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For me, alcohol has this endless fascination that there's this substance that can enhance life so beautifully and destroy it so completely.
Jonathan Miles
LifeMeAlcoholDestroyEnhance
I find airports to be purgatorial in many ways. I mean, even from the basics of the design: you know, this sort of - this muted gray and the fluorescent lights.
DesignYouFindLightsKnowMean
A Negroni demands your full, upright attention. It will not tolerate mindless swigging the way all those sweet summertime drinks do, which is just one reason no one has ever ordered one at a swim-up bar at a resort pool.
SweetAttentionPoolWillWayBar
Roasting fish that's encased inside a salt crust is a centuries-old method of ensuring moist, ultra-flavorful flesh.
FishSaltInsideFleshCrustMethod
The enemy of successful long-term freezing is air. When air meets food, dehydration occurs, leading to freezer burn. With delicate proteins like fish, freezer burn can be downright fatal, ruining both texture and flavor.
FoodFishEnemyBurnAirSuccessful
For me, there's something likable but not quite lovable about poached fish: the ultraclean flavor, the melt-away texture, the no-fat virtuousness.
MeFishTextureSomethingFlavor
The rich flavors of duck meat have always attracted sweet, fruit-based sauces.
SweetRichDuckAlwaysMeatFlavors
Dry rubs are as integral to downhome barbeque as smoke.
SmokeDryIntegralRubs
Technically, fish can last up to half a year in a freezer, but their quality starts to slide after the first month.
QualityFishYearFirstMonthUp
It's often said that doves provide valuable practice for duck season, but this strikes me as upside down. With their tiny profiles, wicked speed, and fighter-plane acrobatics, doves are more difficult to take down.
PracticeMeUpside DownDuckSpeed
Of course, there's nothing wrong with deer burgers and venison chili, but with a little gusto, those stalwarts can go from satisfying to sublime.
WrongGoNothingDeerLittleChili
If everything is disposable or recyclable, how does that make us feel about ourselves and each other?
FeelEverythingUsDisposableHow
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