What is Umami? Ponder the oyster. Tom yum. Carne asada. All umami. Don't try to define it! Just surrender to the addiction; savor the flavor implosion.

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Should you tip for take-out?

  • No: All they had to do was put my food in containers! (70%, 14 Votes)
  • Yes: At least a dollar or two-- it must be a pain to package all that food. (30%, 6 Votes)

Total Voters: 20

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September 20, 2008

The Umami Reader, vol.032

by kayoko
  • Nasty-ass moldy ziploc bags to keep the playground bullies from stealing your lunch- GENIUS! (via Mike T., Sherwood Forlee)
  • 101 Cookbooks becomes a Kiva Lending Team to help support food-based programs in developing countries (via Dawn, 101 Cookbooks)
  • A dreamy bacon grill alarm clock. Is this for real??? (via Mike T., Pieces of Limbo)

Apropos to the bacon alarm clock, an unforgettable soliloquy:

“I enjoy having breakfast in bed. I like waking up to the smell of bacon, sue me. And since I don’t have a butler, I have to do it myself. So, most nights before I go to bed, I will lay six strips of bacon out on my George Foreman grill. Then I go to sleep. When I wake up, I plug in the grill. I go back to sleep again. Then I wake up to the smell of crackling bacon. It is delicious, it’s good for me; it’s the perfect way to start the day.”
- Michael Scott, The Office (Season 2, The Injury)


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