On Thursday, my father came home to announce that the Black Friday line outside of our local Best Buy was already in full force. ON THANKSGIVING DAY. He reported that there were probably 20 or so people sitting in lawn chairs, awaiting that glorious moment when, before dawn, the electronic doors would open to reveal a handful of televisions and laptops marked down to almost unheard of prices. We laughed at the insanity of others, and continued about with our pre-turkey self-basting rituals. Many hours later, driving home from a delicious Thanksgiving dinner at my parents' friends home at around...
Hope you had a delicious Thanksgiving. Here’s proof the news machine never stops: Yahoo’s European head says arrivederce – Tony Coppel, in charge of Yahoo’s Western European market, is out, according to All Things D. But Icahn is buying — Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is circling the bleeding hulk that is Yahoo like a shark, having just bought up about $67 million more in company shares. He now holds about 5.5 percent of Yahoo. E-commerce shrinks — Online sales need a healthy dose of Viagra. E-commerce is down 4 percent from last year, according to comScore. Navitas Capital getting its...
From Serious Eats The hoards of people stocking up for the Thanksgiving holiday on Sunday made the Hollywood Farmers' Market (map) feel like Lollapalooza with vegetables, which means the upcoming Santa Monica market on Wednesday may end up looking like Burning Man at the beach. The best way to battle the crowds this time of year is to hit the market with a plan and a heavy helping of patience. With that in mind, the Southern California farmers' markets have almost everything you need to have a delicious Thanksgiving. Don’t forget to thank your farmers! Turkeys Dozens of people lined...
From Serious Eats Photo by Lani Bouwer Despite my love for Thanksgiving food stuffs, not everyone chooses to indulge in the succulent turkey, meaty gravy, or butter-filled mashed potatoes. They choose to go the vegan route. But just because the meal lacks meat or dairy products doesn't mean they can't celebrate with a delicious Thanksgiving feast. I asked Dreena Burton, blogger and author of Eat, Drink & Be Vegan, Vive le Vegan! and The Everyday Vegan, about what she will be serving during her meatless holiday. She recommended: Festive Chickpea Tart Roasted Sweet Potatoes Lemon Broiled Green Beans Traditional Cranberry...
From Serious Eats I was hoping that two barriers would be broken though this week—the more important one of course was Barack Obama becoming the first African-American president we've ever had. Watching the election returns with friends the other night, I have to admit I had tears streaming down my face at 11 p.m. Eastern time when CNN and others announced Obama had the requisite 270 electoral votes necessary to become our next president. My son Will called from college right then, and though he is just about as cool a customer as president-elect Obama, I thought I even heard...
