Uptown Magazine - September 3/09
25 Things Chefs Never Tell You
When chef-turned-author Anthony Bourdain wrote Kitchen Confidential, his controversial behind-the-scenes exposé on the food industry, he not only angered some chefs and restaurateurs, he also helped reveal what goes on behind the scenes. Picking up where Bourdain’s New York Times bestseller left off, The Food Network looks at 25 Things Chefs Never Tell You. From the fact that that basket of “fresh bread” may have already sat at other tables to the revelation that the five-second rule does indeed apply in most kitchens to the long-standing tradition in the restaurant industry that cooks need to be on their death bed before they call in sick, you might not want to read this list prior to heading out for dinner.
Tired of searching Flickr and other photo-sharing sites for your food porn fix? Food Gawker is like a feast for your eyes. Crowdsourcing images from the best food blogs on the web, this is not only a great site to get inspired, it also proves that you don’t have to spend years in culinary school to create dishes that are as beautiful as they are tasty.
Quick Hits
MP3 of the Week: e-603 - Torn Up
If you’re sick of Girl Talk and are looking for some new mashups, New Hampshire producer e-603 has you covered. Using a style similar to the ultimate-party-playlist style that Girl Talk popularized, e-603 manages to turn over 250 “grey area” samples into a genre-smashing blend of everything from OutKast to Styx to Elton John to The Strokes. The entire album is available as a pay-what-you-think-it’s-worth download.
Video of the week: Jokers of the Scene - Baggy Bottom Boys
The first video from up-and-coming Ottawa-based electronic producers, Jokers of the Scene.
Woofer
Think Twitter’s 140 character limit doesn’t allow you to really express your thoughts? Woofer is a new homage to Twitter’s microblogging platform that forces your message to be at least 1,400 characters before it can be posted. While macroblogging probably won’t take off, it’s an interesting tongue-in-cheek look at how Twitter is changing the way people communicate.
