Reel Food at the Movies

Okay, so I get that movie theatres are offering more than just popcorn and candy at the concession stands; maybe you're in a hurry to make a show and didn't have time to eat, maybe you're killing some time waiting for the movie to start, maybe you have a tapeworm, whatever.
But I sat through an IMAX 3D film on the weekend and what I don't get is why you need so much food for a movie that's half an hour long! I kid you not, a woman sat next to me and ate a tub of popcorn the size of my ass, slurped back a gallon of pop, crunched away on nachos and cheese, and then reached into her backpack for her main course. The kid with her ate popcorn, a slice of pizza, and french fries. Out of the backpack comes a chocolate bar for the kid and a salad. And not just any salad--a salad with blue cheese dressing, in a big plastic container. All this for a movie of 38 minutes! I can't tell you what that blue cheese did to my nostrils but I can tell you I don't think I watched one bit of whatever was up on the screen.

BBQ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Finally it's stopped raining long enough to flash up the barbie. We grill all year round, but not in the rain. I didn't get to the top of the food chain by eating tofu, and I can finally satisfy my primal urge to eat meat--rare striploin, with Bull's Eye bbq sauce (original flavour) and nothing else, except fresh corn once the Valley season hits.

Smells like Blue Cheese

I read in the Globe and Mail a couple of weekends ago that a cheesemaker's guild had just commissioned a cheese that smelled like Stilton. Stilton is the Cadillac of Blue Cheese (named for the blue 'veins' that run through wheels of this cheese) and without a doubt, the stinkiest of all the cheeses; a really great Stilton can make your eyes run with the reek.
I don't know who'll be buying the scent, but to each their own, I guess.
Now if only I could get some Eau de Garlic and Onions....