I miss Beef on Weck - I lived in Buffalo for one semester (Jan-May 1974). Proctor and Bergman made a joke when they performed at UB - “Do they serve it every day of the weck?”
I remember a radio commercial for some pizzeria that said “We make pizza the way Buffalonians like pizza,” so I never went there. I’ve always been a pizza snob - what am I missing?
That is an elegant approach to pizza! I like it. Enjoying the humor in this post, too!
I tried listening to podcasts and videos on 1.5x speed several times and always end up feeling like I'm listening to Daffy Duck or an old Micromachines commercial. It's hard to absorb anything! I figure if someone recorded a video and took time and care to do it, I'll watch it the way they intended. It means I watch fewer videos, but isn't that good in an age of information overload? I prefer to really absorb and internalize the stuff I choose to spend time with.
I loved the pizza video, but I love eating Roman pizza as they serve it in Rome, a big rectangular slice, folded in half (topping inside) and wrapped in paper. So I clicked E in your poll. If I'm making pizza at home, though, I make a near-perfect circle and then slice in 8 slices. Your post is making me crave homemade pizza, right down to the homemade base and homegrown herbs in the tomato sauce.
I love the twists and turns this post takes. (As always!) But I was especially interested in the note taking segment. (I know, shocking that it wasn't the pizza.) I am a person who processes information through my eyes and my hands. I am terrible at taking it in through hearing. Thus, I must take notes in order to retain any information. Coming to terms with this (far later than I should have) was a game changer for me.
Love the pizza cut. Yes I get 8, I can't eat 12 slices either! Also, that's not the Who, it's the Miami CSI theme song. You know the show where Horatio goes into the evidence room with no gloves on and contaminates evidence with his good looking staff...Don't get me started.
The pizza video was interesting. When I was a kid, there was no other way I'd ever see a pizza cut beyond little squares. To this day, when I go home and we order pizza from a place that's essentially been around for decades, they still cut their pizza in squares. Definitely impacts the taste of the pizza :-) Only recently did I notice the ultimate size drink at Starbucks. I have been getting the Paradise Refresher and getting it in Venti. I have played around with the Trenta but that seems to be a slippery slope :-) I'll stay with my Venti a while longer. Good job.
I miss Beef on Weck - I lived in Buffalo for one semester (Jan-May 1974). Proctor and Bergman made a joke when they performed at UB - “Do they serve it every day of the weck?”
I remember a radio commercial for some pizzeria that said “We make pizza the way Buffalonians like pizza,” so I never went there. I’ve always been a pizza snob - what am I missing?
As if Buffalo didn’t have enough excellent food, we also have top-notch chocolatiers like Watson’s and Fowler’s serving up sponge candy.
I’d like the Tavern Cut, please…
That is an elegant approach to pizza! I like it. Enjoying the humor in this post, too!
I tried listening to podcasts and videos on 1.5x speed several times and always end up feeling like I'm listening to Daffy Duck or an old Micromachines commercial. It's hard to absorb anything! I figure if someone recorded a video and took time and care to do it, I'll watch it the way they intended. It means I watch fewer videos, but isn't that good in an age of information overload? I prefer to really absorb and internalize the stuff I choose to spend time with.
I loved the pizza video, but I love eating Roman pizza as they serve it in Rome, a big rectangular slice, folded in half (topping inside) and wrapped in paper. So I clicked E in your poll. If I'm making pizza at home, though, I make a near-perfect circle and then slice in 8 slices. Your post is making me crave homemade pizza, right down to the homemade base and homegrown herbs in the tomato sauce.
I love the twists and turns this post takes. (As always!) But I was especially interested in the note taking segment. (I know, shocking that it wasn't the pizza.) I am a person who processes information through my eyes and my hands. I am terrible at taking it in through hearing. Thus, I must take notes in order to retain any information. Coming to terms with this (far later than I should have) was a game changer for me.
Love the pizza cut. Yes I get 8, I can't eat 12 slices either! Also, that's not the Who, it's the Miami CSI theme song. You know the show where Horatio goes into the evidence room with no gloves on and contaminates evidence with his good looking staff...Don't get me started.
The pizza video was interesting. When I was a kid, there was no other way I'd ever see a pizza cut beyond little squares. To this day, when I go home and we order pizza from a place that's essentially been around for decades, they still cut their pizza in squares. Definitely impacts the taste of the pizza :-) Only recently did I notice the ultimate size drink at Starbucks. I have been getting the Paradise Refresher and getting it in Venti. I have played around with the Trenta but that seems to be a slippery slope :-) I'll stay with my Venti a while longer. Good job.
Do we really need to make pizza more exciting? I already lose my mind every time I go near one. Ok, reading on...
Silly Starbucks. Eight ounces equals one cup! 😁