Posts by zcook

Not entirely food-related, but very funny! These are from the New York Magazine competition in which they asked competitors to change ONE letter in a familiar non-English phrase and redefine it: Haste Cuisine (Fast...

A mathematician, an accountant and a lawyer apply for the same job. The interviewer calls in the mathematician and asks, "What do two plus two equal?" The mathematician replies "Four." The interviewer asks...

A local lawyer had a horseshoe prominently displayed above the door frame of his office. Asked why it was mounted there, he replied that it was a "Good Luck Charm" that someone gave him as a gift to help him win his cases....

In a country ruled by cannibals, a brave and curious tourist stopped to read a sign in the window of the local butcher shop. Artists' Brains $9.00/lb Philosophers' Brains $12.00/lb Scientists' Brains $15.00/lb Restaurant...

A culinary school student walks into a pizzeria to order a pizza. When the pizza is done, he goes up to the counter get it. There a clerk asks him, "Should I cut your pizza into six pieces or eight pieces?" The student...

A boy was crossing a road one day when a frog called out to him and said, "If you kiss me, I'll turn into a beautiful princess." He bent over, picked up the frog and put it in his pocket. The frog spoke up again and said,...

CAIPIRINHA {"Little Country Girl"} From Fogo De Chão Restaurant 2 Limes 4 tablespoons Sugar 5 oz. Cachaca (Brazilian Sugarcane Liquor) Ice Wash limes and trim ends. Slice limes in half. Remove core of limes...

Beet Salad with Walnuts and Bleu Cheese Serves 6 to 8 4 Red Beets, peeled and quartered 1 quart Apple Cider, or apple juice 1/2 cup Red Wine Vinegar 1/2 cup Walnuts 1/4 cup Granulated Sugar 1/2 lb. Baby Arugula or Baby...

Tangerine Panna Cotta Aria from Kathryn King Serves 4 3-1/2 teaspoons Gelatin Powder, divided 9 Tangerines 1-3/4 cups Heavy Cream 1/2 Vanilla Bean The grated zest from 2 of the Tangerines 1 cup granulated Sugar, divided 1...

Thanks, Jeffery! :) To clarify Jeffery's remark, I did not ask Jeffery to start this thread, or to re-post the Culinarian's Code here. We had a brief conversation by private message regarding Jeffery's previous thread, This...