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Happy Mother’s Day! Some Lighter Fare for You

Dateline, Lebanon: The Israeli-Lebanese War took another nasty turn yesterday, with an escalation of more than double the previous situation. No, I don’t mean the usual war, with ordinance flying around in large, energetic chunks. This is much more troubling, as it involves food. A group of over 300 Lebanese chefs converted eight tons of [...] Read more »

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More From the Texas Renaissance Festival: Food, Drink and Levity in the Piney Woods

One of main reasons to go to the RenFest is all the stage acts. We always try to see Arsene, who is a mime. Not your usual mime, and not always suited for young audiences! Arsene combines juggling, prestidigitation and attitude with some truly strange clothes and audience participation to keep his attendees in stitches [...] Read more »

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Friday Follies: Baked Potatoes, Southern Style

Okay, it’s not Cajun or Creole; but it’s definitely Southern, and you need to know about it …
You see, there’s a Significant Threat to a great Southern tradition. It all begins with turpentine. You know, the liquid distilled from pine tree gum in the deep South? Well, it was an industrially important solvent for paints, [...] Read more »

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Hey Y'all, It's Boudin Cookoff Time!

Coming soon to Lafayette, Louisiana, is one of the major festivals in the whole culinary world: The Boudin Cook-Off. When, exactly, you ask? Well, don’t go to their website for that answer; it’s not there. Google will tell you it’s on the 17th, at Parc Sans Souci.
It’s only a one-day event, but there will be [...] Read more »

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We're Off to the Texas Renaissance Festival Today

A major portion of the Clan is making its annual pilgrimage today to the Texas Renaissance Festival near Plantersville. It’s opening day, and rain is expected; we know it’ll be slippy-slidy crazy good fun! Period music (Cantiga, The Burly Minstrel Jim Hancock, Wine and Alchemy, Istanpitta, The Bilge Pumps, The Gypsy Guerrilla Band, Tartanic) shows [...] Read more »

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Friday Follies: Mona Lisa Smile, Interrupted by Ronald McDonald

I don’t know if this is evidence of the advanced state of the French culture, or (more likely) proof that Europe is sliding into complete rot and decadence. It IS verification that fast food is more acceptable and accesible than ever before…
A recent report confirms that McDonald’s will be opening at the Louvre. Yes, the [...] Read more »

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Salmagundi, a Special Sunday Edition

With the month about to wrap up, I thought I’d bring in some “short bites” that won’t make a full article for the Underground:

The Austin Chronicle reviews a new book by a local author, Ms. Gesine Bullock-Prado: “Confections of a Closet Master Baker.”
If you’re in the Austin area, check out some of the food events [...] Read more »

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Follies Extra: Old Gravy Gets a New Lease on Life, and Bacon & Eggs Like You’ve Never Tasted Before

There was so much looniness and odd food info important Follies news this week that Friday couldn’t hold it all. So hang onto your hats, folks, we’re going for Extra Innings on the Follies front with a Special Saturday Bonus Edition…
I forget whether it was Erma Bombeck or Rita Rudner who quipped, “At our house [...] Read more »

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