Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Cool Shit 5/7

Just your average, run-of-the-mill story about an illegal restaurant on a college campus run by two guys who have no experience. I'll be honest - the fact that the term "speakeasy" was used, is 90% of the reason I linked to it.

Wylie Dufresne would probably be in the Mt. Rushmore of molecular gastronomic cooking. His WD-50 is a NY hotspot, and he has just opened up a gastro pub named Alder. Here's a photo diary (taken by him) of the days leading up to the opening, and some of the food offerings.

If you're a Boba Fett fan, I believe you'll enjoy this art project of Boba Fett in different Icelandic landscapes.

Check out what food your state is most famous for! (Honestly, some of these are spectacularly lame. California...Texas...I'm pretty sure people were grasping for straws on some of these.

Written over 18 years ago, no one realized until then that Steve Carlton was a little more than odd, and quite possibly the inspiration for Alex Jones.

Time Lapse Time! This is the Cerro Paranal - a European Observatory in Chile. Mindbending!

Atacama Starry Nights: Episode I from Babak Tafreshi on Vimeo.





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