What is wrong with the above picture? I'm not sure. I just can't put my finger on it. All the food seems to be on the table and ready for eating. The table has been set for six...and there are six diners ready - and one or two downright anxious - to chow down. Oh,…
June 29, 2013: Oh, and another thing! Not so fast, Cookie!
Oooh, check 'em out. Macaron ice cream sandwiches. They come in four flavors - strawberry cheesecake, coconut-mango, raspberry-pistachio, and chocolate on chocolate with cocoa nibs - now available at Payard. Read all about them here: http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2013/06/payard-macaron-ice-cream-sandwiches.html. Thanks to sis for the heads up. Also pursuant to our macaron discussion my macaron rant in yesterday's blog entry,…
June 27, 2013: MasterChef screws up macarons! Let’s all chip in and get the Golden Boy something nice!
Dear Gordon Ramsay, Joe Bastianich, and Gordon Elliot, THIS - - is a macaroon, while THIS - - is a macaron. MACAROON - MACARON - They are two strikingly different desserts in terms of taste, texture, and appearance. I can cut a fledgling home cook some slack for getting the two confused, but you…
June 27, 2013: Randomness!
There's nothing quite as sad and disappointing as a soggy waffle. This I realized yesterday after purchasing the cinnamon variety from a waffle-themed food truck. A waffle-themed food truck! Seriously. You'd think that, if they'd get anything right, it would be waffles. No pearl sugar. Not crispy. Just bland and flaccid. Hey, it looks like…
June 26, 2013: Upcoming under-the-radar movies to look forward to! Or not!
Yesterday, it was the big releases. Today, let's take a look at the "smaller" movies of interest (well, movies that have piqued MY interest anyway) upcoming in July... THE WAY, WAY BACK Release Date: July 5, 2013 What it’s about: A coming of age story about a 14 year old boy who befriends the good-humored…
June 25, 2013: Upcoming movie releases to look forward to! Or not!
DESPICABLE ME 2 Release Date: July 3, 2013 What it’s about: The lovable (?) former supervillain, Gru, is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to stop a new super criminal. What it’s got working for it: Looks promising. Didn't see the original, but many clearly did as it did well enough to warrant a secret! What’s…
June 24, 2013: The Supermovie of the Week Club reconvenes! Cookie Monster reviews The Avengers!
Dis movie have everyting you would expekt from a summer blockbuster. Humor! Fun! Action! Dazzling speshul effekts! Cracking dialogue! Overlong running time! And some developments dat not make sense - but be pretty cool anyway. Movie begin at top secret S.H.I.E.L.D. facility where scientists studying glowy box very similar to one we saw in Captain…
June 23, 2013: My Top 10 Worst Comic Book Supervillain Costumes! And one for good luck!
In no particular order... CAPTAIN BOOMERANG He dresses like an Australian flight attendant. FISHERMAN Okay, granted, he must do more than his fair share of wading, but those hip boots are NOT flattering. Is that a bathing cap? PASTE POT PETE (aka THE TRAPSTER) Nice chapeau. Presumably, the gang at Marvel got fed up of…
June 22, 2013: The search is on!
Well, I've started my search for a new dog-sitter and so far, so slow. There are a bunch of people/places that offer pet-sitting services, but most board the animals at their homes or places of business and I'm looking for someone who would be willing to stay at my house for the four (ish) days…
June 21, 2013: Back on the home front!
Well, look was awaiting me upon my return last night. Yes, that's a dark chocolate Nikka whisky ganache tart. Here, take a closer look: Notice the detail in the icing, the cloud-like heart, the correct spelling of my name. Sure, it looked great, but how did it taste? Fantastic. Smooth and rich and redolent with…
June 20, 2013: Homeward Bound!
I was sitting down to a late lunch, enjoying the down time following a whirlwind of meetings (17 in 4 days!) when I received a text from Akemi informing me that the oven was broken. Again! Didn't I just do this rant? Oh, yeah! I did! Back in February: http://josephmallozzi.com/2013/02/28/february-28-2013-the-not-so-lonely-maytag-repairman/ It's the exact same issue…
June 19, 2013: Another L.A. Update!
Four meetings yesterday, another five today. Amidst all the business, we also managed to connect with some old friends, one intentionally, the other quite by surprise. Last night, Paul and I met up with Golden Boy Martin Gero and the lovely Chelan Simmons for dinner at Animal where we enjoyed a terrific meal. Among the…
June 18, 2013: The L.A. Update!
"Could I have some tissue,"the elderly lady asked the air hostess. "There's something on my seat." And then, almost hopefully: "I think it's hand cream." And so kicked off our wacky L.A. adventure. I'd brought along a book (actually two books and the third season of Louie) to while away the flight but actually ended…
June 17, 2013: The Supermovie of the Week Club reconvenes! Cookie Monster reviews Chronicle!
When is a found footage film not a found footage film? When de makers mysteriously bail on de concept two turds of de way thru de movie. Chronicle has distinktion of being de first (mostly) found footage superhero movie. And dat about all dat make it distinkt. It otherwise pretty standard fare. Our protagonist, Andrew,…
June 16, 2013: Travel Day! Look at the pretty (delicious) pictures! Helping out The National Mill Dog Rescue in Colorado!
Oh, and I just remembered another thing that bothered me about the penultimate episode of Downton Abbey's third season. Ethel decides to take a job close to the estate where her son now resides. In the event they run into each other, her cover story will be that she was his nanny. And that would…