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July 27, 2006
Nacho cheese fountains
At the party for the premiere of "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby," watching Molly Shannon and the guy who played Glenn in the movie roam around the Hollywood Boulevard streetside gala, I found myself surrounded by some of the best comfort food ever created.
Excuse me while I pick up those names I just dropped.
It's no secret that corporate dollars and NASCAR have been united since conception. The amount of Wonder bread, Taco Bell, Budweiser, Rally's cheeseburgers, Kentucky Fried Chicken and, yuck!, California Pizza Kitchen, was staggering.
It made me regret eating a $40 piece of swordfish at The Grill at Hollywood and Highland before the movie.
But it also got me thinking about what are the best comfort foods ever created. The top of my list has something most wouldn't expect. And if not for a subtle wedding dinner reference in the movie, probably wouldn't have been included in the premiere party: the nacho cheese fountain.
The nacho cheese fountain is a wondrous invention. At first glance, it would seem it has limitations. Aside from tortilla chips, what else is nacho cheese good for?
Well, the people who put together the premiere party were already thinking ahead for this one. They offered pretzels and mini hot dogs to go with the nacho cheese. Genius.
The choices don't stop there. Different types of bread, sourdough, french, croissants, would go well with nacho cheese. Other types of meat -- salami, pastrami, corned beef, roast beef -- would go well with nacho cheese.
The options are endless.
Here's a list of the other comfort foods available at this party.
2. Rally's cheeseburgers. Only doubles offered at this party. With condiments at the ready. Would have liked to see some pickles though.
3. Mashed potatoes from Kentucky Fried Chicken. Perhaps the single most comforting food ever created. These ones were being served in buckets at a time. But they are at No. 3 on this list, though, because they lacked gravy.
4. Wonder bread peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Served in triangles with the crust cut off. No better way to eat PB&J.
5. Rice Krispies treats. My lovely wife couldn't leave the party without going back to the dessert table for seconds.
6. Taco Bell tacos. Not sure if there is even real meat in them, but their only rival is Jack in the Box tacos.
7. Pepperoni pizza from CPK. I give up. Even the limo drivers in the street were asking specifically for pizza while waiting for the party to end.
8. Kentucky Fried Chicken. The tiny wings served at the party were too hard to pass up, because KFC isn't about the chicken, it's about the special blend of seven herbs and spices.
9. Grilled cheese sandwiches. The Wionder bread table had a vast selection of sandwich options, but next to PB&J, a grilled cheese with Kraft singles is about as close to a pillow for your tongue as you can get.
10. Budweiser. Not the greatest beer ever created, but one that goes particularly well to complete the pallet of KFC mashed potatoes and Rally's cheeseburgers.
Posted by Tim Haddock at July 27, 2006 3:08 PM