All this weird stuff seems to have trickled down from the Victorian excess as mass-production made it affordable for the middle class, much like how we can buy designer handbags at TJ Maxx now, but the end result is that Gen Xers and Millennials get Grandma's clutter that comes with enough vague sentimentality that we feel super guilty getting rid of it and Goodwills are crammed with the stuff nobody wants or uses.
Toast plays an enormous role in Stephen Fry's comic novel "The Liar"....
"Tea was a very special institution, revolving as it did around the ceremony and worship of Toast. In a place where alcohol, tobacco and drugs were forbidden, it was essential that something should take their place as a powerful and public totem of virility and cool. Toast, for reasons lost in time, was the substance chosen."
Side note: I appreciate the historical research in these articles. I show up for factoids.
Also I have a crème brûlée set from a former wedding registry. It’s been moved to 8 different residences and opened thrice when I considered using the ramekins for other stuff but found them to be too small for the alternate purpose. If anybody wants it I’ll cover postage.
I appreciate your commitment for finding out what a "silent butler" is used for, which was my first question upon seeing the advertisement, and then going above and beyond to correct our misconception that Rodney Kent was the name of an actual designer/craftsman.
I will never be able to convey my disappointment that Rodney Kent is not available for a slightly hostile interview
All this weird stuff seems to have trickled down from the Victorian excess as mass-production made it affordable for the middle class, much like how we can buy designer handbags at TJ Maxx now, but the end result is that Gen Xers and Millennials get Grandma's clutter that comes with enough vague sentimentality that we feel super guilty getting rid of it and Goodwills are crammed with the stuff nobody wants or uses.
Toast plays an enormous role in Stephen Fry's comic novel "The Liar"....
"Tea was a very special institution, revolving as it did around the ceremony and worship of Toast. In a place where alcohol, tobacco and drugs were forbidden, it was essential that something should take their place as a powerful and public totem of virility and cool. Toast, for reasons lost in time, was the substance chosen."
The avocado toast burn is just…*chef’s kiss*
Side note: I appreciate the historical research in these articles. I show up for factoids.
Also I have a crème brûlée set from a former wedding registry. It’s been moved to 8 different residences and opened thrice when I considered using the ramekins for other stuff but found them to be too small for the alternate purpose. If anybody wants it I’ll cover postage.
I appreciate your commitment for finding out what a "silent butler" is used for, which was my first question upon seeing the advertisement, and then going above and beyond to correct our misconception that Rodney Kent was the name of an actual designer/craftsman.
It looks like something they'd put in the Williams Sonoma catalog and list it for $199.99.
It’s not a food thing, it’s a plumbing thing. The Bernzomatic goes in the basement, and is brought up to the kitchen on special occasions.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Bernzomatic-TS3500KC-Multi-Use-Torch-Kit-361479/300870607
I also want a butane torch! mostly to melt cheese… on toast…
_like a moose_, I can't stop laughing