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Bruce Cole has a charming piece at his Saute Wednesday site about offal. What is offal? “Offal = viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans.”Bruce waxes lyrical over offal: “I don’t eat out that often, but when I do, I pick my spots. First priority, usually, is offal on the…

Tonight at the Whole Foods sushi counter, I collected my sushi as a bearded man approached.”Excuse me,” said the bearded man to the Asian man behind the counter. “Do. You. Have. Temp. Ura?””I can make some,” said the Asian man. “Can you wait a few minutes?””Si,” said the bearded man.That made me laugh. Because he…

I just finished a fantastic book by New Yorker writer Malcolm Gladwell called “The Tipping Point.”The premise of the book is that social epidemics have a tipping point, a moment where they go from marginal obscurity to intense popularity. The book uses examples like Hush Puppies, AIDS, and smoking but I think there’s definitely a…

A new General Store, trendy sandwich shop has opened up in the Virginia Highlands. It is called BELLY.Having driven past it several times, I decided to go in today with my digital camera to survey the place.The place is definitely Virginia Highlands chic: ethereal funk music playing; candles burning; spotted light on exposed brick. The…

Today I found out that I got into the Tisch School of Dramatic Writing!This will make me the first ever lawyer, Playwright food blogger. Just call me Emeril Chekhov-Cochran.

Whatever, if I have to suffer you have to suffer too.Tonight I transferred my starter from a 1 gallon Tupperware container to a 3 gallon Tupperware container because I had to add 5 cups of flour and I was scared it couldn’t hold it.So here’s the starter post 5-cups of flour addition. It’s starting to…

Yesterday, in my “Sexuality and Parenthood” class, the following issue came up: what kind of support should the system give teenage mothers? People said things like:”Welfare!””Education!””Sneakers!” (

This morning I woke up bright and early–10:30 am–and clapped my hands together, eager to begin my day.”Feed me,” I heard a voice say from the other room.”Lauren is that you?” I asked, inquisitively.”Feed me Seymour, feed me now,” the voice continued.Ah, Lauren left the TV on. “Little Shop of Horrors” on TBS.In any case,…

AGE: 25HEIGHT: 5 foot somethingROOMMATE: The Amateur GourmetWANTED FOR: Eating gigantic bags of potato chips before she goes to bed.ANYTHING ELSE: Yes. Crazy Potato Chip Girl is incredibly dangerous. Her breath reeks of potatoes and she has been known to belch without saying “Excuse me.” Crazy Potato Chip Girl will EAT YOUR POTATO CHIPS and…

People.Purportedly, Pluots perpetuate proper Plum passion.Admittedly, Apricots are also accented assiduously.Verdict?Very vivacious;Lovely; likable;Delicate; dainty.Truth told?Pluot = Expensive plum.