tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592284935363040191.comments2023-04-06T03:01:03.254-07:00hydration is our highest priorityvaughn tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16739209101550945403noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592284935363040191.post-19571762166760598932014-07-03T01:08:50.961-07:002014-07-03T01:08:50.961-07:00I love Huet wines, fantastic stuff at incredible v...I love Huet wines, fantastic stuff at incredible value. Wish I could find them more easily here, esp the older vintages!jthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05088264593489079954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592284935363040191.post-22694596703262565142013-11-20T07:09:16.732-08:002013-11-20T07:09:16.732-08:00it's not so bad as long as you aren't expe...it's not so bad as long as you aren't expecting either tea or coffee.vaughn tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16739209101550945403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592284935363040191.post-27564780071442776202013-11-20T07:05:12.329-08:002013-11-20T07:05:12.329-08:00i was afraid (from the feed title only) that this ...i was afraid (from the feed title only) that this was going to be about that abomination drink the yuanyang.Transparent Hummingbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14212605294634642547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592284935363040191.post-17731022029068665392013-11-06T01:39:31.678-08:002013-11-06T01:39:31.678-08:00the other way around, maybe?the other way around, maybe?vaughn tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16739209101550945403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592284935363040191.post-53330663175728253712013-11-02T05:58:35.891-07:002013-11-02T05:58:35.891-07:00you don't think this is where jeeves' rest...you don't think this is where jeeves' restorative comes fromTransparent Hummingbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14212605294634642547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592284935363040191.post-31936796231509125562013-08-15T08:49:23.312-07:002013-08-15T08:49:23.312-07:00their carne asada was actually pretty decent.their carne asada was actually pretty decent.vaughn tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16739209101550945403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592284935363040191.post-20650157744556030672013-08-15T07:29:34.839-07:002013-08-15T07:29:34.839-07:00Good eye! I don't know this particular place,...Good eye! I don't know this particular place, but it looks like it is patterned after Fresco Tortilla Grill, a Chinese-owned and operated fast-food "healthy" mini-chain in NYC.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743825684303825072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592284935363040191.post-67089604851756521832013-03-28T08:38:03.964-07:002013-03-28T08:38:03.964-07:00it's a good croissant but is even a good crois...it's a good croissant but is even a good croissant worth a 2-hour drive? vaughn tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16739209101550945403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592284935363040191.post-86695724055913248022013-03-28T07:12:19.172-07:002013-03-28T07:12:19.172-07:00I would travel for a good croissant. I'll have...I would travel for a good croissant. I'll have to arrange a trip.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09530331837169839711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592284935363040191.post-76561070687313792782013-02-11T06:49:40.507-08:002013-02-11T06:49:40.507-08:00give it time. time heals all wounds.give it time. time heals all wounds.vaughn tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16739209101550945403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592284935363040191.post-36771474454112095832013-02-11T06:05:14.319-08:002013-02-11T06:05:14.319-08:00i beg to differ. that's a few minutes of my li...i beg to differ. that's a few minutes of my life i'm never gonna get backjthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05088264593489079954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592284935363040191.post-67024243836686883782013-01-25T06:47:32.786-08:002013-01-25T06:47:32.786-08:00whatever it was, i bet you didn't regret it.whatever it was, i bet you didn't regret it.vaughn tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16739209101550945403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592284935363040191.post-3576889288953854702013-01-24T15:38:10.876-08:002013-01-24T15:38:10.876-08:00WHAT THE HELL DID I JUST WATCH (and did the narrat...WHAT THE HELL DID I JUST WATCH (and did the narrator have his tongue removed or what?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592284935363040191.post-85149744692116387012012-12-06T12:25:51.716-08:002012-12-06T12:25:51.716-08:00they were really very good potatoes. cheese always...they were really very good potatoes. cheese always helps. and cream. potatoes may be the universal food for wine.vaughn tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16739209101550945403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592284935363040191.post-67527890126341871882012-12-01T08:47:01.905-08:002012-12-01T08:47:01.905-08:00i think the inside-face toasting is intentional. o...i think the inside-face toasting is intentional. one of the problems to solve when toasting sandwich bread is: how to add crunch without making the outside of the bread so firm that the crumb compresses as you bite in. toasting just the inside solves this problem, especially if the bread is a fairly substantial challah-type. if the bread in your sandwich is mushy untoasted, it is not the right kind of bread. also, substantial is not always the right quality for a sandwich. sometimes, austerity is a good thing. vaughn tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16739209101550945403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592284935363040191.post-12875500360207909972012-11-20T08:26:20.274-08:002012-11-20T08:26:20.274-08:00Thank you for taking the time to link to the defin...Thank you for taking the time to link to the definition of Gribenes, I can appreciate the additional texture they might add. I was, however, slightly concerned that only the inside of the bread was toasted. While this may give the sandwich a good platform to prevent sogginess, it feels mushy in hand and less substantial. #kaizen.Durjoy Ace Bhattacharjyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497302727737524708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592284935363040191.post-85182991736556362082012-11-14T10:58:06.131-08:002012-11-14T10:58:06.131-08:00Detroit's got the friendliest hipsters in the ...Detroit's got the friendliest hipsters in the world!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319189630137216948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592284935363040191.post-13117155950124712592012-11-14T10:57:25.627-08:002012-11-14T10:57:25.627-08:004) having a nice friend to help hold stuff doesn&#...4) having a nice friend to help hold stuff doesn't hurt either!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319189630137216948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592284935363040191.post-53625483592493341382012-09-07T04:59:44.432-07:002012-09-07T04:59:44.432-07:00certainly what you say is true.
