Humor Archive

PORTABLE EDIBLES / do indigenous dishes lose something in transit, or is it us

By Larry Levine – You can take the boy out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the boy. Or in my case, you can take the boy out of Brooklyn … But what happens when you take the Chicago Dog out of Chicago, or the baguette out of Paris, or [...]
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FEELING MY OATS / funny and serious facts about oatmeal

By Larry Sheingold - This is about oat groats. Not haute groats, which sounds the same but connotes groats more chic than just oats. This is groats vs. grotesque. The difference between one of nature’s perfect foods and the junk food McDonalds and others make from it. What set me off are groat quotes by [...]
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CHEFS, NOT BABES / how we sell cars in the 21st century

By Larry Levine – While in college, Joyce earned spending money as a model at car shows. Manufacturers and dealers hired her to stand beside their cars in a swim suit and heels. Her job was to look lovely, smile and hand literature about the cars to men who stopped by. We dated a few [...]
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THE AGE OF COMMENTARYUS / strange happenings from the world of food blogs

By Larry Sheingold - (This is one of an occasional series by Larry Sheingold exploring the world of volunteer internet dining reviews.) With apologies to the musical, Hair. This is the dawning of the Age of Commentaryus. We’ve always had opinions. Always shared them. But thanks to the internet, never has so much commentary been offered for [...]
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FUSION WITHOUT CONFUSION / from youthful necessity to Hawaiian sophistication

By Larry Sheingold - I was a fusion food pioneer. Didn’t intend to be. But surviving the 1960’s on dollars a day meant recipes-of-necessity. And that often called for blending culinary cultures. So blend I did. Spaghetti topped with canned chili. Tortillas and peanut butter. Or my staple: “idiot’s delight,” an inspired sauté of cabbage, [...]
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FED UP – is extreme eating really eating, or fun to watch

By Larry Sheingold - Unless your tastes run to watching rows of drooling contestants go totally Donner Party on heaps of hotdogs, matzo balls, tamales or sticks of butter, you’re probably as fed up with competitive eating exhibitions as I am. A couple minutes of champ Joey Chestnut penguining soggy hot dogs and buns this [...]
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FUN WITH EPICUREAN EUPHEMISMS – Does it matter what we call it if it tastes good

Juliet’s Balcony – Verona, Italy By Larry Levine - “That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” Great thought. Lots of with wisdom. But could Juliet possibly have been thinking of bulls’ testicles or the thymus gland of a cow, when she spoke those words? Not much chance [...]
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FALL OFF THE BONE BBQ RIBS – The Detachable Meat Mystery

By Larry Sheingold - This is about falling off. Falling off a log is easy. Falling off the roof is bad. So is falling off the face of the earth, though it’s a longer fall. You can fall off the wagon and the turnip truck, perhaps both in the same day. But falling off the [...]
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MAD MENU DISEASE – What’s afflicting today’s menu writers?

By Larry Sheingold – Hidden behind the kitchen doors of some upscale restaurant near you, a culinary maestro is composing a masterpiece. What sweet harmonies he coaxes from his ingredients. What exquisite presentations. Too bad our chef’s elegant eatery isn’t equally adept at setting his performances to words. I’m talking about the menus. Scan many [...]
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UNSEASONED AFFECTIVE DISORDER – Just for Fun

By Larry Sheingold - One thing you’ll notice about atlarrys.com, our sister website that offers restaurant recommendations: if we can’t recommend a place, we don’t write about it. We’re the anti-Fox News of online restaurant analysis. The idea is to let you see if your tastes match ours – based solely on our positive impressions. [...]
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