It’s Friday, it’s almost summer vacation time, and I’m unemployed. So what better to do, than go on a field trip! And do I ever have a special field trip destination for you, dear readers. That’s right, I went to:
No, really. I did. Southwest Virginia’s finest locally owned and operated chain of food stores. If you’re not too afeared to learn more, jump with me.
This might just be what does it. I may have officially seen everything.
I present you with the officially branded Steven Seagal energy drink. Yes, you did read that correctly.
I’m not quite sure what to say, and I’m not particularly interested in learning more. And while Cherry Charge seems like a reasonable flavor, what exactly does he have canned up that he’s calling Asian Experience? The mind boggles…
[Edit:] I know, I said I didn’t want to know more, but I couldn’t help myself. From the page that touts Mr. Seagal as an “Energy Drink Formulator”:
“His album, Songs from the Crystal Cave, released earlier this year, has already hit the pop charts in Europe.”
That sentence, in and of itself is comedy gold. However, I will admit that it led me to check out iTunes on Seagal’s behalf… and honestly, his music isn’t terrible. I know that’s not a ringing endorsement, but I’ve heard much worse. His voice is fine. The music at least feels authentic and not just canned pop. Check it out for yourself, if you’d like…
Ok. Now that I have Wade A’s attention. Kidding, I’m kidding. Well, actually I’m serious about the drinking. Check it out here (scroll down to “Charity Wines”).
There’s so much goodness here that I don’t quite know how to cover it. I guess I’ll go with the old standby: the unordered list. We’ll put that after the jump.
i was paging through people magazine the other day (don’t ask) and found a review of a new book that detailed what famous chefs would select for their last meal. requests range from the light and simple (chips and guac– jonathan waxman) to classic (roast beef– gordon ramsay) to elegant (caviar, suckling pigs, truffles– gary danko).
all of which got me to thinking. if (let’s face it: when) i get sentenced to death row, what would i choose for my final meal? hmmm.
keep in mind: i never claimed to be a foodie.
Super Tots
Artichoke Tarts (Sara’s specialty)
Buffalo Wings (from Tailgate restaurant, 61st & Nicollet, Minneapolis)
White Castle cheeseburgers, one bag
McDonalds french fries
Cheryl-getti (my mom’s spaghetti)
Double-decker supreme taco from T-Bell (2)
and
Vienna Fingers Blizzard from DQ
you?
Because I have limited access to the internet at work, and I was lazy in posting last night, Alex beat me to it… but hell, I’ll publish anyway.
Some of you may have heard about factory workers at microwave popcorn plants coming down with something called “popcorn lung“. Recently doctors in Denver have discovered a man who apparently got popcorn lung as a consumer of microwave popcorn (extra butter!). We can ban transfat in restaurants in New York, but a proven cancer agent (in the manufacturing arena) has now appeared to have caused cancer in a consumer.
I’ll let blogs like this debate on the politics behind this issue. To me this is another sign of our society and industry very willing to consume and use chemicals in our food in the interests of time and money.
Some good news (after the fact) is that ConAgra will begin to phase out the offending chemical. Although they say it is only for the safety of the workers, two questions come to mind. Why did it take the possibility of a consumer getting sick before they made this change. And why make the change now after the risk has been known for years?
In the meantime, lay off the artificial butter microwave popcorn and consider *gasp* using “real” butter as a topping. A tablespoon of butter has only 100 calories and is more than enough to flavor a bag of popcorn.
