There exist hundreds of different varieties of cheese and every one has its own name. The word “cheese” comes from the Old English “cyse,” from the West Germanic “kasjus,” from the Classical Latin “caseus,” from the Proto-Indo-European root “kwat,” which means “to ferment, become sour.” The word for cashew in Portuguese (cajú) is [...]
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The Etymology of Cheese
Posted in Uncategorized on June 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Superhuman
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged food, Life, literature, wonderful on June 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Did I ever tell you I think you’re nine kinds of wonderful? You’re wonderful because you check the lock on the front door at night before you go to bed. You probably didn’t think anyone noticed, but I noticed. You’re wonderful because you try to make excuses for my mistakes even though I [...]
One Potato, Two Potato, Sweet Potato, Four
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged food, Los Angeles, Restaurants, review on June 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I almost died the night I went to Spitz. And by “almost died” I mean, of course, that I made a risky move by deciding to test the limits of my stomach’s ability to expand. Spitz is a Mediterranean restaurant and self-proclaimed “Home of the Döner Kebab” burrowed in a crevice between shops [...]
Blood and Caffeine
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged food, Life, literature, tea on June 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Harold watched two cubes of sugar dissolve into his tiny cup of tea. He dipped a gilt spoon into the cracked cup – the two really didn’t match very well, he noticed distractedly. Everything about Harold’s life was somewhat mismatched. Shiny golden silverware and chipped china. Hawaiian macadamia nut cookies every day and [...]
