A look at what we're reading, cooking, and eating this weekend. • One of the things I miss most about my hometown of Cincinnati is the tenacity of its local restaurant rivalries. The latest battle, as
reported by the WSJ, pitting the pumpkin pie offered at legendary Cincinnati bakery Busken against that of regional Big Boy chain, Frisch's, heats up with competing billboards (pictured). Despite growing up in the supermarket-strewn '80s, I have 1950s-style memories of driving around town with mom in her battered Pontiac station wagon, first to Summit Meats, then to Busken for freshly baked bread, danish, and, if I was lucky, one of their deliciously cakey iced cookies. While I've never tasted neither Busken nor Frisch's pumpkin pie, nostalgia gives Busken the clear home-field advantage.
—Keith Pandolfi
• I've never successfully transitioned to digitizing my favorite recipes—they're all on paper, scribbled on index cards, scraps of paper, and notepads. This
LifeHacker story on how writing by hand is better than typing make me feel a lot better about my "system."
—Karen ShimizuSee more links »
