The UM Reader
March 31, 2009
The UM Reader, vol. 049
MUST READ: A disgruntled Virgin passenger writes a letter to Sir Dick Bronson himself, complaining about the food, which he calls a “CRIME AGAINST BLOODY COOKING”!!! Apparently Dick called this guy to personally retaliate. HILARIOUS. (Telegraph UK; via Swati) Brooklyn Food Conference: On May 2, Brooklynites will get together for workshops and panel discussions in […]
March 24, 2009
The UM Reader, vol. 048: Special LOST Tribute
How to Make a Peanut Butter Sandwich, by the Losties Jack1. Gather ingredients2. Point gun at ingredients and shout “HOW DO I MAKE A SANDWICH OUT OF YOU?!?!?”3. Breathe heavily through your nose as though you were about to hit ingredients4. Give up and make the sandwich yourself, and eat it bitterly Kate1. Make separate […]
March 17, 2009
The Umami Reader, vol. 047
The Definitive Guide to Banh Mi: Tam Ngo throws down all sorts of mad knowledge on the ingredients of the venerable sandwich, from NYC’s best banh mi shop, Ba Xuyen. Love that girl! (Serious Eats NY) Pulitzer-winning food critic Jonathan Gold: “Snoop Doggy Dog is kind of the Miles Davis of rap.” Amazing. Here he […]
March 10, 2009
The Umami Reader, vol. 046: WHADDUP GREENS!
– Two acclaimed liqueres, St. Germain elderflower liqueur and Domain de Canton ginger liqueur were started individually by feuding brothers, who come from a long line of liqueur distillers. (WSJ; via Paystyle) – Various sandwiches + scanning of the cross section = SCANWICHES (via Tmonkey + Ayagwa) – Foie Gras Manifesto: how the foie debate […]
March 3, 2009
The Umami Reader, vol. 045: Homemade Corndogs and LA Taco Manifesto
– The definitive guide to LA’s taco “tables” (Eat Drink & Be Merry) – Fat Duck in England temporarily closes after 30-40 people fall ill from dining there. Um, maybe cause you ate the SNAIL PORRIDGE??? (BBC News) – Homemade corndogs. Recession holla! (Chaos in the Kitchen) – Twittering celeb chefs – Giada’s on it! […]
February 24, 2009
The Umami Reader, vol. 044: Coffee, Tropicana, and White House Kitchen
– Bento meals through the ages- in darling miniature plastic replicas (Just Bento) – Tropicana retracts new design and will bring back old logo and ubiquitous straw in orange motif. Apparently an uproar to the new design in the Twitterverse- interesting considering the new Pepsi logo has been so highly lauded (NYT; via Tmonkey) – […]
February 17, 2009
The Umami Reader, vol. 043
– The peanut frenzy was just the beginning- here come the rest of the the maggots, bugs and rodents in your packaged foods, all conveniently overlooked by the FDA. “In case you’re curious: you’re probably ingesting one to two pounds of flies, maggots and mites each year without knowing it, a quantity of insects that […]
February 10, 2009
The Umami Reader, vol. 042
– 50 Awesomely Named Products (mostly food), including: JussiPussi, Homo Sausage and Manhattan Style Fish Assholes. Pet Sweat, featured on UM, is even on here!!! (Manofest; via Fuminatto) – This is Why You’re Fat! Enough said. Make sure to check out the giant burrito- AWESOME! (via Tomo) – LA’s DOH alphabet ratings to come to […]
February 3, 2009
The Umami Reader, vol. 041
– Gary Aschatz to make an Alinea movie??? (Menupages Chicago) – Obama’s chef laments on the state of school lunches (NYT Health; via Tmonkey) – World’s most sadistic dishes include: Tofu Hell and wind-dried chicken. Awesome names, though (Cracked; via Moet) – The Ultimate 100 Must Eats in SF (7×7; via CJ) – A comprehensive […]
January 27, 2009
The Umami Reader, vol. 040
– Cookin’ with Google is here! Use CWG for recipe hunting- type in a few ingredients and see what Google comes up with for you! (Researchbuzz.org; via Tmonkey) – Patrons of Obama’s fave Chi-town diner get together for the inauguration (Chicago Studies; via Alanna) – Nifty Food Network iPhone app (Food Network; via Bay Area […]