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This Is Why You’re Fat.

Raju — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:49:51 +0000

I was going to wait ’till the next Webspotting post, but this entry really forced my hand.

The McNuggetini

A McDonald’s chocolate milkshake with vanilla vodka, rimmed with BBQ sauce and garnished with a chicken McNugget.

Mad props for using skinny models, guys.

Other classics on This Is Why You’re Fat include the Bacon Wellington (a Bacon Explosion inside a croissant shell) and Gravy-Covered Pizza.

Texas Just Became a Little Bit Awesome

Raju — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:28:50 +0000

My wife — who is pesco-vegetarian — is working out of Houston, TX this week. As a semi-frequent business traveler, the hotel restaurant is always a big question mark.
Not to worry! All meals at this hotel include a vegetable side dish. And because it’s Texas, french fries count as a vegetable. Rawk!

TOO HOT.

Raju — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:27:31 +0000

Dinner was great, though — we finally have a good thai restaurant (Dee Thai, 47th Street and Queens Blvd.) Ka Moo Nam Dang: ultimate thai-style porchetta (porchetta being Italian-style pulled pork, but not shredded and more roasty.) So much fat. So much delicious hot sauce. Mmmmm.

Hawaiian Honeymoon

Raju — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:32:39 +0000

While on our honeymoon we went to this 24-hour diner called MAC 24-7. Our friend JD passed on a recommendation from two of his trusted friends, also at UH Manoa, that the pancakes here were must-have. …AND RATHER GENEROUS. Nothing could have prepared us. As we ordered, the waiter asked us if we were aware that the pancakes were going to be pretty big. We were hungry, and happily agreed to be served what we figured were “big” pancakes. He went away to get them started.

The plates that arrived some minutes later could have held the largest pancake either of us had ever seen. But instead of that, the plates held THREE of the largest pancakes either of us had ever seen. EACH.

Even though the pancakes were very good, by the time we gave up, each final bite felt a bit like a punch to the face.