Biggest Little City in the World (Reno, Nevada nickname)

One-Hour Fuel (dry weeds and grass)

"One-hour fuel" is the name that fire prevention workers have termed dry weeds and grass. In West Texas -- where there is plenty of dry grass, for example -- the grass can burn as quickly…

Onigiri (Japanese rice ball)

"Onigiri" (also called "nigirimeshi" and "omusubi") are Japanese rice balls. The rice balls have various fillings, such as pickled ume (umeboshi), and are usually…

Onioissant (onigiri + croissant)

Wikipedia: Croissant A croissant(UK: /ˈkrwʌsɒ̃, ˈkrwæsɒ̃/, US: /krəˈsɒnt, krwɑːˈsɒ̃/; French: [kʁwasɑ̃]) is a French pastry made from puff pastry in a crescent shape. Wikipedia:…

Only in New York

The New York Times has published a book collection of its FYI columns titled Only in New York (2004). A big red apple is on the cover of the book, but "the Big Apple" is never answered in…

Open House New York

"Open House New York" began in 2003 and was modeled after a similar event held in London. People are invited to New York spaces normally off-limits to the general public.…