“That’s yacht racing”
"That's yacht racing" is an expression similar to "that's life" -- there are wins and losses, ups and downs. Yacht racing is a very expensive sport, but a simple…
Thai Iced Tea (Cha Yen)
"Thai iced tea" or "Thai tea" (cha yen) is of unknown origin; the tea began appearing in Thai-American restaurants in the 1970s and 1980s. Thai tea is made with sugar and…
Jianbing (Chinese crepes)
"Jianbing" (or "jian bing") is a breakfast food sometimes called a Chinese crepe. It has eggs and flour, and the crepe (or pancake) is topped with scallions, coriander, baocui…
Lion’s Head Meatballs
entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Lion's Head (food)Lion's Head (simplified Chinese: 狮子头; traditional Chinese: 獅子頭; pinyin: Shīzitóu) or stewed meatball is a dish from…
Maitre D’ess (female maitre d’)
"Maitre d'ess" is an infrequently used term for a female "maitre d'." "As harried maitre d'ess Dorothy puts it" was printed in Variety (New York, NY) on…
“The Texas legislature should meet two days every 140 years”
The Texas legislature meets every two years for 140 days. Many citizens believe that the law was incorrectly transcribed and that the legislature was meant to meet for two days every 140 years. The…
Vatican of Saloons (P. J. Clarke’s nickname)
P. J. Clarke's is a saloon, established in 1884, at the corner of 915 Third Avenue and East 55th Street in Manhattan. The New York (NY) Times did a profile of bartender Doug Quinn (who started…
Cadillac of Burgers (P.J. Clarke’s bacon cheeseburger)
P. J. Clarke's is a saloon, established in 1884, at the corner of 915 Third Avenue and East 55th Street in Manhattan. American singer Nat King Cole (1919-1965) supposedly had a bacon…
Sistine Chapel of Comic Strip Art (Overlook bar)
Costello's bar opened in 1974 at 225 East 44th Street (near Third Avenue) in Manhattan. It had murals by
Thousand Layer Cake (Spekkoek)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: SpekkoekSpekkoek (kue lapis legit or spekuk in Indonesian) is a type of Indonesian layer cake. It was developed during colonial times in the Dutch East Indies.…
“Dear King Philip Came Over For Good Soup” (taxonomy mnemonic)
"King Philip Came Over For Good Soup" is a taxonomy mnemonic to remember Kingdom-Phylum-Class-Order-Family-Genus-Species. There were various rulers named King Philip, but no specific…
“Dear King Philip Came Over For Good Spaghetti” (taxonomy mnemonic)
"King Philip Came Over For Good Spaghetti" is a taxonomy mnemonic to remember Kingdom-Phylum-Class-Order-Family-Genus-Species. There were various rulers named King Philip, but no specific…
“King Philip Came Over For Good Soup” (taxonomy mnemonic)
"King Philip Came Over For Good Soup" is a taxonomy mnemonic to remember Kingdom-Phylum-Class-Order-Family-Genus-Species. There were various rulers named King Philip, but no specific…
“King Henry Died By Doing Crystal Meth” (metric mnemonic)
"King Henry Died Monday Drinking Chocolate Milk" is a mnemonic device for remembering the metric units, in descending order: kil-, hecto-, deka-, meter-, deci-, centi-, milli-. The…
“King Henry Doesn’t Usually Drink Chocolate Milk” (metric mnemonic)
"King Henry Died Monday Drinking Chocolate Milk" is a mnemonic device for remembering the metric units, in descending order: kil-, hecto-, deka-, meter-, deci-, centi-, milli-. The…
“King Philip Came Over For Good Spaghetti” (taxonomy mnemonic)
"King Philip Came Over For Good Spaghetti" is a taxonomy mnemonic to remember Kingdom-Phylum-Class-Order-Family-Genus-Species. There were various rulers named King Philip, but no specific…
“King Henry Died Unexpectedly Drinking Chocolate Milk” (metric mnemonic)
"King Henry Died Monday Drinking Chocolate Milk" is a mnemonic device for remembering the metric units, in descending order: kil-, hecto-, deka-, meter-, deci-, centi-, milli-. The…
Lucky Family (Chinese dish)
"Happy Family" is a popular Chinese-American dish at many restaurants, but the ingredients can vary. Ch'uen chi fu ("happy family") was cited in the Brooklyn (NY) Daily…
“Does McDonald’s Sell Cheese Burgers?” (math mnemonic)
"Does McDonald's Sell/Serve Cheese Burgers" is a math mnemonic used by many elementary school teachers. The letters "DMSCB" stand for "Divide Multiply Subtract Check…
“Does McDonald’s Sell Cheese Burgers?” (math mnemonic)
"Does McDonald's Sell/Serve Cheese Burgers" is a math mnemonic used by many elementary school teachers. The letters "DMSCB" stand for "Divide Multiply Subtract Check…