File under I Wish I'd Thought of That: Vampire Cupcakes.

In the Serious Eats Talk section flye3076 posts the simple statement "I want to try ______________." The community's dishing up fantastic responses; from Cabesa tacos to tupelo honey to guedeck clam to this gem: 

Hmmm. Good question. I suppose I'm waiting on someone in the Bay Area to offer fresh, live cobra that they'll pull from a cage, flay, cut the still-beating heart out of and serve to me in a shot glass of rotgut 'whiskey.'

Michael Bauer (SF Chron food critic) visits LA and manages to dismiss an entire city full of restaurants in 500ish words.  "In the Bay Area, food is the driving force of successful restaurants. But in L.A., instead of paying attention to what's on the plate, just about everyone is rubbernecking to see who's in the house."

Chef Grant Achatz of Alinea has been diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the mouth.   His statement:

I wanted to personally report that I have been very recently diagnosed with an advanced stage of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the mouth. I have consulted several prominent physicians and will likely begin aggressive treatment within the next few weeks. I remain, and will remain, actively and optimistically engaged in operations at Alinea to the largest extent possible. Alinea will continue to perform at the level people have come to expect from us -- I insist on that. I have received amazing support from friends, family, and everyone who has thus far been told of the disease, and I look forward to a full, cancer-free, recovery.

From the Chronicle pre-opening review of Michael Mina:   "It's as if every other chef has been playing checkers and Mina is playing 3-D chess."

Thomas Keller's recipe for ratatouille; the one they make in the film.  Would be a great project with the kids after we go see the flick.

Cholesterol levels be damned:  if you're after that perfect steakhouse crust, what's wrong with a spreading a layer of butter on your steak?

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