Liz Cook
@lizcookkc
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Freelance food weirdo / creator of Haterade. Words at @seriouseats, @bbc, @eater, @bonappetit, @midwestopia, @thefastpitch and elsewhere.
Kansas City, MO
Joined April 2009
Some personal news(letter): I started a Substack. It's called Haterade, it's free, and you can subscribe here, if you're so inclined:
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We should all feel a desire to use our talents for a greater good. But we don't always have to use them for the *greatest* good. Introducing: Flucker. https://t.co/icbSGqc4uk
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“Did you know chemo can damage your taste buds? That was news to me. Cancer is like an IRS audit, or the music of Ted Nugent—we all have some baseline awareness of it, but if we’re lucky, we never have to learn the particulars.” New Haterade: https://t.co/kog2H0oP1X
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He yearns for the Midwest
Great photo by Vatican Media of Pope Leo’s visit today to the Vatican Radio Transmission Center outside of Rome.
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The era of self-serious sex symbols trying to min-max dinner is over. Welcome to the era of Big Goons Making Goon Food. This week in Haterade: https://t.co/zqhTw3BLHN
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did the doctor from arrested development write this
Pope Francis, who has been diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs, passed a "peaceful night", the Vatican has said, amid growing concerns over the 88-year-old's condition. https://t.co/Pltu67A6BC
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Honda makes electrical tape coated in capsaicin to keep mice away. In this 3yo post now trending on HN, @lizcookkc uses it for culinary purposes. Read it, will put a big smile on your face. https://t.co/FgrHK07DDW
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"The flavors correspond to three alluring shapes: a four-leaf clover, a cactus, and a big rig rendered from the POV of a person about to be mowed down by it." New from me on America's premier confectioner, Shaquille O'Neal: https://t.co/n1sC2pzJkT
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Happy New Year from Haterade! I regret to announce that I have written about turkey bacon: https://t.co/looNJ1S9L6
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Haterade is back! This week, I answer reader questions about obnoxious home cooking projects, Japanese food in KC, and whether we should all lick the floors at restaurants. Read: https://t.co/SjuIgICNXg
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Organization during slow times: perfectly synced electronic calendars with reminders and alarms. Organization under pressure: eight illegible but absolutely essential Post-It notes disbursed unevenly across three geographic locations.
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Updated KC’s essential restaurant list for @Eater. Read on for a tourist’s guide to some of the best (or most distinctive) spots in town.
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Barbecue, James Beard winners, and more of Kansas City’s best food, according to an local, award-winning food critic.
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Hello from the Monument Marathon in Scottsbluff, NE, where the course is beautiful and the race swag is a pound of dried beans.
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Revisited more than 30 spots over the past few months to bring you this update to the @eater KC barbecue map. As always, I left off your favorite to punish you. You know why. https://t.co/CDrR2fXbT8
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A Bourdain-approved brisket sandwich at a gas station, smoked pork belly tacos at a buzzy pop-up, turkey legs stuffed with mac and cheese, and more of the best barbecue in KC.
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n.b. for politicos making the journey: our martinis at The Peppermill were $6, and the best appetizer is off-menu: grilled garlic bread with steak jus for dipping.
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My first Serious Eats recipe! Although I have now eaten enough cheesy corn for a lifetime, I’m proud of this one, and I hope you make it.
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look I don’t care WHAT color the rat is, you should NOT be using it to make boho furniture
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