and climbing!  There is still a little [...]

Monday Mise en Place: Hash House A Go Go Holding Job Fair For New Location

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Las Vegas went such a long time with only one Hash House A Go Go location, but now they seem to be popping up like pimples on Montana Fishburne’s ass.  The third location will mercifully take over the Red Cup Café space at the M Resort and is slated [...]

Cast Your Vote To Get Me Published in Anthony Bourdain's 'Medium Raw'!

TLV Army!  I call upon you as I am in need of great assistance.  I’ve entered a contest being held by the publishers of Anthony Bourdain’s ‘Medium Raw’ (my review of  ’Medium Raw’) and I need votes to get my essay published in the paperback edition of the book!  The contest is to write a [...]

The TLV Clips Show: A Look Back On Seven Months of Dick Jokes

It was just a little bit over seven months ago when I was on the hunt for available domain names to find the address where I can set up my house of disgruntled filth and hyperbolic verbosity.  We started at two with Michael also occasionally chiming in, but are now streamlined to have only one [...]

Book Review: Anthony Bourdain Cooks A Perfect 'Medium Raw'

This is one fucking tough review to write.  I just spent the last 90 minutes coming up with that first line. When you admire the work of an author as much as I admire Anthony Bourdain’s, you want your writing to respect, if not emulate the subject matter at hand. Bourdain turned the culinary world [...]

Monday Mise en Place: Anthony Bourdain Is About To Get 'Medium Raw'

Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook by Anthony Bourdain

Where many girls get juiced up over the latest adventures of Edward Cullen, my need for a change of undergarments usually comes from an Anthony Bourdain tirade.  Tomorrow (June 8 ) morning, I’ll be helping turning on [...]

What the Hell is THAT?!? - Foie Gras

Foie gras (pronounced: fwah grah) is one of the more controversial items on the menu.  Along side caviar and truffles as a symbol of gastronomic decadence, foie gras is as adored by many as it is chastised by many.  Foie gras is also one of those items on the menu that make many people just [...]