I now see what Spike Lee was fighting for
 

Yes. On the ones with Americans you just don't get ingredients and lines like, "The chocolate candy coating adds a piquant touch to the fish livers...."

It is the home of truly disgusting desserts. I don't remember who it was who added a garnish of fried fish fins to some sort of guts-flavored ice cream, but it was a classic of "watch and hurl" television.

Question for medical (and not) types
 

It is called celiac disease, or celiac sprue. It is not really an allergy, it is an autoimmune disease caused by reaction to gluten proteins (wheat and barley, mainly). The proteins are not completely chewed up by gut proteases, and in susceptible individuals are targets for an immune response. It is more than bloating in many cases - there is considerable damage to the cells of the intestines.

Simply cutting out bread and beer is unlikely to be sufficient, though, because so many processed foods contain gluten proteins.

Luckily I don't suffer from the disease, but have worked on it in a professional capacity.

I now see what Spike Lee was fighting for
 

All right PJ, you are back on my bangable list. This has to be the ultimate telelvision show to watch while high. Its ridiculous, campy, has food and has food in disgusting and unthinkable combinations. I wish it was on back when I owned my own bong (before my parents found it in the glove compartment of my car and confiscated it).

I now see what Spike Lee was fighting for
 

Buy a new bong and go to www.ironfans.com for updates on the show -- includes an updated calendar and ---gasp --- spoilers! :eek:

I now see what Spike Lee was fighting for
 

According to a fellow college alum friend of mine who works for Food Network, they now have bought the rights to do an American version of Iron Chef. They had nothing to do with the one with Shatner on it originally, and he tells me Shatner will not be in the new series of shows they plan on creating. Look for them in about a year...

As for the original series, the problem is it hasn't run in 3-4 years in Japan... it's currently limited to 1-2 specials annually. So, there's only so many shows they can run. I personally love the idea of a drinking game tied to that show, where everyone drinks when Ohta says "Fukui-san!!"... The SNL parody a few years back was hilarious, also.

As for Ty's question, the show you speak of is Most Extreme Elimination Challenge, a heavily edited and dubbed version of a Japanese show that has nothing to do with the way it's portrayed on TNN. The actual show's name is in the credits, something "Castle"... It is hilarious, but some of the headers those people take look seriously painful.

Is He Still Up for Superman?
 

He probably accompanied Britney Spears when she had her "knee surgery" a few years back.

Is He Still Up for Superman?
 

I guess using kneecaps is safer than silicone implants. :D

Moral Dilemma
 

So I'm walking to the train yesterday and a small fistfight spills out into the sidewalk next to me as I pass by a bar. A stocky man and a stocky woman starting pushing and slapping each other (like that windmill-y flailing, not really getting anywhere) and another wiry guy right behind em starts punching the first guy in the back. I move discreetly across the street so as not to get in the cross-slapping or any potential small weapons fire and when two bouncers come out and start tackling everybody and pushing their faces into the concrete. So it seemed like they had it under control and everyone was settling down though I could still hear cries of "You bitch!" and "Motherfucker!" and "Oof!" as I went on my way.

Which left me wondering, what's the etiquette/moral duty in a barfight situation? Should I have called 911 on my cell phone? Get out of eyesight of the combatants first at least? Let the bouncers handle it? Cheered them on, like the patrons?

desperately seeking dating advice
 

Email her back with the following:

"Good luck with the drywall and 10K. Give me a call when you're free to get together for a drink or dinner."

Not mean (or even worse, wounded) and puts ball squarely in her court. If she wants to go out with you, she will. If she doesn't, what difference does it make if she knows she's letting a good catch slip through her fingers?

TM

Moral Dilemma
 

I didn't know you worked in Bridgeport.

Is He Still Up for Superman?
 

Justin's up for Superman? He doesn't have the chin for it goddammit! This must be stopped before that spindly little weenie drives the whole comic franchise into the dust.

This was the problem with the Batman movies. Michael Keaton has that round-faced chinless thing going and the entire movie bit because he didn't have the requisite superhero chiseled features.

Jesus. Might as well give it to Gary Coleman.

FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!
 

Yes.

I now see what Spike Lee was fighting for
 

TF is correct. The classic ones are currently running 7:00 p.m. on Sunday. For a while, they were doing 10:00 p.m. on Saturday and "viewers choice" episodes on Thursdays at 9:00 p.m.

I thought the idea of USA was novel, but I think it was too much hype and not enough cooking. After all, its food network, and people want to see the cooking - not if Bobby Flay would do an imitation slam dunk with a tin of caviar.

As to Classic IC, a couple comments:

1) I'm not too bothered by the on-air evisceration of certain live animals to be used in cooking. I do, however, seem to feel a little more regret for the lobsters and crabs. They get their arms and legs hacked off; and then get quartered in relatively short order.

2) What is with the abuse of caviar? Rule #1 in caviar use is that you never, never, never use metal spoons or cookware to prepare or serve caviar. The metal ruins the taste. That is why you use glass cookware and ceramic spoons.

Moral Dilemma
 

1 - Yes. You should have called 911. The drunks in the bar probably didn't. And maybe the bartender didn't have time.
If someone gets hurt/shot, at least the police are there to handle the situation. Once you have made the call, you can wash your hands - it's not like you witnessed anything (unless you did) and you certainly don't know how it started.

I now see what Spike Lee was fighting for
 

I agree with you on Flay. But the guy from San Francisco -- I can't remember his name, but I know he was at Charles Nob Hill and now is at Masa's -- was completely different. If anything, he was visibly nervous to the point of terror about being on the show, but once he started cooking became the consummate professional.

And his lobster dishes kicked ass.


Sidd("Arrez la Cuisine!")Finch