When you really need to grind pepper, you bring in power tools. Like your drill: http://lifehacker.com/5918291/attach-a-cordless-drill-to-your-pe...

Pair grapes with asparagus? Sure: http://socialkitchenblog.com/2012/06/07/asparagus-tarts-with-roa... What about vinegar in cocktails? Why not: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/13/dining/seasonal-cocktails-dete...

Online food pairing map: http://www.foodpairing.com/ (iPad app)

Sat - Grilled tuna, pea shoot salad, quick pickles, stuffed squash blossoms

Sun - Grilled Yakatori and cold soba noodle salad

Mon - homemade Sushi

Tues - Fried Rice + carrots, green beans, egg

Wed - Chinese Chicken Salad

Social kitchen brings us an intriguing tea biscuit tweak: http://socialkitchenblog.com/2012/05/10/cumin-and-caraway-tea-bi...

GoodBooze brings some spring cocktail ideas - this one, with strawberries and fizzy wine: http://goodbooze.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/the-friday-tipple-moth... and this one, with beer syrup (!) http://goodbooze.wordpress.com/2012/05/18/the-friday-tipple-goin...

Cross-posted at Jon's blog:

Bangkok is truly infinite in all directions.

We had just turned a corner from the nuts-and-bolts district into a more open-air-marketish area. According to our maps, this was indeed the "Thieves Market" - formerly where people would fence stolen goods, now more of a market of randomness in the heart of Bangkok's Chinatown.

Making flavored (smoked, sweetened) salts: http://www.americastestkitchenfeed.com/holiday-handbook/2011/12/...

Dry-age your steak at home: http://lifehacker.com/5865849/dry+age-steak-at-home-for-steakhou...

Ice cube trays and nigiri: http://lifehacker.com/5859069/make-nigiri-sushi-quickly-in-an-ic...

Shuck Local - the business behind a good Rappahannock Oyster: http://www.welovedc.com/2011/12/15/we-love-food-rappahannock-riv...