Fan

I am officially a huge fan of Alton John of Food Network and his show Good Eats.
For those who dont know him; he breaks down recipes to science - temperature, ingredients, vessels, utensils - you name it. It's a tv show for the food-nerds! For example, last night he proved why a regular Martini is better stirred than shaken!! How about that Mr. Bond?

Can someone explain...

...America's obsession with using Mother's maiden name as a security question?
Its on governemt forms, credit card applications, online password retrieval...

I am not a big fan to say the least and I never got the concept and I always forget which "word" I gave when I filled out 'that' application... sigh.

bad novelties

You get to select from a huge variety of noodles, veggies, meats, sauces, condiments and even the spices to put in your dish. You hold that bowl full of your own selected ingredients of the dish and wait in line with others. When its your turn, you give your bowl to the "chef's" and they will cook your ingredients on a giant 'communal' grill.
And you cant even complain if it doesnt taste right cuz you put that buffalo chilli sauce with cumin and rosemary! To top off everything, you pay $15-$20 bucks for the dish that you just made..... I guess we pay for novelty. This novelty is named Mongolian Barbeque.
The other one where I had similar sentiments was Au Bon Pain. Atleast it had 'pain' in the name...

Parody?!

This article made some memorable conversations with my friends and coworkers. The best one comes from Christine Charboneau, one of my coworkers:

chrischarboneau: in the U.S., "people have to even clean their own toilets," !!!! haha

me: yep :)

chrischarboneau: Ms. Seth says she likes nice clothes and would like to have a flat-screen TV. "Is he really prepared to provide the kind of lifestyle that I have right now?"

hahaha

1:33 PM me: see people are spoilt even in 3rd world countries

lol

chrischarboneau: hilarious

1:34 PM this is my perseonal fave: "some overseas Indians want a bride who is smart, fluent in English, and "simultaneously, docile in the house."

me: hahahhahahahha

chrischarboneau: docile in the house. omg.

1:35 PM me: yes the secret is out

lol

chrischarboneau: you guys are unbelieveable

me: hahahaha

chrischarboneau: is your wife docile -- or is she in charge?>

me: no comment

chrischarboneau: she must be in charge

hahaha

1:36 PM too americanized!

I'm glad my wife doesn't blog!

April Fools at work

Too funny...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlPfOBKuahY