Shamelessly pilfered from Valleywag, we came across this footage, above, of Boing Boing's Xeni Jardin frying cell phones at Machine Project's Fry-b-que. more ›

-- Writers With Drinks: Tonight Robert Mailer Anderson, writer and game designer Austin Grossman, Sheng Wang, Darieck Scott, and Dom Brassey read. 7 p.m. at the Make-Out Room, 3225 - 22nd; $3-$5. more ›

We gobble the various food sections up each Wednesday. Here are our favorite nibbles from today's offerings. more ›

If "a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds," then the folks over at Bravo's Top Chef sure have some huge brains. Because this season reeks of inconsistency. And it's starting to piss us off. Major, major misstep, Tom, Gale, and co. (Let us state up front: it's only because this show can be, is often, and should always be so freaking good that these missteps get to us). Let's give credit to some of elimination-style reality shows--we've seen episodes of The Apprentice and Rockstar where the judges weren't afraid to make a bold move and eliminate more than one contestant. But never -- NEVER -- have we seen a show like this wimp out and send NOBODY packing. more ›