PBR-drinking chef Ron Eyester of Rosebud restaurant and Family Dog bar in Atlanta isn't keen on certain types so customers—namely, those who aren't well-versed in the delicate ways of consuming his artisan down-home food. Or something like that. Enter his recent article on dining manners over on Eatocracy. "I am very proud of the relationships that my staff and I have developed with many of our regular guests," Eyester notes, adding. "but there is also another 'special demographic of folks' that are worth mentioning." And that demographic could be you. All of these poor diners (sometimes literally, since many cannot afford to eat overpriced onion rings these days) share a "common thread of ignorance that makes them easily identifiable by both restaurant employees and the everyday diner alike."
Friday, December 30, 2011
Hipster Chef Sounds Off On Bourgeois Customers
Closing Words from Your Resident Beer-Nerd
As we extroverts tend to do, I have always shared my love for my newest hobbies and passions by telling anyone and everyone who would listen for more than five minutes about the newest board game I discovered, my new found love for science fiction television and movies, and beer.
What Should Be Served In Billy Corgan's Upcoming Tea Shop?
Billy Corgan has been keeping busy with both musical and non-musical projects in recent months. Now he's opening a tea shop in suburban Chicago this spring, which begs the question: What would be served at his tea house?
Thievery Corporation Releases Pro-Occupy Video
You may not like the Occupy D.C. encampment at McPherson Square, but it's hard not to dig "Unified Tribes," the new Thievery Corporation and Mr. Lif collaboration that extols the virtues of the movement while featuring D.C. prominently in the song's video.
Nude Couple Charged With Public Indecency After Flashing Their McMuffins At Illinois McDonald's
A pair of drive-thru patrons to a Galesburg McDonald's must have thought the "No shirt, no shoes, no service" policy applied to dine-in orders only.
NYC To Casual Smokers: Quit Or Die!
Smoking, Nanny Bloomberg likes to remind us, will kill you. But don't think that your "I only smoke bummed ciggies at parties" routine makes you safe. Oh, no. The Department of Health wants you to know YOU COULD STILL DIE. So they're launching a print and TV campaign to help "light smokers" become "nonsmokers." Because you don't want to die, do you?
Can't Miss It: The Weekend and Forever Forward
Commandeer the Tractor with Honkies and Dogs, pick a boil with Beefcake, dance through the night and well again into the afternoon at the Garden, then let us shake hands and part the better for our time together.
Five Busloads Of Bay Area Teens Busted With Enormous Drug Cache
Five busloads of Bay Area high school students bound for a ski trip in Utah were busted by cops in Elko, Nevada for a truly impressive drug stash that looks to amount to pounds and pounds of kind bud, pills, and whatever else. Some narcs concerned citizens at the Maverick Country Store in Elko spotted the young city slickers allegedly toking outside the buses during a pee break, and they called in the authorities ... because it's Nevada.
Video: Dramatic Rescue of Teen Who Went Down Cliff to Save His Dog
19-year-old Ivan Salas was rescued yesterday after he tumbled down a cliff side about 150 feet, as he went after his dog during a family hike. Video captured the dramatic rescue.
Friday Morning Headlines
What's in store for you today? Marijuana. Income gaps. Sad, sad stories about recent murders. And hilarious one about christmas pistol pilferers. Happy Friday.
Video: "Drunk" NYPD Cop Kicked Off Greyhound Bus
Christmas has come and gone, but here's a gift to all of us: Videos of an allegedly drunk cop being removed from a Greyhound bus! Sergeant Carlos Fabara was filmed arguing with security who were trying to remove him and another passenger from a bus in Philadelphia that was headed back to NYC. According to one passenger who helpfully filmed the argument, apparently the bus driver just wanted the pair off: The witness "said the driver got so frustrated that he called security guards, who handcuffed the sergeant and removed him from the bus." Let's watch!
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Extra Extra: Things Keep Happening
Just because we're stopping, doesn't mean the world is stopping along with us. Here are today's newsworthy items: Suicidal barbecue grills, more information regarding the man who killed a beloved high school teacher and mother, and a man in West Seattle wishes to keep us well-supplied with plastic grocery bags.
The War on Gay Christmas: Vandals Tear Down Church's Same-Sex Nativity Scene
Vandals have torn down a gay nativity scene at a church this weekend, and local investigators are treating the incident as a hate crime.
Nancy Pelosi Really Wants To Retire, Says Daughter
According to daughter (and independent filmmaker) Alexandra Pelosi, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi really wants to retire from Congress, but her biggest donors won't let her. Now, perhaps we should take this with a grain of salt, but it seems likely this would be something a daughter would know ... even if it is the kind of news that sends Republicans into apoplectic fits of joy.
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