Apologies for the shoddy composition and styling, but I’m not sure these guys deserve any better.

First, a PSA: Trader Joe’s freeze-dried mangosteen–don’t eat it. Alerted to the product’s existence by a commenter on my recent mangosteen post, I visited Brooklyn’s brand-new TJ specifically to buy it. It has an odd, airy texture, sort of like wadded-up candy floss, and tastes as much like the fresh product as economy-class airline meals taste like, well, food.

Speaking of airline meals, I am going somewhat ga-ga over Re-Ment’s miniature airplane food collection. Check out the Thai “Tom Yum Goong Airlines” (on the menu: Gai Pad Kra Prow), and Korea’s own “Bibimbap Airlines“, with its darling little dish of kimchi.

Two McSweeney’s menus: La Maison du Nord’s bachelorette party prix fixe, and a woman in three courses plus entremets.

“If you are going to complain, don’t take more than a few mouthfuls. Otherwise, you won’t have any credibility, you greedy pig.” –How to send back a dish.

America’s most iconic foods have been up to no good: a box of hot dogs calls in the bomb squad, and a woman is slain for refusing to cook a hamburger.

As you read this, little bugs are fornicating on your fromage: a stunning photo-set. (Captions are in French, but you’ll get the picture.)

“Thomas Keller, the man many critics have deemed the country’s best chef, once told a food writer that if he had his way, he’d write a cookbook that contained no recipes, just techniques.” –Alex Koppelman, on recipes vs. techniques. (I feel vindicated.)

I really enjoy Tom Aarons’ unapologetic approach to food blogging: potentially controversial ingredients, like monosodium glutamate and pig’s blood, appear in his recipes without fanfare or provocativeness. His latest recipe, instant ramen with KFC, exemplifies his special way of keeping it real.

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