it all started with a yahoo news feature on the top ten foods we love to hate. among them is cilantro:

Did you know Julia Child hated the leafy herb? But behavioral neuroscientists would argue that America’s food darling had no control. It’s all about genetics. Studies have linked liking cilantro to being able to detect the “pleasing” chemicals in the leaf.

that makes sense. i wish i could use the same reason for not liking ampalaya, liver and sole.

i took a look around the serious eats website and found this:

polar bears are putting horror stories of eating cute seals to rest. hello, frozen watermelons!

i’m totally hot for guys who can cook, assuming they don’t look like they eat every litle bit of what they cook. it particularly wows me when these male kitchen wonders trythen there was this amazing dad who made an incredibly realistic lego cake for his kid’s birthday:

cake? what cake?

i sent the link to lego-loving vip and he directed me to another fun site. i guess baking disasters kind of deserve a “tribute” of sorts, if only as a “what-not-to-do” for those of us who may get the same crazy ideas.

so many men, so little time

if i hadn’t read the rest of the entry, i wouldn’t have guessed that it’s a man’s chest (complete with thick, clumpy raisin hair). no nipples? not knowing would’ve saved me from gagging.

so, it's true?

it’s actually a pretty cake until you pay close attention: now doesn’t it remind you of the mythical elephant graveyard? happy birthday, kid. enjoy your dead pachyderms cake.