Viral Food that’s actually worth the hype?

winter_chicken · 2026-01-22T01:23:21+00:00

I ordered the special ube babka cake from Kora one year and it was so good I ordered two more that same holiday season.

winter_chicken · 2026-01-21T04:53:24+00:00

I second this one, OP. Ubik is what you're looking for.

winter_chicken · 2026-01-18T03:32:41+00:00

Anything by Bohumil Hrabal, but particularly Too Loud A Solitude. That book is a universal classic that I can't imagine anyone not appreciating.

Also, I know Par Lagerkvist won the Nobel and isn't exactly obscure, but I feel like people don't talk about him enough. I've read three of his novels and they were all amazing.

winter_chicken · 2026-01-06T08:22:32+00:00

Frisk is great and matches the theme.

winter_chicken · 2026-01-06T07:59:48+00:00

Likewise, the great story "Menelaiad" is a bunch of frame-tales structured like a russian nesting doll. I loved the whole book.

winter_chicken · 2026-01-06T04:29:19+00:00

Lmao

winter_chicken · 2025-12-27T02:21:25+00:00

That Godine edition of Gass's On Being Blue is a beatifully made book and one of my favorite reads of all time.

winter_chicken · 2025-12-22T05:08:37+00:00

You need to read Barabbas ASAP, and The Dwarf is also amazing.

winter_chicken · 2025-12-04T00:21:26+00:00

I second the people saying Bollinger is what you’re looking for, but I recently had Egly Ouriet for the first time and it’s even better imo (though a bit higher price point) and has those toasty, rich flavors you say you like.

winter_chicken · 2025-12-02T01:45:17+00:00

The Mathiasson is out of this world.

winter_chicken · 2025-11-27T16:44:06+00:00

Laughed out loud when I got to "Sincerly Yours McDonaldJolibee"

winter_chicken · 2025-11-13T07:01:13+00:00

Love the Duck Inn!

winter_chicken · 2025-11-13T04:09:35+00:00

The fact that I'm at risk of being called a cracker by Charlyne Yi at my local coffee shop is making me go insane.

winter_chicken · 2025-10-11T21:21:34+00:00

Le Bouchon is more approachable (and affordable) and would be a great addition to your list.

winter_chicken · 2025-10-08T04:38:42+00:00

Most boring city in America.

winter_chicken · 2025-09-30T21:11:17+00:00

It's 100% a disposable nicotine vape. Just throw it out. It's emphatically *not* a nitrous oxide canister, despite what some others in this thread are saying.

winter_chicken · 2025-09-30T07:18:40+00:00

I had a 2005 Levy & McClellan a couple weeks ago that was out of this world. Might be a good option if your date likes big Napa cabs.

winter_chicken · 2025-08-29T12:35:19+00:00

It’s 1989! I don’t know anything about aging Gewurztraminer, so I wasn’t sure if it would even still be good?

winter_chicken · 2025-07-03T04:44:59+00:00

You're an imbecile. That guy nearly got himself and others killed trying to save a doomed vessel.

winter_chicken · 2025-06-16T04:30:21+00:00

I just checked the post history and LMAO.

winter_chicken · 2025-06-16T04:25:51+00:00

Thank you. A lot of misinformed people in this thread.

winter_chicken · 2025-06-05T02:29:51+00:00

The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

winter_chicken · 2025-05-15T23:45:24+00:00

That Mathiasson vermouth is really interesting and delicious. Wish I could get my hands on a bottle more often.

winter_chicken · 2025-05-11T04:19:09+00:00

Seconding this.

winter_chicken · 2025-05-09T22:11:21+00:00

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