on the other han...certainly what you say is true. <br /><br />on the other hand:<br />1) many people don't live where crop failure and famine are very high-probability events. most people in the us and europe, for instance. in these regions, taste rather than necessity drives distance consumption (and thus distance production).<br />2) shifting consumption to favour local production (of efficiently locally producible crops) doesn't mean eliminating global food trade. but it does mean reducing global food trade and being much more thoughtful about what to consume and where to produce it.<br />3) more geographically decoupled production nodes may mean that some nodes are more fragile than others but probably also increases systemic stability. for an illustration in a different sphere, i would look to the finance industry in the last two decades.vaughn tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16739209101550945403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592284935363040191.post-22613053935214321732012-09-04T11:18:37.100-07:002012-09-04T11:18:37.100-07:00"local variations in condition"
Which i..."local variations in condition"<br /><br />Which in the extreme case include crop failure and famine. Humans ate locally for most of history, not always well, or at all; local food and local starvation. The global food trade network is a most excellent thing, IMO.<br /><br />Captcha failure: 1Damien Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13321329197063620556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592284935363040191.post-16158584697344532922012-09-04T10:59:02.745-07:002012-09-04T10:59:02.745-07:00i agree and should have been clearer to start. it ...i agree and should have been clearer to start. it is often true that a particular crop is more efficiently grown far away from where we are consuming it, but we can decide to consume instead a crop that is more efficiently grown close by. shifting to consuming crops adapted to local conditions seems like an unequivocally good idea, even though the selection will invariably be narrower and the crops will be more prone to local variations in condition. thus for bulk carbohydrate needs, it might be the case that californians should eat dry-farmed california rye and wheat instead of bangladeshi rice. (until the crop fails in an extra-dry year. and where does that leave those who must be gluten-free?)vaughn tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16739209101550945403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592284935363040191.post-22664238291842696262012-09-04T09:38:52.691-07:002012-09-04T09:38:52.691-07:00Thanks, nice post.
Acknowledging, for instance, t...Thanks, nice post.<br /><br /><i>Acknowledging, for instance, that eating food grown far away seriously damages the environment means for the most part restricting the food you eat to things grown locally—a smaller and less predictable selection.</i><br /><br />A minor correction here: that should be "foods that are grown more efficiently locally than elsewhere", because <a href="http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es702969f" rel="nofollow">83% of greenhouse gas emissions due to food occur during production; only 4% are due to transport from producer to consumer</a> -- so we should be aiming to reduce the emissions due to production, not transportation.<br /><br />(As an example, it's environmentally far preferable to eat rice grown in Bangladesh than California even if you live in California, because of the difference in rainfall.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592284935363040191.post-15900747786413983212012-08-25T13:02:36.211-07:002012-08-25T13:02:36.211-07:00it was good but i do not dream of it.it was good but i do not dream of it.vaughn tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16739209101550945403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592284935363040191.post-66720127391378776902012-08-25T09:42:48.844-07:002012-08-25T09:42:48.844-07:00I am jealous. I have been wanting to try this beer...I am jealous. I have been wanting to try this beer, badly, for nearly 10 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com