Word: pretzelism
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Choi's low-cost philosophy--and his kimchi quesadilla--inspired Beth Kellerhals, a former chef at Chicago's Hot Chocolate, to take him her beer-and-pretzel ice cream sandwich and persuade him to start selling her desserts. "Working in fine dining, I liked the precision and commitment to good ingredients, but it's just food," she says. "Don't take it so seriously. Have fun while you're eating...
...liked how you began one of the chapters by advising your readers to grab their favorite beverage and find a quiet space because your about to "twist the mind into pretzel form...
...strong, but don’t be weak. I have no idea how people win this game. 3. “Top Chef” When all you have available is the bountiful harvest of Brain Break, don’t watch a show about people making food. Pretzel crumbs and leftover grill orders seem really inadequate compared to Real Food. 2. “Project Runway” While reading Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road,” I more than once imagined evening gowns constructed from spare pipe, empty canned food containers...
...statue at the Justice Department, Alberto Gonzales politicizing the Justice Department, Harriet Miers, the oil lobbyist who edited those global warming reports. Also: Jack Abramoff, Duke Cunningham, Bob Ney, Tom DeLay, Ted Stevens. Also: the Vice President shot a guy, and the President almost choked to death on a pretzel. (See the screwups of Campaign...
...Between the pretzel incident and more serious scenes about war and family drama, Stone strikes a jarring tone that mixes comedy and solemnity. Even when these two elements are put together ironically, as when the administration’s news appearances are juxtaposed with the song “What a Wonderful World,” the result is a cliché that’s been used before to greater effect. The jokes themselves are mostly cheap-shots that pander to a liberal audience—at one point, Vice President Cheney (Richard Dreyfuss) snaps at Karl Rove (Toby...