A Guide to Doughnuts

The Chicago Tribune published today a guide to 13 different ethnic kinds of doughnuts and where to find good ones in Chicago. It's very interesting from a foodie perspective, but I do feel the need to point out two things:

Take a look at #12, the Long John. Um? I'm just saying, it looks like something made by Nanny Ogg.

I'm not one to mock other people's folklore, but the origin story for #13, the You Tiao chinese doughnut (fritter), is supposedly as follows:
"During the Song dynasty a heroic general was framed for murder by a hated prime minister and his wife. The Chinese people were so angry they twisted strands of dough together and fried them--the strands represented the villains. Says Z.J. Tong, president of the Chicago Chinese Cultural Institute: "The people, they didn't dare speak up, so this was their revenge in a way."

Because when I want justice, I...eat fried foods! That'll show them! Ha, I say!

Mac's sentence of the day: "How I get cupcakes?"
(There are no cupcakes currently in the house, nor are there plans for cupcakes.)

Heroine of the Day

Jewel Van Valin, a Delta flight attendant, gives crayons and paper to all her flyers, saves all the art, and posts it on the bulkhead so everyone can see them as they're leaving the plane and then puts up especially good pieces in the employees' lounge.

The world needs more cool acts of productive creativity. I hope someday I get to ride on her plane.