Michael Psilakis on Eating Brains

"I basically say, you can stick a straw inside a brain and suck it through, We cook it so it is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, almost mousse-like. I think it’s sort of off-putting."

 
Posted by Josh Friedland on Jul 22, 2009 in Chefs, Eating, Quotable | Link |
 


Josh Ozersky on Bacon

"It's all things meat, concentrated down to one strip of cured pork, and that strip functions as a middle finger to extend towards all the health cranks, stroller moms, and progressive puritans who try to prevent men from doing what they want most. Bacon is a Thai brothel on an egg plate."

 
Posted by Josh Friedland on Jul 9, 2009 in Eating, Ingredient, Quotable | Link |
 


Chinese Expression

"Heaven has dragon meat; Earth has donkey meat."

 
Posted by Josh Friedland on May 5, 2009 in Culture, Eating, Ingredient, Quotable | Link |
 


Henry Alford on Goat

"The meat is lower in fat than chicken but higher in protein than beef. There’s even an adorable neologism ('chevon') for those who want their meat to sound like a miniature Chevrolet or a member of a 1960’s girl group."

 
Posted by Josh Friedland on Apr 1, 2009 in Eating, Quotable | Link |
 


Jonathan Gold on Live Octopus Tentacles

"For the first time I appreciated the strategic importance of the sesame oil–salt dip—not just because it tasted good, which it did, but because the suckers on the tentacles are still fully functional, and the coating of slippery oil prevents them from maintaining their death grip on your tongue."
 
Posted by Josh Friedland on Nov 19, 2008 in Eating, Quotable | Link |
 


Rosecrans Baldwin on Morels

"I'm waiting for the day when I can order a morel hot dog at a high school football game; that would be the ultimate fall treat."
 
Posted by Josh Friedland on Nov 12, 2008 in Eating, Quotable | Link |
 


Jay Rayner on Being a Food Critic

"Once, at a restaurant called Babylon, I was served a chicken sausage that, even the waiters agreed, looked like a severed penis on a plate."
 
Posted by Josh Friedland on Oct 23, 2008 in Eating, Quotable | Link |
 


Anthony Bourdain on Baby Bourdain

"My one and half year old baby daughter loves olives. And caper berries. And salty parmigiano reggiano cheese. Her love of rabbits (as food) is already well established. But I discovered today that she adores polenta -- served with the hot, rendered fat of roasted game birds."
 
Posted by Josh Friedland on Oct 15, 2008 in Chefs, Eating, Quotable | Link |
 


Tim Wu on Live Octopus

"I have fond memories of the time I ate a squirming live octopus tentacle in Korea—not only did it taste pretty good, it also brought fond memories of a woman who used to twirl her tongue while French kissing."
 
Posted by Josh Friedland on Sep 26, 2008 in Eating, Quotable, Travel | Link |
 


David Chang on the Future of Food

"Let's allow these harsh new realities to force us to do something that Alice Waters has been advocating for decades: Let's finally embrace the truth that food is not something to be taken for granted."
 
Posted by Josh Friedland on Sep 25, 2008 in Eating, Quotable | Link |