I eat a lot of energy bars. I know they’re not real food, that’s what my nutritionist tells me, but they’re a good pick-me-up, assuming you buy the ones with enough protein. Yes, I’ve learned how to read the nutrition label. You don’t want one with less than ten grams of protein. Otherwise, you’ll just […]

I’m not used to seeing boobies in the wild. Never mind dicks. So we went downtown to Grand Central Market to partake of what the “New York Times” claimed might be “The Best Iced Latte In America”. Was it? What the hell do I know, the only coffee I consume is in yogurt. But I […]

There were two good things about Howard Johnson’s, the fried clams and the Swiss chocolate almond ice cream. By time I grew up, HoJo’s was already over the hill. But we drove by on a regular basis, and they’d have these ads for fried clams in the window. Monday night was fish fry, you could […]

Why does some food taste better the next day? Pizza, Chinese, the sandwich I just ate… Days later, after marinating in their own juices, what might have been “eh” the first time around is positively delicious later. My mother was not a good cook. I’m not saying she had no admirable features. She was a […]