Chronicles of a Curly Head: Beautiful Day

It is such a beautiful day here in Ohio!

And I've been sitting in classrooms all day (until now)

I have another class in a few hours

Which means I can't waste another second inside!

::Pondering:: Perhaps I need sunscreen for my alabaster skin...

Let us begin...

[Today’s music]]

JENNY OWEN YOUNGS – FUCK WAS I

[[Today’s restaurant]]

BARK HOT DOGS NYC

"Brooklyn’s latest high-end hot dog can be found at Bark Hot Dogs, a rustic spot where high communal tables and stools are made of recycled wood. It opened on Aug. 11. The devisers of this little dream, Brandon Gillis, far left, and Joshua Sharkey, have pedigrees of their own, Mr. Sharkey in the kitchen at Café Gray and Mr. Gillis at Franny’s, a block away from Bark. The hot dogs are made with beef, or beef-and-pork by an Austrian sausage-meister upstate. Most of the condiments, including sauerkraut aged in chardonnay barrels, are homemade. Bark Hot Dogs serves its own ale, Bark Red from Sixpoint Craft Ales in Red Hook. Because hot dogs for breakfast—lard-butter-basted or not—can be a tough sell, there’s also a morning menu of homemade biscuits and egg sandwiches"

[[Today’s kitchen gadget]]

SPAGHETTI FORK

"It might look like one of those Japanese "unuseless" inventions, but the Calamete noodle fork is for real. Engineered specifically to enhance the journal of noodles from bowl to mouth, the design takes a standard fork and adds an extra short, stubby tine -- intended to simulate the thumb -- to help grab a forkful of noodles (or pasta)."

[[Today’s news]]

(1)FAST-FOOD OUTLET BECOMES FIRST IN UK TO SELL ZEBRA PIZZAS

“A fast-food outlet has reportedly become the first in Britain to sell pizzas with an extra special topping - zebra. Yummy Yummy Italia in Burnley, northern England, launched the controversial pizza after owner Arash Fard, 33, visited London and saw frogs' legs pizzas on the menu, local newspaper the Lancashire Telegraph reported. The unusual meat toppings are bought from "alternative meats" supplier Kezie, which says the ingredients are ethically sourced from responsible farms. Fard's zebra creation is not his first time experimenting with ingredients. He told the Lancashire Telegraph that his range of buffalo, venison, kangaroo and crocodile pizzas were a big hit with customers since they went on sale earlier this year.”

Want to read more?

http://www.news.com.au/business/fast-food-outlet-becomes-first-in-uk-to-sell-zebra-pizzas/story-e6frfm1i-1225846706501

(2)BUTTER V. MARGARINE – WHICH IS BETTER?

"Margarine was once written off as a plastic-like artificial substance linked to clogged arteries and increased health risks. But the product has undergone a major transformation in recent years, so much so that many brands are starting to more closely resemble a health product than a high-fat butter-like spread. Today’s margarines contain only traces of maligned trans fats, are fortified with essential fatty acids – particularly omega-3 – and vitamins, and are sometimes even infused with olive oil. Most brands are also relatively low in saturated fats or calories and contain no cholesterol. Numerous types of margarine carry the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Health Check seal, a designation that tells consumers the product has met its nutrition criteria. Product labels are also designed to boast about the healthy changes. Does that mean the age-old debate over the health benefits of butter versus margarine is finally over? The short answer is no."

Want to read more?

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/butter-v-margarine---which-is-better/article1511588/

(3)THE 40 DEADLIEST FAST FOOD MEALS