I am soooo curious what his reputation is in that town. Read more

Please remember that the majority of the world’s Jewish population does not live in Israel and being Jewish does not mean automatic agreement with everything the Israeli government does. Read more

I, uh, must confess that the photos here are stock images, since I didn’t have a photo handy of the actual cheesecake. Which isn’t quite as tall IRL as the top photo. I use a nine-inch pan and it comes out about as tall as the second photo. Read more

That’s what the sour cream topping is for. It covers a multitude of sins. Read more

That’s right! Read more

Where were you when I was writing my headline? Read more

You think the Leader of the Free World has time to pore over a menu? Ha ha ha ha. Read more

Excellent question. Read more

Same. Same. Read more

Only because I’m working from home. At the office, I have a view of Karl from the art department and Marnie’s profile if I turn my head. Read more

Crap. Would I have won your vote if I’d said matzo? (I was considering it, since it’s the season and all.) Read more

Malaysian-style gribenes sound amazing! I may have to try this. Read more

Funny you should ask. We thought he was a lab mix, too, but then we got his genetic test back and it showed he has no lab in him at all! He’s a mix of a whole bunch of things; the largest percentages are mountain cur, great Dane, redbone coonhound, and “supermutt.” Read more

I always insisted that the “St. Louis-slice” was a stupid marketing ploy and that nobody in St. Louis actually ate their bagels that way, and no one ever believes me. They just want to believe the worst. Although I guess the widespread Imo’s love does cast doubt on St. Louis food. Read more

Reno in Logan Square makes a good Montreal-style bagel. But yeah, in general, the pickings here are ridiculously slim. Read more

I got one of those, too! I think there were blanks where the names could be typed in. It made me so happy. Read more

It was an advance reader copy, so, yeah, a media thing. Read more

Not for the individual recipes, but there’s an entire section in the front that advises you how to make the adjustments yourself, based on how high you are. Read more

And there is absolutely no reason why you can’t make your own! Read more

They exploded, but even deconstructed, they were delicious. Read more