Category Archives: Food

Review: 2006 Layer Cake Primitivo

Written by Shawn Powers on April 5, 2009 — 12 Comments

I’m not a wine pro by any stretch of the imagination, but this wine was something I just had to review. It’s weird. The back of the bottle explains the name, “Layer Cake” by saying good wine should be like a layer cake. There should be a layer of chocolate, a layer of fruit, and [...]

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I Didn’t Buckle

Written by Shawn Powers on February 17, 2009 — 6 Comments

This is like a nicotine patch for Coke drinkers, but without the nicotine. So, I guess that means it’s like a pointless sticker that resembles a nicotine patch. At the very least the Coke company could make caffeine free Coke Zero — which would probably taste fairly good. Sadly, I’m not the guy they turn [...]

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Burnt Coffee

Written by Shawn Powers on January 4, 2009 — 17 Comments

With all apologies to my friends from the Pacific Northwest — y’all burn your beans. I have tried, over and over, to enjoy dark roasted coffee. I love that they call dark roast coffee “gourmet” coffee. What the heck?!?! If you cook your bread until it’s black, that’s called burnt toast. If your pancakes are [...]