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In-N-Out’s secret menu

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on September 2, 2008
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I was at the Nats game a couple weeks ago with some coworkers who were from California and they casually mentioned ordering off of In-N-Out Burger’s “secret menu”. Interrupting, I inquired as to what they were talking about. I had just recently come back from three weeks in the Inland Empire where I probably ate at In-N-Out ten times and yet had never heard of any “secret menu”. They laughed and said that the menu was common knowledge amongst Californians. I then asked why they hadn’t told me about it while I was out there, to which they were silent. Thanks guys.

Turns out the menu isn’t really all that secret, or at least it took me 2 seconds Googling to find it right on In-N-Out’s website. A screenshot of the menu is below.

Now my co-workers told me you can get your fries “animal style” and frankly that sounds pretty damn good. They also seemed to be implying that the secret menu was even more secret then this one, so maybe there’s a secret secret menu. This warrants more investigation next time I’m out West.

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on August 26, 2008
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Vote for the next Jelly Belly flavor. Contenders are Sublime Chili Lime, Honey, Thai Iced Tea, Mojito, and Acai Berry. I went Mojito. via

Happy 50th anniversary Ben’s Chili Bowl

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on August 22, 2008
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Today is the 50th anniversary of the opening of Washington institution, U St. legend, Ben’s Chili Bowl. Their famous half-smoke, all the way, is truly worthy of its fame. And, even better, they are now served at Nats games, making them much more convenient for me to consume. Here’s a history of the half-smoke (via). I think I’ll try to swing by this weekend to celebrate.

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Swimming fast requires lots of eating

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on August 13, 2008
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Here’s what Michael Phelps daily eating habits are like (via):

Phelps lends a new spin to the phrase “Breakfast of Champions” by starting off his day by eating three fried-egg sandwiches loaded with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, fried onions and mayonnaise.

He follows that up with two cups of coffee, a five-egg omelet, a bowl of grits, three slices of French toast topped with powdered sugar and three chocolate-chip pancakes.

At lunch, Phelps gobbles up a pound of enriched pasta and two large ham and cheese sandwiches slathered with mayo on white bread - capping off the meal by chugging about 1,000 calories worth of energy drinks.

For dinner, Phelps really loads up on the carbs - what he needs to give him plenty of energy for his five-hours-a-day, six-days-a-week regimen - with a pound of pasta and an entire pizza.

Guy eats 12,000 calories a day.

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on August 5, 2008
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Man calls 911 because the sandwich artist at Subway put the wrong sauce on his sub: surprising. That that man was not T-Bone: even more surprising. via

An orange! A sweet, sweet orange!

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on July 11, 2008
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The other day I walked out of Jonathan’s Gourmet with a free piece of fruit. But this time, instead of a banana, it was an orange. A glorious, delicious (I assume, I haven’t actually eaten it) orange. I’ve been using the second cash register at Jonathan’s, manned by the daughter instead of the mom. And on Wednesday that daughter slipped me an orange. My long banana nightmare is over it seems.


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Good to know but I’ll pass

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on June 11, 2008
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Awesome news from the Jewish food world: giraffe meat AND milk is now considered kosher:

An Israeli rabbi has declared giraffe meat and milk to be kosher, although his pronouncement is unlikely to have observant Jews clamouring to consume the exotic products, a daily reported on Friday.

“The giraffe has all the signs of a ritually pure animal, and the milk forms curds, which strengthened that view,” the mass-circulation Yediot Aharonot quoted Rabbi Shlomo Mahfoud as saying.

The rabbi based his ruling on a recent finding by researchers from Bar Ilan University who took a milk sample while treating a giraffe at Ramat Gan safari park near Tel Aviv.

They found that the milk forms curds as required under Jewish religious law, a finding confirmed by another research institute, the daily said.

Giraffe meat is also considered ritually pure because the animal has a cloven hoof and chews the cud.

“Indeed, the giraffe is kosher for eating,” said Mahfoud, who was present when the researchers made their finding.

Sounds delicious. I think I’ll pass though.

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on June 3, 2008
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New Wearable Feedbags Let Americans Eat More, Move Less

“Stopping to breath while eating”. Ha. Via The Cooler on the gchat.

Weird little “Miracle Fruit”

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on May 29, 2008
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This sounds strange/cool:

CARRIE DASHOW dropped a large dollop of lemon sorbet into a glass of Guinness, stirred, drank and proclaimed that it tasted like a “chocolate shake.”

Nearby, Yuka Yoneda tilted her head back as her boyfriend, Albert Yuen, drizzled Tabasco sauce onto her tongue. She swallowed and considered the flavor: “Doughnut glaze, hot doughnut glaze!”

They were among 40 or so people who were tasting under the influence of a small red berry called miracle fruit at a rooftop party in Long Island City, Queens, last Friday night. The berry rewires the way the palate perceives sour flavors for an hour or so, rendering lemons as sweet as candy.

The host was Franz Aliquo, 32, a lawyer who styles himself Supreme Commander (Supreme for short) when he’s presiding over what he calls “flavor tripping parties.” Mr. Aliquo greeted new arrivals and took their $15 entrance fees. In return, he handed each one a single berry from his jacket pocket.

“You pop it in your mouth and scrape the pulp off the seed, swirl it around and hold it in your mouth for about a minute,” he said. “Then you’re ready to go.” He ushered his guests to a table piled with citrus wedges, cheeses, Brussels sprouts, mustard, vinegars, pickles, dark beers, strawberries and cheap tequila, which Mr. Aliquo promised would now taste like top-shelf Patrón.

The miracle fruit, Synsepalum dulcificum, is native to West Africa and has been known to Westerners since the 18th century. The cause of the reaction is a protein called miraculin, which binds with the taste buds and acts as a sweetness inducer when it comes in contact with acids, according to a scientist who has studied the fruit, Linda Bartoshuk at the University of Florida’s Center for Smell and Taste. Dr. Bartoshuk said she did not know of any dangers associated with eating miracle fruit.

Makes me want to try it, or at least hit up one of these parties. You can buy it here, if you are feeling adventurous.

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on April 15, 2008
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Some of Cindy McCain’s “McCain Family Recipes” were plagiarized from the Food Network. If Cindy were the wife of a Democrat this would be the #1 news story of the day.