Macaroni and Cheese was a staple of my childhood. Not in a good way, though. Moreso in a lonely, "eating a box of Velveeta Shells and Cheese while the rest of the family is off gallivanting somewhere else" way. Yet, for some reason, the allure of one of America's greatest comfort foods never wained.

Gritz sent me a link to this unofficial fellowship (not as unofficial as this fellowship) called Delaying The Real World, and even though I'm skeptical of any fellowship that claims to delay the real world by giving you $5,000, I applied because the application

Back in the salad days of college, the consequences of a little bit o’ binge drinking were generally limited to raging hangovers and egregious charges on your parents’ credit card. Once full-time jobs and societal pressure to “act your age” kick in

Somewhere, somehow, the nacho eclipsed its humble origins in Mexico to become a staple of American bar food. How this happened, and how the nacho (in my mind) eclipsed the potato skin as America's favorite cheese topped finger food, is a subject ripe for exploration.

We all love the The New York Times in our own unique ways. Some people enjoy buying the enormous Sunday edition, throwing away almost all of it, and then pretending to do the crossword while they drink Hoegaardens or

Recently I've been spending an inordinate amount of time with this off-colored culinary savant. Yesterday, after whipping up a fresh pitcher of iced Green Tea, he said something that was very interesting

Whether or not you have kept your beer pong skills up to standard after graduating (to each his own), it’s impossible not to be impressed with this clip. Reminds me of the old Jordan-Bird McDonald’s commercial, except Legend can probably drink way more than this dude

Over time, we've begun to establish that turning one dish into the basis for many is a useful way of expanding one's culinary horizons. Remember that cheese sauce we made last week? Of course you do, it fueled a weekend of college hoops and living the high life. Well, imagine turning that ode to the stadium snack

Holler! I’m a graduate student at the University of Chicago, studying philosophy.

I take mad walks.

Especially now that the weather