Today's my 35th birthday. There's a famous quote about your parents ruining the first half of your life and your children ruinin...

Skipping right to the obvious question: no, there's neither 12 types of mushrooms in Trader Joe's 12 Mushroom Mochi, nor are there...

Although some might argue that it's not fair to compare a pre-packaged frozen dish purchased at a grocery store to similar food served...

You just don't mess with some classics. Like, seriously, no, don't. Like Jennifer Gray's nose . Like Charlie and Chocolate...

You ever look at Fluffy or Rex, happily chomping away at whatever's in their bowl for the 3000th time, and wonder how a creature...

Remember that longlost album Nathan referred to a long time ago, TJ's and DJs ? I was cleaning out the attic the other day and came ac...

When a bag of grains has been sitting in Trader Joe's warehouse for a couple years, instead of wasting it, they stick it in one of the...

So, I'm not exactly a trendsetter kinda guy, if you haven't noticed. But, I'd like to be one. Sort of. For instance, one of my...

Buffalo buffalo, buffalo Buffalo buffalo. That's a complete, grammatically correct sentence. No really. It's a command telling...

Ever see the Portlandia bit about pasta ? If there's one Portlandia skit that could sum up Sandy and I, this would be it, much like t...

And Nathan masters the art of...using the stovetop instead of the microwave. That might be old hat for most of you culinary types t...

Well, it's a good thing I checked Wikipedia , or I would have really kinda embarrassed myself here. You see, I thought cioppino was...

I've never been to a Thai restaurant outside of Pittsburgh, so I don't know if this is the usual protocol or not, but when you ord...

You know that person. Every office or work place has one, and most people hate them. If you are that person at your particular place of em...

Back when I was a kid in elementary school, one of the highlights of the academic year was participating in the  BOOK IT!  program, which ...

The first and foremost thing that drew me to pick up Trader Joe's Lobster Ravioli was their appearance. For whatever reason, I didn...