It happens to be my birthday, one of only two birthdays I can remember (the other being the Sherbs'; some of my friends who had birthdays last week just get lost in the ether), but that's not the important news.
The important news is that I know the winners of the Vladivostok Victory Day sandwich contest.
End result: Russians on taste, Americans on plating; I think the Russian choice to make everything look like old sailing ships was a little foolish, since the last time they brought an older fleet to Vladivostok, they got royally spanked. I guess my navally minded friends were right to trust the Stethem's culinary skill.
It also looks like a tasty spread in general.
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Monday, May 5, 2008
Yet another food contest I cannot attend.
So, in Vladivostok, a Russian city on the Pacific Ocean, the Russians are celebrating winning the Eastern Front of WWII in a way I heartily support: their navy is challenging the U.S. Navy to a sandwich contest. The contest may be slightly skewed in favor of the home team:
The USS Stethem (yes, it has a website) is a "tactical Tomohawk AEGIS destroyer," which does have a crew of 323, is not a huge ship by any means; unlike the USS Ronald Reagan, which serves over 18,000 meals a day, I would say that there is less of a chance that the Stethem's cooks are the equal of "the best head cooks of Russia's Pacific Fleet."
Regardless, I'd really love to try the sandwiches. Also, more nations should solve disputes through food Throwdowns.
The contest will involve the best head cooks of Russia’s Pacific Fleet and the cooks from the U.S. destroyer Stethem which will arrive in the city on the day of the competition.
The USS Stethem (yes, it has a website) is a "tactical Tomohawk AEGIS destroyer," which does have a crew of 323, is not a huge ship by any means; unlike the USS Ronald Reagan, which serves over 18,000 meals a day, I would say that there is less of a chance that the Stethem's cooks are the equal of "the best head cooks of Russia's Pacific Fleet."
Regardless, I'd really love to try the sandwiches. Also, more nations should solve disputes through food Throwdowns.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Marry Through Contests!
One of the many punitive reality television shows in Japan had a man subsist wholly through entering contests in magazines.
In America, we are soon reaching that level of potential self-sufficiency. Given that stationer Papyrus is raffling off a wedding ring and tabloid newspaper The New York Post has a contest for a wedding dress (albeit one from Filene's), all you need is to find a contest for a caterer, a clergyman, and a venue and you're set.
Next innovation: baby showers and funerals through contests!
In America, we are soon reaching that level of potential self-sufficiency. Given that stationer Papyrus is raffling off a wedding ring and tabloid newspaper The New York Post has a contest for a wedding dress (albeit one from Filene's), all you need is to find a contest for a caterer, a clergyman, and a venue and you're set.
Next innovation: baby showers and funerals through contests!
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