December 2010
Just What Does Your State Do Best? | Fast Company →
lolll Maryland is apparently really good at being rich. I clearly do not fit in with the rest of my state :(
Oh, That Hamburger Is 900 Calories? Yes, Please :... →
Let’s say you’re in a fast-food restaurant, and you’re informed that the hamburger you’re about to order has 900 calories. Will that knowledge influence your decision to order something with fewer calories?
Dan Ariely, professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University and author of The Upside of Irrationality, says most likely not. You’ll probably...
The science and imagination behind modern dessert →
Pastry is the closest that a human being can get to creating a new food. A savory chef will look at puff pastry not as a combination of ingredients but as an ingredient in itself. Pastry is infinitely exciting, because it’s less about showing the greatness of nature, and more about transmitting taste and flavor. Desserts are naturally denatured food.” He looked at me sternly. “Birthday cake is...
demons:
Jefferson Airplane — White Rabbit
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A Market Pulses At Paris' Gastronomic Heart : NPR →
It’s hard to know where to start when describing the Rungis International Food Market. It’s bigger than the principality of Monaco. It has its own beltway and rail stop. It’s equipped with banks, hotels, a truck repair shop and car rental agencies. Rungis market is its own city — a city that lives at night.
It’s no surprise that the world’s largest food market is in...
so 2010 was pretty alright
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Bad Children Get Coal
fakescience:
lawl.
