Ina Garten

Blogs
March 24, 2011
Girl Scout Cookies Make Us Want to Puke -- Episode 3: Shortbread (a.k.a. Trefoils)
Doesn't that face just scream shortbread cookie!?If Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa of Food Network fame, baked up a batch of shortbread cookies for a Girl Scout troop in her neck of the Hamptons, here is what the ingredient list might look like: If, on the other hand, you bought ... More >>
Blogs
November 12, 2010
Heart Attack Grill Gives Free Bypass Burgers to Obese Customers
Fat? Eat for free! The aptly-named Heart Attack Grill in Arizona is giving free food to people who weigh over 350 pounds. The New York Daily News reports that the medically-themed restaurant features burgers named after heart surgeries, waitresses in sexy nurse uniforms, no diet soda, and fries cook ... More >>
Blogs
January 22, 2010
Guess Where I'm Eating This Spicy Braised Chicken with Fried Rice
Stealing an idea from our friends at Denver's Westword, I present Guess Where I'm Eating (or drinking or whatever) in which you can guess where I ate (or drank or whatever) today.For this debut edition: spicy braised chicken, fried rice and a couple of crab rangoons. Or is that crabs rangoon?Leav ... More >>
Blogs
January 6, 2010
Farmers' Market Share: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
So hopefully the omnivores in the audience haven't given up on me yet. I know I burst onto the Gut Check scene in 2009 promising to explore the full spectrum of local foods, yet I've barely glanced at foods with faces.To the patient among you, rejoice!Alissa NelsonThe reason for the absence of me ... More >>