There’s nothing like a good-quality sharp knife in the kitchen. The GF gifted me with a Nenox Western-style knife (this one) a few years ago from Korin, the store referenced in this video. If you’re ever in Manhattan, you should pay a visit – nearly every sushi chef in the city uses Korin knives and brings them in regularly for sharpening by the master sharpener.

Sushi Zen is good, but you-know-who says Yasuda is the best higher-end place. Median priced sushi favorites include Ushiwakamaru and Blue Ribbon (where we had our first date).

No, she didn’t die again, but she would have been 100 years old last Monday. I have used a few of these 8 cooking suggestions, and here’s the best one:

Eight Cooking Tips from Julia Child [Buzzfeed]

Make your own Chick-Fil-Gay!

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Be aware. And take this quiz.

Our own Christine on Italian TV:

Audio NSFW:

Was sort of on board until the taco shells … and who the fuck eats a pizza with bar mitzvah pigs-in-blankets as a crust?

What’s better than roast chicken and mashed potatoes on a winter evening? And, of course, there are as many ways to roast a chicken as there are cooks. Here’s how I do it, and I’d like to hear how you do it – always looking for tips and tricks. First, the neck (and giblets if they’re in the cavity) go into a pot to slow cook with a rough-cut mirepoix:

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