No one is watching. It’s Okay. — Alone in the Kitchen with Eggplant by Jenni Ferrari-Adler, is an inspired book of essays, that are really just confessions, about what we eat when we’re alone. Some of the essay-confessions, like the one by the graduate student who ate canned black beans so often they became his forever comfort…

It’s an abusive relationship between diner and chef — Brunch blows. Anthony Bourdain gave it to us straight in Kitchen Confidential, his impossible-to-put-down tell-all about the behind the scenes of New York City restaurant life: brunch sucks. But we didn’t listen. We were all too hungover to care. Bourdain pulls no punches. Brunch, he explains, is the chef’s opportunity to use…

Stop doing this immediately. — Look, I get it. Lobster is delicious. Macaroni and cheese is delicious. What could go wrong? A lot. A lot could go wrong. We know the road to Hell is paved with good intentions, and that explains lobster mac n’ cheese. Combining two wonderful things with the intention to create…

And what is the meaning of life anyway? — I vividly remember when I first tried the Costco sheet cake. It was summer of 2019, and I was sitting on Santa Monica Beach, next to lifeguard station 25. It was Sydney’s birthday, and her friend Laura carried the cake, along with her toddler and all sorts of toddler things…

Lies make the world go ‘round, but some are unnecessary. — I often wonder if we are all just faking it. No, I take that back. I know we are all faking it. When I used to go into the office depressed, I faked not being in a dark spiral by acting “professional,” — whatever that means. For me it meant…

Time throw away the rulebook — You Guys, It’s End Times As we all know, it’s end times. And no, I’m not talking about the dictator-in-training in the White House or the cage match on Tuesday night masquerading as the Democratic debate. I’m talking about the fact that China announced this week that it’s sending two thousand ducks to Pakistan to…