Why not make the fruit bowl more visible? Put your fruit on the table and not in the refrigerator bin. People say, “That’s okay because I have self-control.” Why not give your self-control a break?
Excellent interview about various findings from research on eating habits. External cues, exercise, perceptions, norming, status, mindfulness, and more generally, over-confidence.
Man, if I’d known this when I got back from Tokyo, I would have saved myself sooooo much anguish.
Why New Restaurants Are So Noisy. Hardwood floors, plain walls, exposed ceilings, no tablecloths.
My friend’s fortune. Not good.
The Magician (Self-Portrait with Four Arms) by René Magritte, 1952. Sometimes I wish I could do this.
“Is any other subculture reported on so exclusively by its own members?”
You should just sit down, there should be a bottomless thing of chips and really good salsa and then your meal starts. This whole thing about sitting down and ordering chips and salsa and paying $5.00 for it is insane.
“Who needs the phone number of a restaurant when you could be enjoying stock photos of food?” (via) See also university websites.
I will have to try this. (via)
No Dinner Invitations? – Made in America. Suspected causes: both parents working, more commuting. But our socializing, in general, trends upward: more phone calls, texts, jaunts to restaurants, bars, etc.
Eating out can be incredibly frustrating. Take this dinner at Shaun’s. Good chopped liver. Followed by a well-prepared pork dish that I forget. Decent? Yes. Worth the price? Hell no. Like I did when considering finishing books vs. finishing movies, here’s some idle theorizing on why I often walk out of restaurants disappointed:
I’m open to other theories. In the meanwhile, I should probably just skip out on the bar food and fancy crap, and see what I can find eating out on Buford Highway.
A journalist experiences a month of eating on the official rations and the black market. Probably my favorite from this month’s issue. [$]
Photos of people eating solo. Interesting that when you post things without explanation, the reactions can be unpredictable.
“Look for a creamy patch. It’s called the field spot — the place where the watermelon rested on the ground. The deeper in color, the longer the fully grown melon was on the vine getting sweet.”
His rules seem reasonable. (via)
(1) The number of guests should follow Chesterfield’s rule: no fewer than the Graces (i.e., three), no more than the Muses (i.e., nine).
Mark Larson 