May 2012

Hanging Out in Islamic Spain

May 28, 2012

“Es esta frita in la manteca de cerdo?” That’s the line that Google Translator told me to say if I wanted to ask “Is this fried in lard?” in Spanish. I figured I would need to know how to say that to find out if the churros a particular place sold in Spain were fried [...]

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One Night As An Espresso Rockstar. Sort of.

May 3, 2012

“Want to learn to make coffee like a pro? Pull the perfect shot? Steam milk to glassy perfection? Pour latte art? Purchase this perk and you and a friend will get a 3 hour one-on-one session with one of our expert baristas.” Uh, yeah? I saw that a few months ago when I was checking [...]

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