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Learn Killer Cooking Skillz from the Vegan Black Metal Chef

Welcome to the newest spin on cooking shows: the Vegan Black Metal Chef! The kitchen has never been so scary.

Taking Brendan Small‘s Duncan Hills Coffee cartoon one step further, Brian Manowitz presents a Black Metal-themed cooking show — excuse me, vegan cooking show — on YouTube.

Donning black leather and [...]

Casu Marzu: the G.G. Allin of cheeses

If you’re from the Mediterranean, maybe this is old news. But it was completely new to me: casu marzu, the Sardinian cheese covered in maggots (on purpose).

It’s a tradition that goes back I have no idea how many years. The maggots eat the sheep’s-milk cheese and break it down from a hard block into a [...]

Worms and Eyeballs

I admit it: this is mostly for my American friends. A picture I took in the market yesterday, nothing but a cheap attempt to shock. If you live in Catalonia, this is no big deal; it’s what you’re used to seeing in any butcher shop.

Still, coming from America, where it’s all to easy to hide [...]

Chicago: Land of the Dreaded Pancake

I wrote something too long to be a post — again. It’s at this link. Enjoy. Especially if you’re hungry.

http://popular1.com/rachelarieff/stories/chicago-land-of-the-dreaded-pancake/

Nothing Happens in Milwaukee

I made a photo-blog about adventures in Milwaukee that’s way too long to be a post. You can check it out here.

I Love This Town

…because everything about it is designed to fill your belly with hot, delicious, affordable food…. no matter where you are, no matter what hour of the day.

You’ve literally got thousands of establishments, from corner delis to supermarkets to restaurants, with their warm lights beckoning you, begging you, “Come on in! Eat!”