One of the side effects of being with a Singaporean girl is having to get used to spicy food. Before her it’s wasn’t my strong suit. I’m a firm “Mild” at Taco Bell. But I’ve gotten used to it over the years and I know if we go to a Thai restaurant I’ll come out…
When they finally come up with the pill that will let us eat anything we want without gaining weight, lettuce can fuck right off. Those weeds and lawn clippings shall never touch these lips again. Because really, nobody actually likes leafy greens. You know how I know? Because nobody gets stoned and goes “Dude… Leeeeettuuuuce…” Waking…
The other day I was asked by TheBesty.com to offer my favorite places to eat around the country for listing in their “Celebrity Chefs” section. I know, I know… Neither celebrity nor chef. But hey, flattery will get them everywhere. 🙂 If you’d like to see what I gave them, it’s at http://www.thebesty.com/philjohnson However their…
I’m playing at Penguins Comedy Club this weekend. My favorite club named after a flightless arctic bird. I’m playing The Crested Auk later this year, but it’s not nearly as good. But the real reason I was excited to come back to Cedar Rapids, IA is The Lost Cuban. Most food of Latin…
Since Henson productions pulled their toys from Chik Fil-A’s children’s meals, they’re going to need a replacement. I’m totally ahead of the game with this idea from my DVD “Be Yourself… Unless You’re An Idiot.”
There are two stories about who discovered the coffee bean and its effects. The first I learned this past weekend at an exhibit about early technology in the Islamic world. In the 9th century, an Ethiopian goat and sheep herder ( ya herd?) named Kaldi discovered that when his animals ate the beans they were…
I recently got back from my first trip to Hawaii. My girlfriend and love to eat on any trip, though we’re not really foodies. We’re too cheap to be real foodies. But we do enjoy checking out the local cuisine. She asked her more Hawaii-experienced friends what we should eat while there. They said, “Ooh,…
There’s a sushi place near me that recently put up a banner that says “Sushi and Cajun Seafood Now Available!” To me that says, “You can have it raw or blackened! It’s that happy middle of ‘cooked correctly’ we haven’t mastered yet!” And based on their reviews on Yelp I wouldn’t trust the raw or…
