CliqueClack Food’s writers are spread out all over the globe. This is pretty cool because it allows us to give our readers some unique perspectives that wouldn’t be available if we all resided in Boringtown, USA. Other than carpal tunnel syndrome kicking in at team meetings, there’s one other distinct disadvantage for me: I can’t […]
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. What a great concept. I am all for the ethical treatment of animals. In fact, that is why I’m mainly okay with hunting: if you’re going to kill and use an animal for food, shooting it is a much better way than electrocuting it, or smashing in its […]
When a restaurant says their specialty is ‘handmade’ something-or-other one tends to be a bit skeptical. Particularly when it comes to hamburgers. Sure, they can say they’re ‘handmade,’ but they usually mean at the factory where the patties are pre-cooked, flash frozen, and packed for delivery. Not the case with Jake’s Hamburgers. When they say their burgers […]
I probably make salad nicoise far too often. Let’s face it — it’s embarrassingly easy to steam green beans, boil potatoes and toss it all together with salad, olives and tuna. It makes the perfect dinner salad. In an effort to mix things up a bit, I really rocked my family’s world last night when […]
Want to hear something sad? I can’t remember the last time I fired up my stove. Or opened up my fridge to do anything beyond pulling out some takeout leftovers. I’m pretty sure that there are some very sad, wilting vegetables hiding out in my crisper right now, but I can’t bear the thought of […]
I love breakfast. In all the phases I have been through in my increasingly long life, skipping breakfast has never been one of them. From shoving cinnamon toast down my piehole and running unsuccessfully for the bus in middle and early high school, to drinking a smoothie on the way to work in the big […]