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noticed i get buzzed from one glass of wine but not so much (which is a good thing) even after a couple of water downed whiskies. heres one explanation.
Why is it that I can sip bourbon all afternoon long and never get more than a slight buzz with little impairment, but let me have a tall Sierra Nevada with lunch, and have a bomber of Stone IPA every 2 hours after that and by 6pm I am totally blitzed? Why?This post brought to you by Teachers™, your local "I've got the summer off and you don't, so "Plplplplp!" group.
The short answer: Carbonation and your pyloric sphincter.
The long answer, high concentrations of alcohol in the stomach (I think ~17% +) causes the pyloric sphincter to shut, blocking the passage of alcohol to the small intestine where it is more readily absorbed -- so your bourbon is pretty much just sitting there giving you a nice even keel buzz. However, carbonated beverages (such as beer, champaign, bourbon and soda) actively relax the pyloric sphincter allowing the full effects of the alcohol to hit you hard and fast. Huh, well, that wasn't so very long now was it.
This response brought to you by me, your local, "I've got tomorrow off and only two months of freedom until Med-School starts so I just poured a hole heaping handful of bourbon into what was left of my coke, pyloric sphincter be damned."
95 seconds to bike to the whole foods in ideal conditions. just needed to note that for future laziness. unfortunately i can spend $95 in about as long.
hunter angler gardener cook. I am especially interested in those meats and veggies that people don’t eat much any more, like pigeons or shad or cardoons. I have nothing against good grass-fed beef or a head of lettuce, it’s just that others are doing just fine writing about those foods. I’m trying to walk a less-traveled path.
New wd-50.com site.
"During the Great GoogaMooga, Pat LaFrieda and his team will roast a whole brined and rubbed steer. They're going to slow cook it at 200 degrees for 30 hours, then slice it up for attendees of the fest."
If 2011 was the year of the French New Wave, 2012 is shaping up as the Mexican revolution. As Christopher Israel readies to open his anticipated, high-low seafood-centric Corazon on May 10 (1205 SW Washington St), another plan is shaping up to send Mexican food in a fresh direction. Eat Beat has learned that Kelly Myers, Nostrana’s respected chef de cuisine and a farmer’s market insider, will head up the kitchen at Xico on 3715 SE Division St
Hokusei, set to debut this week, is one such eatery set to prioritize the best of Oregon’s bounty. The restaurant’s name—pronounced ho-ku-say—means Northwest in Japanese, and reflects Executive Chef Kaoru Ishii’s efforts to craft traditional Japanese dishes with seasonal offerings from regional farms, ranches, and rivers. The Tokyo native has gathered over two decades of experience perfecting his own take on Japanese cuisine at restaurants around the world, including top kitchens in Japan, Los Angeles (Malibu’s Nobu and Beverly Hill’s Matsuhisa) and San Fransisco (Okuma).
Organic bread
this is the best value and flavored food in PDX, I place it above the Ping-Pok Pok dude
nick kristof on eggs.
and more from the veg site
Anybody use a pressure cooker? I've been reading tons of good stuff about them lately. (For instance, this metafilter thread which makes me feel incomplete for not having one.)
Posting this product link for my future reference. It's the one Nathan Myhrvold recommends.
cardamum in oatmeal, why did i never think of this before!
might have to pay a little more for this granola after sampling it recently. (hey, those end of the aisle deals at whole foods really work.)