HORRORS

Quiet Evenings at Home

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What happens when high-powered top chefs come home to cook. It could be delicious, but not pretty. In today’s Times a piece by JULIA MOSKIN on new books by Heston Blumenthal, Mario Batali, Ferran Adria, left to right.

Dig In!

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The Congressional Supercommittee may be a party of craven fools but, hey everyone;s gotta eat. At least they get close enough to reality to see what should be on the menu. Thanks to Jan Zimmeck, Ron Brownstein for the help with this recipe. Happy Holidays.

CAIN TO MUSLIMS: CHECK THIS OUT

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Lost in the fuss about Herman Cain’s pitched battle with Rick Perry  for Dumbest Pol in History is the very significant OTHER remark he made this week: that most Muslims are extremists. It is easy to take this the wrong way.  From an extremist like Cain, that may be the highest compliment; an olive branch … Read more

Full Spectra Color

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If you want to see what the proposed Spectra Pipeline (a hot new idea for carrying tons of fracked natural gas)  which will cut through New Jersey and end in the West Village, can do, then get a load of these shots fom San Bruno, California where a similar pipeline went blooey in 2007.  Spectra Spectacular.  Great … Read more