Written by Smokey McTrees | 26 June 2009

Well, this scientific formula of Internet people voting anonymously has proven once and for all what the best cereal in the world universe is.  Congrats to Cinnamon Toast Crunch and all the stoners that enjoy it so much.  It was interesting to see how everyone voted throughout the tourney.  The matchups were initially pretty lopsided towards the favorites, however Fruity Pebbles constantly throttled its competition.  It hung in there in the championship, but could never pull ahead.

People obviously voted for nostalgia, since I am pretty confident that most readers do not eat these sugary cereals routinely.  That doesn't make them any less awesome however.  In honor of Cinnamon Toast Crunch's Victory, Smokey McTrees will eat an entire box in one sitting.

Written by THRILLHO | 24 June 2009

This past week, Labboy and myself went on a road trip to Tennessee.  On the way we sought out the seediest barbeque joint we could find.  In the middle of nowhere, SC we began our hunt.  We found this rundown place with a huge chimney.  Those are 2 signs of great southern BBQ.  Well, turns out this place was delicious, however we couldn't help but notice the scenery.  There was a huge confederate flag flying above the place.  We walk in, and there are dozens of books available, all with a common theme......  the south shall rise again.... also, Jesus.

We order, and sit down, and we notice about 200 confederate flags within view.  From bumper stickers, car flags, blankets, magnets......  confederate flags were everywhere.  There were car horns that played the Dixie song.  Anyways, the food was fantastic, I got the beef brisket.

Labboy, being a fan of shady hot sauce, picked up some random generals hot sauce with of course a confederate flag on it.  We assume it was just the South Carolina way, and head on with out trip.  Later on that week, we are camping in Tennessee.  We meet a friend of Labboy and she sees the hot sauce.  She ask us, "you didn't go to Maurice's did you?".  Turns out we did.  She informs us that the owner is a long time and current KKK supporter.  The BBQ and hot sauce sales help fund the KKK.  I googled this and I guess retailers pulled the products off their shelves due to these ties.

If you are a fan of good BBQ, this place is tasty, but if racism and funding hate groups isnt your thing, try someplace else.

Written by Lab Boy | 29 April 2009

This installment of gluttony of the week is an Armchair Culture original, The Magical Mastery of Mixed Meats.  Named by a friend of Armchair Culture, and created by Lab Boy this delicious meaty meal consisted of 9 pounds of meat with 1 pound of cheese.  Here is the recipe...

Written by Love Without Nagel | 11 April 2009

This week Armchair Culture salutes Nick Tahou Hots restuarant in Rochester, NY and Henrietta, NY.  This dive of dives serves up their world famous Garbage Plates (trademarked) for drunks, fat people and college students alike every day, and they've been doing it since 1918.

What is a Garbage Plate ^TM?  Is it boiled trash served to hobos on fine china?  No, it's a gluttonous treat.  It is a base of home fries, macaroni salad, baked beans and/o french fries topped with your choice of meats and covered in spicy mustard, chopped onion, and Nick's "special sauce," which I'm pretty sure is delicious lard and fatty ground beef.  It also comes with two pieces of Italian bread with a cold pad of butter for each.  The bread is basically useless because you can't make a sandwich out of this meal.

So what kind of "meats" can you get on your garbage plate?  Red hot, White hot, Cheeseburger, Hamburger, Italian Sausage, Chicken Tender, Fish, Fried Ham, Egg, Veggie Burger, Grilled Cheese.  Fish sounds like a terrible idea by the way.  Keep in mind, the Cheeseburger plate has 93 grams of fat!

Written by Lab Boy | 03 April 2009

This week Armchair Culture salutes the bacon messiah and bacontoday.com author Corey James for taking the classic glutton turducken meal to the next level.  Mr. James has dominated the ranks of the bacon community with many previous dishes including bacon cinnamon rolls, bacon brownies, and the infamous bacon taco shells.  James has such a bacon following that he was even asked to be a judge at this years (first annual) Bacon Camp, a bacon recipe competition in San Fransico.  Only a mastermind such as James could pull off an idea as great as turbaconducken.