Ferran Adria wants McDonald's

"Maybe... they could increase the price and make a hamburger of the best quality with fresh meat. And people would have the option to eat it – but it's going to cost three times as much," he said. "I've only been [to McDonald's] three times in my entire life, now it's ages since I went there. But I want to go back."

(via Independent)

World's Best Cheese Sandwich

According to SCIENCE! (via The Daily Mail)

Here's the numbers, in case you folks at home want to try. Someday I will cook with my calculator, just like God intended.

The formula:
W [1 + ((bd)/6.5)) - s + ((m-2c)/2) + ((v+p)/7t)] (100 + l/100)

W = the thickness of Cheddar in millimetres

B = The thickness of the bread

D = The dough flavour modifier

S = The thickness of margarine or butter

M = The thickness of mayonnaise

C = The creaminess modifier

V = The thickness of tomato

P = The depth of pickle

T = The tanginess modifier

I = The thickness of the lettuce layer

I don't like savory crepes.

There. I said it.

Octopus Balls in my mouth.

Me, burning my mouth.
Kenn, readying himself to burn his mouth.


Hot molten lava takoyaki (たこ焼). Boy, do I love me some balls.

Takoyaki Stand
Underneath a NHK sign, by some Korean tourists
Dotombori, Namba, Osaka
23 Sept 2008

World's Largest Barbeque

Montevideo, Uruguay-
26,400 pounds of beef grilled by 1,250 cooks gobbled at record cookout

WHY WASN'T I THERE

World's Most Expensive Sandwich

Is it diamond encrusted?

Yes, I would like one. Yes, you can pay for it. For the low everyday price of £84 ($168) you can indulge in the the delights courtesy of Selfridges on Oxford Street in London. I once went there with a gift certificate for $100 and couldn't find very much I could get.. That depresses me. Maybe I could've gotten a half sammy. I like sandwiches.

The BBC reports that the ingredients of the sandwich are: Wagyu beef, fresh lobe foie gras, black truffle mayonnaise, brie de meaux, rocket, red pepper and mustard confit and English plum tomatoes.

English tomatoes don't taste like anything... And besides most lunches from your local Pret-a-Manger will be roughly £60 (sooner or later) so you're not paying too much over normal. At least it's not prawn mayonnaise.

Croque Madame

Despite photographic evidence to the contrary, I was actually quite happy.

For my first real food post I will travel back to Paris where this was a short (read: little over an hour) lunch break after wandering the streets of Montmartre and hustling the hustlers (Hakuna Matata, bitchezzzz).
Anyways, onto the food. It is a Croque Madame which is a BOMB ASS sammy with a fried egg to top it off. Take gruyere, bechamel sauce, ham, mustard, bread and voila you've got some awesome non-pretentious French food. I think the key to this sandwich is definitely the bechamel sauce, which needs to be lovingly poured all over me the dish.

La Rimaudière
Rue des Martyrs & Rue Concorcet
Montmartre, Paris, France
11 Sept 2006