Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger
Monday, June 12, 2006
After more than a year of writing this blog, I've had to derive inspiration from the most unlikely of sources.
I've been working pretty late lately and I haven't taken the time to cook a blogworthy meal in weeks. As a result, I've had to depend on others to feed me. In honor of the funniest show on Comedy Central, NTSCBlog.com pays homage to my favorite hyper-pundit, Mr. Stephen Colbert (of "The Colbert Report"), in presenting our first-ever NTSCBlog.com Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger!
Our first heartfelt Tip of the Hat goes to the always excellent Ted's Montana Grill, one of my favorite chain restaurants. In addition to spotlighting the majestic bison - nature's original diet food and sustenance to Native Americans, intrepid westward explorers and hungry food blog writers - Ted's also features the most incredibly complete nutritional information I've ever seen. Thanks to them, I can enjoy a terrific 1/2 lb. bison burger for 13 guilt-free points. Let's see the fast food burgeristas and the rest of the restaurati compete with that!
Sadly, our first Waaaaag of the Finger goes to my friend Ronald, who shamefully allowed more than a dozen able-bodied beers to perish a long and slow death in his refrigerator. According Big Beer's ubiquitous and somewhat useless "Born on Date", I determined that these frosty brews screamed their first hoppy cries in October of 2005. That's right ladies and gentlemen, that's more than 9 months ago. Ronald, I hope the next time you aquire beer, you'll be thoughtfull enough to give them to a good home before they find a similar fate. You know who else wastes beer? Communists.
My second Tip 'O the Hat goes to my friend Josh, who hosted an excellent Lost season finale party two weeks ago, complete with Dharma-issued snacks.
I particularly liked the Dharma Wheat Crackers, which are delicious even without the ferocious appetite that comes from being stranded on a (maybe) deserted island for 2 months.
Finally, I have to issue a scathing Waaaaag of the Finger to...myself. That's right, I should hang my head in shame that I haven't taken the time to cook, but somehow I've managed to watch 3 episodes of the Colbert Report, the two hour Lost finale and 9 episodes of the first season of 24 in the last two weeks. I think I need to get back in the kitchen before my priorities get further out of whack.
I've been working pretty late lately and I haven't taken the time to cook a blogworthy meal in weeks. As a result, I've had to depend on others to feed me. In honor of the funniest show on Comedy Central, NTSCBlog.com pays homage to my favorite hyper-pundit, Mr. Stephen Colbert (of "The Colbert Report"), in presenting our first-ever NTSCBlog.com Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger!
Our first heartfelt Tip of the Hat goes to the always excellent Ted's Montana Grill, one of my favorite chain restaurants. In addition to spotlighting the majestic bison - nature's original diet food and sustenance to Native Americans, intrepid westward explorers and hungry food blog writers - Ted's also features the most incredibly complete nutritional information I've ever seen. Thanks to them, I can enjoy a terrific 1/2 lb. bison burger for 13 guilt-free points. Let's see the fast food burgeristas and the rest of the restaurati compete with that!
Sadly, our first Waaaaag of the Finger goes to my friend Ronald, who shamefully allowed more than a dozen able-bodied beers to perish a long and slow death in his refrigerator. According Big Beer's ubiquitous and somewhat useless "Born on Date", I determined that these frosty brews screamed their first hoppy cries in October of 2005. That's right ladies and gentlemen, that's more than 9 months ago. Ronald, I hope the next time you aquire beer, you'll be thoughtfull enough to give them to a good home before they find a similar fate. You know who else wastes beer? Communists.
My second Tip 'O the Hat goes to my friend Josh, who hosted an excellent Lost season finale party two weeks ago, complete with Dharma-issued snacks.
Finally, I have to issue a scathing Waaaaag of the Finger to...myself. That's right, I should hang my head in shame that I haven't taken the time to cook, but somehow I've managed to watch 3 episodes of the Colbert Report, the two hour Lost finale and 9 episodes of the first season of 24 in the last two weeks. I think I need to get back in the kitchen before my priorities get further out of whack.
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6 Comments:
Stop F*ing waggin' your finger and get back cookin' slacker! We've missed ya! :D
6/12/2006 2:22 PM
Okay, I completely thought "copy-right infringement"! the other day. I saw a bbq place that had the motto, 'Never Trust a Skinny Chef". Of course, I thought of you.
Then I saw the chef. His food is excellent, but like his cajun forebearers, he is a decidedely large man. Unabashedly so, one might say, and with mighty good food to back his expertise up.
He'll be on my blog as a restaurant review sometime soon, but I have to say, I thought of you will sitting on his patio enjoying slowly smoked briskets, pork, and fat-back-laced greens.
He may have been the largest man I've ever seen, but day-um, his food was done with a precision un-matched 'round here.
6/12/2006 10:02 PM
Ha! Copyrights...lots of people have been using NTSC way before me. Admittedly, they were truly massive men (Sam Choy, Paul Prudhomme) with exceptional culinary skills. I think I'm the first to use it in the context of skinny dude and culinary hack!
Yeah, I'm excited about cooking for my friends tonight. You'll see the results really soon, unless the meal turns out to be a disaster!
6/13/2006 7:27 AM
I'm glad you mentioned the communist thing ... people would be surprised at how much they do waste ... besides brain cells.
Let's see some good eats (with the accompanying recipes, of course).
6/13/2006 12:22 PM
Tried to cook something awesome last night, and it turned out terrible. I guess I'm a little rusty.
Oh, and here's another Colbert Clip. It's my all-time favorite.
6/14/2006 2:26 PM
Love Ted's - and was thrilled to see that the Decatur one has a tiny bit of outdoor seating! (and is it so wrong to want to renovate our bathroom so that it looks like the ones at Ted's? Love the black and white hex tiles, and all the subway tile, too...)
3/12/2007 9:54 AM
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