Today's tasty links explore Sichuan fried peanuts, deli-going
ducks and the truth behind brain freeze.
Jonathan Gold, settling into his new gig at the LA
Times, details his love of
spicy Sichuan fried peanuts in the San Gabriel
Valley.
Marisa Tomei was a big fan of Di Fara
Pizza before it was cool, via
Grub Street. She also has a thing for short, stocky
bald men.
And in unbearably cute food news, a duck who routinely
frequents the same deli brings along her adorable, fuzzy
young'uns for daily bread crumbs.
Elizabeth Gunnison of Esquire's Eat Like A Man blog
runs down
5 tips for better pasta dishes at home. You're doing it
wrong.
Gizmodo gets to the bottom of the true cause of
ice cream headaches. No, it's not global warming, the Heat Miser or
the liberal media.
If you can't take the freeze, you'd best stick to astronaut ice
cream. Or just eat slowly.