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Comestiblog
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A weblog of comestibles, eating, drinking, and (dubious) taste.
Recent Posts
Thanksgiving, Calvados, and the Trou Normand
Today we give thanks and celebrate the bounty of the harvest. To those expecting to feast heartily, may I suggest punctuating your meal with a trou normand (literally, "Norman hole")? At a certain stage of a grand dinner in Normandy, it was customa...
Misspellings on the Menu at the State Dinner
If you're going to split hairs, at least try to use the proper terminology. Anahad O'Connor of The Caucus, the politics and government blog of The New York Times, reported that a number of spelling errors appeared on the menu at President Obama's st...
Fat Franks—The Wurst Place in Bellows Falls, Vermont
Fat Franks, the self-proclaimed Wurst Place in Bellows Falls, Vermont, is a place to relish. Anyone can serve a hot dog, but not everyone can do it right. This little place offers perfectly prepared frankfurters, sausages, and burgers in a clean, f...
Free Kentucky Grilled Chicken ... Again!
Can KFC do a grilled chicken giveaway right this time? Find out for yourself on Monday, 26 October 2009 when participating restaurants offer one free piece of Kentucky Grilled Chicken per person. ...
Red Hooked on Steve's Authentic Key Lime Pies
Were the name Steve's Authentic Key Lime Pies not already sufficiently long, the term Old-Fashioned could be wedged in. Steve Tarpin grew up around Key limes and knows what it takes to make a good, traditional pie therefrom. A fortuitous meeting le...
Curtis' Bar·B·Q: Smoke and (Bus) Mirrors in Putney, Vermont
Curtis' Bar·B·Q, just up the hill from exit 4 on Interstate 91 in Vermont, is in its 41st season of serving southern-style barbecue in the quaint village of Putney. Were it not for the billowing smoke and hunger-inducing aromas wafting though the ...

