Doesn't have a point of view
5.01.2007
good food again
First, I must say that the worst thing to ever happen in television occurred last night. America's Funniest Home Videos aired on Nick at Nite.
Do I need to explain to you how awful this is?
Growing up, I watched mostly early morning cartoons and Nick and Nite programming. Some of my favorite shows ever are still shows that I know about only because of Nick at Nite. I was upset enough when they began airing Rosanne and Full House, but only because it made me feel old. Now I just feel sick. I hate how America's Funniest Home videos allowed parents to set up their young children to do stupid things. Nick at Nite is meant for classic sitcoms, not this.
Also, now that the excitement is over, I had better mention Heather Mills before it is too late. I love how the Breakfast with the Beatles news corespondent constantly complains about her actions and her appearances on Dancing with the Stars. Now she is off the show and comparing Paul's parenting to Alec Baldwin's. Isn't their child only 2 or 3 years old? I doubt that anyone would yell very much at a child that age. Mostly I just want to share with you this great line from the L.A. Times. They said (not exact quote), "not only is Heather Mills the first contestant on Dancing with Stars to have only one leg, she is the first woman with one leg to marry a beatle. Way to go Heather!" As appalled that I was that that line came from the pages of the L.A. Times, I could not stop laughing.
More praise for good food:
If you enjoy eating, you need to listen to this program NOW. After being out of town, I just finished the easter episode. Basically everything that they talk about is wonderful and entertaining. The farmer's market report from the prior week's episode featured cherimoyas, white asparagus, and fava beans. The easter episode continued on from egg health benefits, to the development of gluten-free communion wafers, to a report on homey food in China, to an artist who makes a living painting Ukrainian eggs, to an expert on peeps, to all about jelly bellies, and ending with a recipe for brioche. What better ways could your ears spend an hour?
Speaking of jelly bellies,
the woman on the show was supposedly in the 5th generation of the jelly belly family. This is not really true. I was disappointed that this fact was not better explained when I went on a tour of the factory in Fairfield, CA. Goetz candy company now manufactures jelly bellies, but they were invented by David Klein. He now sells Sandy Candy in Covina, CA. I was thrilled to see that Wikipedia has the facts correct and that one of Alhambra's few claims to fame is not lost. Fosselman's, the best homemade ice cream ever, was the first place to ever sell jelly bellies. If you are reading my blog for some reason, live in L.A., and have never been there, go there now! Try Mr. Fosselman's favorite flavor lemon custard, the memorably delicious raspberry, or the cocoa heavy dark chocolate. Yum.
This entry included a lot of commands. I'll break that up with some life news next time.
See, now good food is talking about lard and how delicious it is. See, I am not wrong. Look, they are even saying that it is not worse for you than butter. Awesome.
