For a midafternoon snack, Sitko sometimes eats 10 bananas.
Stumptown Girl: An indie-rock star satirizes hipster culture, on “Portlandia.”
“Portlandia,” which débuted last winter, on the Independent Film Channel, and returns on January 6th, is the rare sketch-comedy series that has a sustained object of satire. It’s about life in hipster enclaves, and the self-consciousness that makes hipsters desperately disavow the label. Many of its characters are caught up in the prideful culture of D.I.Y. entrepreneurship, in which people reject office jobs in favor of becoming, say, an appliqué-pillow designer with a page on Etsy.-
Interesting peek into the relationship between Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen.
Thankful for the Internet, the best cookbook ever.
- Alton Brown’s Roast Turkey (sans allspice berries and candied ginger)
- Green Beans with Ginger and Cashews
- Thyme Roasted Carrots
- Ina Garten’s Cranberry Sauce
- Honey & Sage Biscuits
- David Lebovitz’s Vanilla Bean Ice Cream






