About Jerry Brito
Jerry Brito is a D.C. lawyer and academic with apparently a lot of time on his hands. Jerry loves Macs and the web almost as much as he likes to eat, so this is his chance to forge a wonderful combination---like bacon and chocolate. He's the dude behind Unclutterer, Paperclippy, and a bunch of other sites. If something breaks, it's probably his fault. His personal website is jerrybrito.com.There are 56 posts by Jerry Brito
Cooking the Books
It is with great restraint that I have managed to not put a cookbook on my Christmas list. (Indeed it is with great restraint that I have managed to put one and only one BOOK on my Christmas list, ...Dec. 1, 2009 — Books
Meat for me, but not for thee
Lord Stern of Brentford, the UK's climate chief, hath spoken. And he sayeth, "'Tis not meet for thee meat to eat, for you should not have it. But I have meat and I can it eat, ...Oct. 27, 2009 — Banned, Food Politics
A Land Flowing with Milk and Honey
OK, so it was just flowing with milk, but it was in time for Rosh Hashanah although one must seriously question the possibility of France being ...Sep. 22, 2009 — Food Politics, Uncategorized
Quick Bites
Dining out isn't JUST about the food. We're all about the chefs now, but what about the waiters? (New York Times) The French don't like Julia Child. (New York Times). But as their food isn't any good any longer, do ...Sep. 18, 2009 — Quick Bites
Busting Out with Bustrengo
September 3 is the festal day of Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino, founded in 301 by one Marinus, erstwhile stonemason, future saint, but at the time, just an eligible bachelor on the run, seeking to be left the heck alone: According to legend, Marinus died in the Winter of 366, and his last words were: "Relinquo vos liberos ab utroque homine." ("I leave you free from both men"). This somewhat mysterious phrase is most likely to refer to the two "men" from whose oppressive power Saint Marinus had decided to separate himself, becoming a hermit on Mount Titano: respectively the Emperor and the Pope. This affirmation of freedom from both the State and the Church, however legendary, has always been the inspiration of the tiny republic. I felt inspired myself, inspired to make something Sammarinese as a tribute to this sensible, freedom-seeking individual. Being of a one track mind, I turned to the dessert options and found a recipe for a cake called Bustrengo. It involves dried figs, and I am biased toward figs.Wawa vs. Sheetz
This is precisely the sort of pointless, inside ball article for which I am a complete sucker. Coming from the town that hosted, as we always joked, the original Wawa. (The Woods ...Aug. 27, 2009 — Uncategorized
Great Chieftan o’ the Puddin’ Race!
The English, desperate to find something edible in their vicinity, are trying to appropriate the haggis. The great Alexander McCall Smith gets tore in. Wayulll! HT: Loralei Coyle.Aug. 7, 2009 — Food Politics, Quirkies
Sweet ice cream o’ mine
Everyone has an ice cream of his or her youth: that one brand, that one store, that one local chain that defined ice cream for you. Sure , you probably ate what ever came out of ...Jul. 28, 2009 — Pop Culture, Products
Warning: Lawsuits Give You Cancer
In honor of National Hot Dog month, the good people of the "Cancer Project" have launched a suit in Essex County New Jersey to get warning labels slapped on your Oscar Meyer wiener. I admire the group's chutzpah ...Jul. 22, 2009 — Uncategorized
To the Moon and Beyond
Just in time to commemorate the moon landing, Coca-Cola announces a better-than-expected second quarter profit. Forward, C.R. MacNamara! Okay, so you guys may be the first to shoot a man to the moon, but if he wants a Coke ...Jul. 22, 2009 — Food Politics, Pop Culture
“If you can read, you can cook.”
My grandmother died this morning. If they looked at her medical statistics and what she ate, sanctimonious government types would pronounce themselves unsurprised and indeed would not-so-secretly be thinking with officious disapproval, "She asked for it." She was highly hypertensive (I once took her blood pressure. ...Jul. 21, 2009 — Uncategorized
A Fossil Fuel We Can All Support
Beer made from 45 million year old yeast has a "complex and well-developed taste profile." One would hope so!Jul. 21, 2009 — Uncategorized
Friday Food Song(s): Songs for Ice Cream Trucks
I grew up in the hinterlands. For very sound economic reasons, the hinterlands do not have ice cream trucks. I have never bought an ice cream from an ice cream truck. But even I ...Jul. 17, 2009 — Friday Food Song
The Pause That Refreshes–A Links Roundup
Health care and financial markets are not enough. The Obamas are now going to lead us on the path of righteous eating, for the children of course. A self-described libertarian anarchist hates Coke. Interesting. The ones I ...Jul. 16, 2009 — Drink, Food Law, Food Politics, Pop Culture
Friday Food Song: I Scream, You Scream…
July is National Ice Cream Month, so you had to know it was going to happen....The hotsy-totsy classic of the 1920's racoon-coat wearing college sound as encapsulated in a 1929 performance by Waring's Pennsylvanians: "I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice ...Jul. 10, 2009 — Friday Food Song
Peep-o-Rama
No, it's not "Peeps: The Musical" (although I desperately want to write the book and lyrics for that one) but it's almost as good. It's Peeps: The Store! And it's coming to a neighborhood near some of us! The first Peeps & ...Jul. 9, 2009 — Pop Culture, Quirkies
The Auld Alliance
In Slate, Mike Steinberger details how McDonald's has captured the French wallet. It's a fun, informative read, an excellent lesson in marketing and good leadership, and reminds me of one of my favorite movies, Billy Wilder's ever wonderful One, Two, ...Jun. 30, 2009 — Food Politics, Pop Culture, Quirkies
Friday Food Song: Liquor is Quicker, but Candy IS Dandy.
I just found out that whoever declares these things has declared June as National Candy Month. It's a pity that I just found this out, because I could have a lot to say on the topic of candy....so perhaps it's a blessing that I ...Jun. 26, 2009 — Friday Food Song, Pop Culture
Golly, That’s a Lolly
If you're ever in the vicinity of the Mall in Washington, DC, you will likely see children (and several adults) chowing down on the ice cream replica of Spongebob Squarepants. If you're near Parliament in London, you may see women ...Jun. 19, 2009 — Uncategorized
When the bureaucrats make the rules, the French whine.
New rules emerging from Brussels proclaim that say red wine + white wine=rose wine. "Quelle horreur!" cry the French and complain about bureaucracy stifling centuries of tradition, the idiocy of regulation, etc. I'm not happy about the wine aspect, ...May. 4, 2009 — Uncategorized
