the week that was and is - august 19th, 2009

Short and sweet, here are your Wednesday tidbits.

• Mentioned on Only Here for the Food earlier this month, this coming Sunday from 11 - 4 is the grand re-opening of the Italian Centre downtown 'to mark the completion of renovations that include a new housewares/kitchenware department."
  

• The Italian Centre is also going to join a group of growing producers and retailers, like Wild Earth Foods, and display signage to identify products grown, raised and produced in Alberta. A program developed by Eat Local First.

• This epic review of El Bulli has been making the rounds this week. I caught myself drooling on my keyboard as I progressed through.
  

• I mentioned the new world record cupcake recently, which at 150 pounds seems pretty daunting, but the record has been smashed already...by a 7000 pound cupcake! Straight to my thighs, ass, belly, face..oh heck straight to all of our asses!

• How about a new limited offering from McDonald's in Japan - the Mega-Tamago.
  

• It doesn't matter how they package WonderBread; the thought of that never moldy loaf always scares me.

• Can you really turn your nose down at more ways to cook bacon. Here is a list of 100, just to get you started.

• Anthony Bourdain was in San Francisco last week. There was a lot of talk on Chowhound (here) when people originally got word. I found it entertaining, and have always enjoyed Tony's sarcastic locavore comments. He will never please all people, and I think many missed the message...San Francisco is a great food city, with more to offer than you think. I also caught up with Monday night's Thailand show. A classic episode indeed. I think Tony does some of his best work in Asia, and I always get giddy with anticipation for street food. How I would love to walk down the street and enjoy a hot bowl of soup.
  

• Man v. Food saw Adam in Las Vegas to bring down a really 6lb burrito. The more I learn about Las Vegas, regarding food, culture, atmosphere, the crazier it seems. I'll make it down one day.

• Plenty of times in life, I sit back and consider that a backyard fire is one of the most peaceful things in the world. This past week's rendition was no different. Man + meat + fire = good.

• Can anyone fill me in regarding this sign. It's been hanging up at my favorite Korean grocer for at least a month, but my search attempts have left me with nothing.

I think it's time I hunker down and stage a revolution, or in simplier terms; check out some fringe goodies.