Michelin-Star Chef Rates Every Fine Dining Scene From ‘The Bear’

By Jay Torres

There are two things I appreciate: The Bear on FX and Insider’s How Real Is It? on YouTube. On this episode, a Michelin Star chef, Paul Liebrandt, rates different scenes from The Bear and rates it based on how true to life it is.

SPOILERS AHEAD!

After watching The Bear, I knew the video had to feature the scene where Thomas Keller shows Carmy how to truss a chicken. Even before watching Chef Paul give his thoughts, I absolutely adore this scene. My wife and I are fans of Thomas Keller and have visited his restaurants (French Laundry is still on our to do list) and have a few of his books. From Ad Hoc at Home, Keller has a recipe for roasted whole chicken and he walks you through how to truss a chicken.

I’ve made this version of roasted chicken many times and it is one of my favorite dishes. I geeked out like a fan boy when I watched this episode and just listening to Chef Keller give Carmy life lessons while showing him how to truss a chicken, it just really solidifies for me, how great this show is.

And for Chef Paul to confirm it in How Real Is It? is just *chef’s kiss*.

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End of the Road: An AnandTech Farewell

By Jay Torres

Ryan Smith of Anandtech:

It is with great sadness that I find myself penning the hardest news post I’ve ever needed to write here at AnandTech. After over 27 years of covering the wide – and wild – world of computing hardware, today is AnandTech’s final day of publication.

I haven’t read Anandtech regularly in years but I wouldn’t be into tech today if it weren’t for Anandtech. It is hard to believe now, but I was a PC guy back in the late 1900’s/turn of the century. I read the site for CPU, GPU, and other PC hardware component reviews.

Luckily, all of the site’s content will remain online even after the site winds down.

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In Living Color Halftime Show

By Jay Torres

From the NFL.com website, 100 greatest game changers.

In 1992, FOX decided to air a live episode of “In Living Color,” its hit comedy sketch show starring Jim Carrey and the Wayans Brothers (among others) to compete with halftime programming on CBS, which was airing the game. The “In Living Color” episode drew over 20 million viewers, and sparked changes to the Super Bowl halftime show moving forward. The following year, for Super Bowl XXVII, Michael Jackson gave an epic concert performance – and the halftime show has been a cultural phenomenon and mass media extravaganza ever since.

I had NO idea In Living Color forced the NFL to step up its Super Bowl halftime show.

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OAK flyers are mistakenly going to SFO

By Jay Torres

Earlier this year, Oakland International Airport renamed itself to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport. Now people are showing up to SFO thinking they are at OAK.

“I fail to see the confusion. …. It clarifies to the world that OAK is on the San Francisco Bay. It does not confuse and leads to more nonstop option choices at the airport,” he said during a Port of Oakland public meeting. “This is not about San Francisco. We’re not trying to confuse or copy them.”

I saw this coming from a mile away. I love the Bay Area and have flown out of all three major airports. Oakland did not need to do this.

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Meet Marques Brownlee, internet tech reviewer and elite ultimate frisbee player

By Jay Torres

Brownlee, 30, who will compete for Team USA at this week’s World Ultimate Championships in Gold Coast, Australia, is arguably the biggest, most influential reviewer of technology products in the world. He has 19.4 million YouTube subscribers, 5 million Instagram followers and 2.1 million TikTok followers who depend on his thoughts before they buy the latest computers, headphones, phones, virtual reality headsets and more.

I mean how cool is it to be in the top 1% at both your day job and your hobby?

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