Here are some ways to ensure the cliché becomes reality. In their latest issue, the fine folks at Esquire magazine have provided a list of 25 things worth shortening your life for. In response here are the top 10 from their list I have tried (or want to). Can you tell which is which? Hey, maybe these would be on your list? Maybe this will inspire you into living your dream?
Giving Someone a Kidney
Black Cat Espresso from Intelligentsia
A triple. Note the exceedingly heavy body, with chocolate, caramel, and dried-fruit notes. Also note that you’re vibrating. That means it’s working.
Butter
Nuff said.
Smoking Cubans (in Cuba)
Oysters Mosca at Mosca’s in Avondale, Louisiana
Fugu (Poisonous Blowfish)
Specifically, the fugu tasting menu at Morimoto in New York and Philadelphia.
Playing Tackle Football…
Duck-Fat Potatoes
- 1 pound small red new potatoes (about 16), with strip peeled around center
- 4 tablespoons duck fat ($3 for 7 ounces; specialty supermarket or dartagnan.com)
Over low heat, melt duck fat in deep skillet with tightly fitting lid. Raise temperature to get hot. Run potatoes under water, letting excess drain through colander. Transfer to skillet (water and hot fat create splatter but also cooking steam; potatoes must be in one layer with enough room to roll around) and quickly cover. Shake pan slightly to coat potatoes and cook until deep golden and tender, about 18 minutes. Season abundantly with coarse salt and ground black pepper and serve. Paired with…
The Carpetbagger Steak
Topped with blue cheese, a fried oyster, Hollandaise, and caramelized onions , washed down with…
A “Three-Bagger” of Crown
Three strong rye-whiskey cocktails in a row at a bar with the perfect seedy charm.
My number is 8. I have, in fact, tried or done 8 of the 10. But which 8 are the 8? How many have you tried/done? What would your list look like? What would inspire you enough to try even though you know it would shorten your life? These are simply 10 from Esquires list. There are a few more I would add but hey…additional blog fodder.