Lunch @ 35th Street Bistro (Fremont)

28Mar08

The Fatties took on lunch at the 35th Street Bistro, opting for the $15, 3-course Dine Around Seattle special. Although our previous venture to Fremont was most delightful, this visit fell a bit short. We arrived with reservations in hand, after 1pm, and mid-week to find the place crammed with neo-hippies. A gentle reminder that [...]

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No spit for me, thanks.

26Mar08

 
Culinary foam. I don’t know exactly when it happened, but it must have been sometime after the Starbucks revolution. My assumption is that once the frothy tops took over cappuccinos around the globe, it was only a matter of time before they made the jump to your plate. I personally don’t even allow that [...]

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Fatty Competition: Top Chef

25Mar08

Bravo TV has thrown out another season of Top Chef, a series created for trained professional chefs to compete in recipe battles for $100k in restaurant funding. Unlike Hell’s Kitchen, this series offers no zesty dreamy Brit hurling expletives at fumbling cooks, but instead features boney Padma, a former model from India, as a host. [...]

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AntiFatty Terrorist Alert

21Mar08

I’ve always thought censorship was vile, a tool for the ignorant masses to suppress us minorities in the brilliant elite. It’s my theory that the banning of books just increases their popularity, as people tend to migrate towards such forbidden things. I, myself, once checked out The Anarchists Cookbook from the public library, with [...]

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Love My Neighbour (not yours)

20Mar08

While poor ol’ FattyFreef was delivered Pond Water Soup and Puke on a Biscuit, FattyFoz was fortunate enough to be rewarded with a far better neighbour. The latest culinary delivery is a generous portion of coconut, banana and walnut cake. Mmm… a tasty tropical treat!
If you’re real quiet and listen real carefully, you can probably [...]

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FattyChow Presents… The Doritos and Donuts Diet (TM)

18Mar08

and We’re proud to announce our all-new, highly-anticipated ultra-fashionable diet of the year – The FattyChow Doritos and Donuts Diet (TM)! The plan is simply – and so fun to do!

Sign up with the FattyChow Fatties. We’ll need your name, address and bank account number.
You’ll receive weekly deliveries of Doritos and [...]

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Results Not Typical

17Mar08

It’s been delightful to see those stupid carb diets (Atkins and South Beach) finally fall out of favour in the last couple years. Of course, I’m sure a new one is just around the corner, ready to lure another legion of self-hating fatties to hand out their paychecks in return for empty promises. Even in [...]

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Veil Restaurant

15Mar08

 My first 30 for $30 adventure this month was Veil on Queen Anne—a bit baffling. The unassuming exterior doesn’t let on that beyond the front door is one of the most ultra-chic restaurants in Seattle (a city where you’d not get a second look for wearing Birkenstocks to the opera, just a few blocks away). [...]

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Spring 08 Dine Around Seatown

13Mar08

March welcomes the return of 30/$30, now renamed Dine Around Seattle. You know the drill, three required courses – appetizer, entree and dessert. Got that? Dessert is not optional. (Dieters, as usual, should just stay home.) All 30 locations offer $30 dinner, which is not available on Fridays and Saturdays. Some also offer a $15 [...]

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No-Bake Cookies

12Mar08

Straight from the crusty, old family recipe box, we bring you a classic – Chocolate Peanut Boiled Cookies, or No-Bake Cookies, as they are often regarded. Although I’m sure butter is a possible substitute here, I elected to stay true to the 79 cents/box Imperial margarine.

1 cup brown sugar
½ cup milk
4 tablespoons cocoa
1 cup [...]

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