October, 2008 -

by gansie

A Burrito for Change

80P and I make this so much for dinner that I actually had to search through the ES files to make sure I hadn’t blogged about it before. It’s like not even funny anymore to mention how much I love eggs, but I just can’t get over how often they assist me in meals. While taking a break from practicing chicken pot pies (I film this Sunday – eek!) I wanted to throw together something I didn’t have to really think about, and would use up that half onion, half can of beans, leftover rice…

Breakfast—Dinner Burrito

Now this is just what I happened to use on this particular night. I’ve changed this a billion times, adding in greens, hot sauce, spices, prepared salsa, garlic, sour cream…I mean, really, this will work with almost anything. Although my goal is to figure out if egg and winter squash mix. Wait for it.

by BS

Top 10 Food Pun Halloween Costumes

We’ve done cute, weird, and sexy, but now it’s time to talk about the very best type of Halloween costume: Punny! You know, the type that makes you really proud of yourself but just makes others say “Oh, I get it” and not laugh. Pun costumes!

To make it even more fun, I’m not gonna tell you what the puns are. Ya’ll gotta figure it our yourselves. Your only clue is that they all have something to do with some kind of food. So here are the Top 10 Food Pun Halloween Costumes. Guess away!

10:

Via: Starfirerapture

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Via: PrankPlace

Via: Coolest Homemande Costumes

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by gansie

Artsy Photo of the Day

The good ole days – when eggs came by the THIRTY DOZEN

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by gansie

Tuesdays for Cocktails

So for my last dining package, I decided to try the new restaurant/bar Commissary, from the group that also owns The Heights. And you know how I feel about The Heights. But, hey, the food looked okay, so I invited belmontmedina along to help me review their Happy Hour specials.

Well, I get there first and I’m greeted by these two women:

women: are you here for an “event” ??

me: no

women: the place is closed to the public until 8, but if you would like to talk to the hostess, she’s inside.

me: okay… thanks. [in my head: FUCK!]

So now I call BS and ask what I should do. This is the ONLY night I have free to check out this place (because I’m a huge procrastinator, I was right up to my deadline.) And I don’t want to pull the whole *I’m press, I need to get in there STAT* thing. But, really, there’s no other choice. Ugh.

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by BS

ES Sneak Peek: Top Chef Season Five

Endless Simmer got a sneak preview of the upcoming season of Top Chef at the Taste of the Five Boroughs event in New York yesterday, where we met up with the judges and some chef’testants from the past. (Yes, it’s true, I was that close to Padma Lakshmi.) But most importantly, we got to meet the cast of the upcoming season. They all seemed to be very close with one another, insisted they were all friends, and reported that there was no villain. Riiiiight.

Here are some very snap impressions:

Melissa is a sous chef from Boulder, Colorado, and the most personable of all the chef’testants I met. She’s super-talkative, comes off as a party girl, and definitely has some drama potential — she seems more like a Real World contestant than a Top Chef-er. I’d say they’ll keep her around for a bit.

If you’ve been missing the Long Island flavor that Howie and Joey brought to Season Three, than you’ll be excited to meet Danny. He’s the chef de cuisine at the Babylon Carriage House in Fire Island, and I’m voting him most likely to get drunk and start fights in the waiting room while the judges deliberate.

Radhika is my fav. She’s the executive chef at Between Boutique Cafe and Lounge in Chicago, and I’m already digging her fusiony-y cuisine. She’s way cuter than this photo, and really soft-spoken and sweet. She says she was a religious watcher of Top Chef in past seasons, and has never been more nervous than when standing on the chopping block. I’m rooting for her.

More snap judgements — and Padma’s insight — after the jump.

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by gansie

Hott Link: Phils Drink

It’s incredible how sports, heartbreak and alcohol go so well together. Hopefully this October, though, the Phillies will bring some smiles to this tortured sports town. But if not, there will at least be drinks. Philly bartenders created drinks for the starting line-up. Here’s one for our boy Pat “the bat” Burrell.

World Cafe Live’s Pat the Batini

Created by bartender Justin Adams. “Now the tricky part is the pomegranate is for Pat, and the blueberry is for Burrell. The drink is white with blue and red floaters [pomegranate]. Let’s tip one back for the Phils!”

PAT THE BATINI

2 ounces Stoli Blu
2 ounces white grape juice
Splashes of pomegranate syrup and blue curacao

Pour the Stoli into a glass filled with ice. Add the grape juice. Add the pomegranate syrup, then top with curacao. Serve.

Phil It Up [Philadelphia Daily News]

Go Phils!

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Photo: ES friend jakesg @ Spring Training 2008
More on the Phils in Florida

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by BS

Top 10 Sexiest Food Halloween Costumes

We’ve already covered people who use Halloween as an excuse to embarrass themselves (or their children). But some folks use the holiday for a much more practical purpose: Getting laid. You know who I’m talking about. Those usually uptight types who interpret Halloween costumes as a reason to get half naked in public. And if you can incorporate food into it, you’ve won my heart. So take a look at the Top 10 Sexiest Food Halloween Costumes:

10. The Sexy Chef

Via: Costume Shopper