msbelle:

I started at CBS as a "CBS This Morning" intern in 1989 with a little lady called Julie Chen. Julie now anchors the morning show, is Mrs. Les Moonves, and hosts our beloved Big Brother. We didn't discuss "Big Brother All Stars" at dinner, but I went home and watched it after dinner. I am obsessed with Jase and what a jackhole he is. Every move he makes bugs me. Every bone in his body makes my skin crawl. Sometimes I email Julie hate-mail about Jase just because I feel like I have an outlet. She remains ever-diplomatic on the subject. >[link]

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Who in the hell adds salsa "for brightness"? And if they are referring to something other than color, why in the hell not just say spice or heat, which, you know, makes sense?!

That was one of the things that made my eyes roll. I particularly loved the undercurrent of, "it's not an authentic taco unless you use expensive ingredients." Oh, really? My ground beef mixture in the freezer called, it said, "fuck you, Mark Bittman."

I particularly loved the undercurrent of, "it's not an authentic taco unless you use expensive ingredients."

They don't need to be expensive! You just run out to your local mexican market and get the abuelita there to pat you out some tortillas! Then you whip up some carnitas! Peasant food!

I particularly loved the undercurrent of, "it's not an authentic taco unless you use expensive ingredients."

And yet his favorite is from the taco trucks! Which, really, are definitely not from the most expensive ingredients, making it all the more funny.

I particularly loved the undercurrent of, "it's not an authentic taco unless you use expensive ingredients."

Whatever. I like the cheap taco.

Recently I made some very tasty tacos with just some beans, jack and chedder cheese, red corn, and tortillas.

And yet his favorite is from the taco trucks! Which, really, are definitely not from the most expensive ingredients, making it all the more funny.

Yes. Normally this detail would not bother me, but in this article it just grated. "How do you make a great taco at home? Well, first you get it from a taco truck...."

And the turkey! WTF are you talking about, turkey is "traditional"?!

All domesticated turkeys are descended from a breed that originated in Mexico. I don't know how much they're actually eaten there, though.

I wonder if the taco is actually pre-Columbian.

Tacos and turkeys were brought to Mexico by the same aliens that built the Aztec pyramids....

Why am I not surprised to click through and find a Mark Bittman article on the other side? Oh right, because he's a pompous git whose writing gives me hives.