You know what really grinds my gears?

Articles like this one from Reuters tend to get me a bit flustered and frustrated, I have already deleted my initial rant and started over to try and focus my issues.

The article is about men who do food shopping and how they essentially can not handle the intricacies of a supermarket. Well, I am a man who does supermarket shopping and I have no problem with a supermarket.

I guess my biggest problem with this article, and more so with the research, is how much is left out and the implications that are being made based on the vague research. Read more »

CitySearch Sold Out

I have used Citysearch for a long time. I admit, 3 out of 4 times I am just looking up the address of a restaurant, but every now and then I actually like to use it for reviews, checking out what other folks have to say about where I am going.

Well, today I finally decided to sign up to write a restaurant review about a particularly bad restaurant experience I had. Make the jump to read my complaints about both Citysearch and 5 Points on Great Jones.
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Setting Up Your Kitchen

As I’ve mentioned before I cook. There is an article from todays NY Times called “A No-Frills Kitchen Still Cooks.” It is about how setting up a kitchen does not have to cost an arm and a leg and can be done pretty well for under $300.
Now, I really like my kitchen, and my knives alone probably cost about $300 (but they are really pretty), on the other hand there are a number of items in my kitchen that I have purchased on the cheap. This guide is pretty good and Mark Bittman suggests shopping at Bowery Restaurant Supply on Delancy St., which is one of my favorites.
Bittman’s guide is pretty good and I have few complaints about it and I’ll list them after the jump Read more »