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Archive for the 'food' Category

Wasabi!
Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

For a little something different I stopped by Dozo Seafood Sake Grill, a Japanese seafood restaurant. Japanese stuff is usually not my first choice, but I’ve never been taught the ways of the East, either.
The decor was simple and comfortable. It took a little long to get service, but once I had [...]

Thai Food for Thought
Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

I tried out a new restaurant here in Corpus Christi. It goes by the name Thai Spice, but it doesn’t seem to be the Thai Spice franchise in Houston. This restaurant is located in the Bayfront Inn on Shoreline Drive.
I walked into the open door and waited to be seated for about 10 minutes. What [...]

What’s the Up Side on Cloned Meat?
Thursday, December 28th, 2006

The Washington Post reports that the FDA says that milk and meat from cloned animals is just as safe as the same products from normal animals.
But it represents a crucial milestone for the handful of biotechnology companies that see cloning as a welcome opportunity to sidestep the vagaries of sexual reproduction and instead mass-produce some [...]

Props to My Coffee House
Saturday, December 23rd, 2006

I happened to be at Cafe Connections in Newark, OH, when a Newark Advocate reporter was interviewing the owners. The article appeared in Friday’s Advocate. The article focuses on the cafe’s military wall, which does have a nice collection of patches, newspaper articles, and such.
If you bring your own computer, the wireless internet [...]

HAL Annual Chili Cookoff
Wednesday, October 25th, 2006

Today Halliburton had their Annual Chili Cookoff (last year’s pictures).
The chili entries weren’t as good this year, but our department’s mild version was still pretty good. We had competitions for “hot” and “mild.” A lot of the hot receipes had too much habanero in them. I can handle heat, but habanero makes chili taste weird. [...]