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...origins of Indian cuisine, chicken tikka masala isn't Indian at all. A connoisseur of Indian cuisine might, indeed, consider it an absurdity: tikka (oven-roasted meat), is meant to be eaten without masala (gravy). This oxymoronic creation dates back to the fateful moment when a long-suffering Indian chef in Britain grew tired of explaining the basic facts about the tikka to his barbaric customers, mixed Campbell's tomato soup with some spices and gave them the gravy they craved. The result was magic, at least to British palates...
WANTED: ATHEIST SCHOOL CHEF...
Well, it finally happened: South Park offended someone. Singer Isaac Hayes, 63, the voice of the cartoon's sex-obsessed CHEF, has quit, citing its "intolerance and bigotry toward religious beliefs of others." Matt Stone, South Park's co-creator, says that Hayes had "no problem--and he's cashed plenty of checks--with our show making fun of Christians" and only "got a sudden case of religious sensitivity when it was his religion." At issue is a November 2005 episode that mocked the Church of Scientology, of which Hayes is a member, and the world's most famous Scientologist...
...introduction to his 522-page magnum opus, Molto Italiano, chef Mario Batali reflects on the frenzy that now accompanies the opening of many American restaurants. "In recent years," he writes in the cookbook, which was published last May, "we seem to care more about the opening of a new restaurant than we do the opening of a new play or a new version of Don Giovanni by the local opera company. This makes me happy, but at the same time, it makes me just a little...
...brownies with mint on top.” Meanwhile in Annenberg, card-swipers raved about noodle pudding—from the family kitchen of Jared S. Gruszecki ’09. Card-swiper Francine enjoyed it so much that she procured the recipe from the chef. Under a program now in the works, dining hall staffers won’t just be cooking students’ recipes from home—they’ll be whipping up their own family favorites, and the diversity of backgrounds of HUDS employees might make for some novel dishes prepared en masse...