About Baylen Linnekin
Baylen Linnekin is a Washington, DC law student, writer, and (inadequately self-trained) cook. Baylen has interviewed chef/author/TV host Anthony Bourdain; written about the canard of Chicago's foie gras ban; hailed the wonder of D'Artagnan's Duckathlon; and detailed how he tracked down some moosemeat and made mooseburgers in a quest to figure out Sarah Palin. When he finishes law school, Baylen hopes to defend the rights of restaurateurs, bar owners, food sellers, chefs, farmers, and diners.There are 291 posts by Baylen Linnekin
Morning, Coffee Achievers!
Nov. 20, 2008 — Drink
Anton Ego, Age 12
Read the great feature on David Fishman, probably the first twelve-year old Manhattan restaurant critic profiled in the NYT. It's cool that he takes notes and all, but WTF with the kid not having a blog? I've got ...Nov. 19, 2008 — Celebrity, Chefs, Restaurants
This Week in Bacon
England for English snouts! That's the message the utterly horrid Jamie Oliver is communicating, saying he likes his bacon best when it's ...Nov. 14, 2008 — Banned, Celebrity, Chefs, This Week in Bacon
Sanborns ‘Giant Death Bread’ Rocks Mexico
My girlfriend and I just booked a winter-break holiday in Mexico. Very psyched. We're visiting Guadalajara, Mexico's second-largest city. It'll be our fourth time in Mexico together, and my first real urban vacation in the country, after previous ...Nov. 13, 2008 — Products
(Finally) Introducing Your New Crispy Team
You've probably noticed some new blogging faces 'round these parts for the past few weeks. These folks, friends of mine all, have joined Team Crispy as co-bloggers. And that's a very good thing. In addition ...Nov. 10, 2008 — What's Crispy on the Outside
This Week in Bacon
Just like following a rainbow will lead you to a pot of gold, following a trail of blood will lead you to... bacon!!! Swiss police follow blood trail and find bacon Swiss police can be excused for fearing the ...Nov. 7, 2008 — This Week in Bacon
What’s for Lunch? Not Sandwiches, Says Brit Gov’t
Restaurants already facing hard times because of the financial crisis have something else to worry about: a British-government funded nonprofit is urging workers not to dine out. Now into the nation's workplaces marches an even more interfering force - ...Nov. 7, 2008 — Banned
What are you Dudes Cookin’ for ‘National Men Cook Dinner Day’?
In honor of today being National Men Cook Dinner Day, I give you manly con carne, courtesy of AskMen.com lifestyle correspondent James Raiswell. Also featured are XXX ribs and the very, very, very ...Nov. 6, 2008 — Food Writing, Pop Culture, Recipes
Who Sweeps Her Floor in a Cake Made of Strawberries?
Nov. 6, 2008 — Pop Culture, TV
This Week in Bacon
Though I may not be the most pumpkin-obsessed libertarian, pumpkin pie is one of my favorite foods. It's one of those things that just cannot be improved upon. Or so I thought. Prepare to have your mind blown. ...Oct. 31, 2008 — Recipes
Shaken or Stirred? With Craig’s Bond, We’re Not There… Yet
Jacob--who knows more about mixology than either you or I--pointed to a post at Cold Mud alleging James Bond has switched from the shaken & stirred vodka martini to Sazerac in Quantum of Solace, the ...Oct. 31, 2008 — Celebrity, Drink, Pop Culture
Bilingual Thai Menu Board
The shrimp! It buuuurrrrrnnnsss! Via Ectoplasmosis.Oct. 29, 2008 — Quirkies, Restaurants
Food Blogger Slips on Banana Peel, Recounts
Yesterday, I did something putatively commonplace that was, at the same time, a thing I was convinced I never would do. At age 36, I finally slipped on a banana peel. The one pictured at right, specifically. Heel met peel ...Oct. 23, 2008 — Quirkies
Newsweek Writer’s Silly ‘Starbucks Theory of International Economics’
There have been lots of cockeyed pop-food theories to emerge recently. I'm talking to you Morning Banana Diet, and a little less so to proponents of the Bugs Will Save Us All worldview. But those schemes are ...Oct. 22, 2008 — Drink, Pop Culture, Restaurants
Amazon Cookbook Sales as Financial Barometer
As the dismal economic climate forces Americans to eat on the cheap, Reuters points to a shift in Amazon.com consumer purchases--toward cookbooks that contain less expensive ingredients. Sort of. "There's also been some talk in the industry about ...The Ethnic Dining Guide to Tyler Cowen
DCist has a very good interview with the multitalented Tyler Cowen, who has been blogging about the best of the DC area's ethnic dining for several years. A snippet: Why focus on ethnic food rather than ...Lunch Buffet
NASA says that space smells like steak, which apparently smells like "hot metal and motorbike welding," the Sun reports. Yum. The new horror movie Pig Hunt ...Oct. 17, 2008 — Drink, Pop Culture, Quirkies, Restaurants
Lunch Buffet
Another death by smoking ban, this one in Chicago. D'Artagnan may have duck dogs, but my friend Veronique goes one better, pointing me to ...Oct. 14, 2008 — Banned, Celebrity, Chefs, Food Law, Restaurants
Jason Alexander for the McDLT
Oct. 13, 2008 — Ads, Celebrity, Pop Culture, Restaurants
