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By: fiat lux

fiat lux — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

The purina.com link seems to be busted.

By: gb500

gb500 — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

The strawberry muffins reminded me of the time my sister thought she was using blueberries and instead grabbed some diced, frozen beets. Not only were they inedible, you can’t believe the stench they left behind.

By: corycm

corycm — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

Tsk tsk tsk, Mr. Ruhlman. I’ll give you leeway because after reading this, I’m not sure I can type straight either.

Here’s the real link:
http://www.purina.com/company/press/2006/RestaurantInspiredFelineCuisine.aspx

By: Skawt

Skawt — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

Next up: Rocco DiSpirito sells used Shriner cars to cats.

Someone stick a fork in Rocco. He’s done.

By: parkbench

parkbench — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

Yup, busted link but it does give one an idea in the URL…I’m guessing this is the Fancy Feast canned cat food of “roasted salmon with a savory reduction” or something equally asinine? Yeah, like Fluffy cares — or wouldn’t prefer casserole de garbage (especially in the middle of the night).

Any of my house felines would just puke the shit up anyway. They may as well barf up Friskies.

The sales pitch is about as lame as Healthy Choice’s “we add flavor to taste” campaign. Ugh.

Thanks for the links, as always…

–parkbench

By: bourdain

bourdain — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

Oh….my…God. No! SURELY this must be a parody!It is.right? RIGHT!!??

By: bourdain

bourdain — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

Oh….my…God. No! SURELY this must be a parody!It is.right? RIGHT!!??

By: Neel

Neel — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

Wow…at least this paves the way for Rocco’s new restaurant for cats only. This way he can get another reality show on the air, this time on animal planet

By: RI Swampyankee

RI Swampyankee — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

Who cares if it’s parody? It’s brilliant!

By: parkbench

parkbench — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

Sorry, bourdain, it’s all too true … like Tom Lehrer said, you just can’t do satire anymore in this world.

–parkbench

By: Mrs. Dee

Mrs. Dee — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

Chef Rocco deserves to be reduced to shilling cat food. Pompous ass that he still is. Check out the article on him in a recent GQ (the one with DiNiro on the cover).
For a guy trying to work his way back into people’s good graces, he still hasn’t learned how to turn down the Dick Factor.

By: Jake

Jake — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

Oh, man. I don’t care what he did, no chef deserves to be stuck shilling for cat food.

By: lorettalockhorn

lorettalockhorn — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

>>”Like most cat owners, I love to make my cat’s dreams come true because knowing he’s happy makes me happy,” said DiSpirito.

Um Last I knew, Purina was involved in live animal testing. Wonder how Rocco’s puss would feel about that?

By: raoul duke

raoul duke — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

When Rocco told me he was gettin’ some pussy, I just assumed……

By: marieclaude

marieclaude — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

My cat won’t touch the stuff!!

By: Tags

Tags — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

A cat named Pumpkin? Let me guess… it’s orange. Does he have a white cat named Snowball and a black one named Midnight?

And how does Lincoln design a model that looks like an American Motors car from the death-rattle era just as Rocco decides to shill for them?

By: faustianbargain

faustianbargain — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

the link is from june 2006. slow news day?

By: Jerry

Jerry — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

First Michael, love your writing.. Keep it up.

Next cats.. Cats are nearly as bad as dogs. Does it stink? Let’s eat it. We don’t need not steekin’ gourmet food.

By: sorcha

sorcha — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

Cats lick their own butts. I really don’t think they have any right to be picky about food – and I say that as a dedicated cat person.

By: sorcha

sorcha — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

Also, the blue oatmeal reminds me of high school genetics class. We did fruit fly breeding, and the oatmeal in their jars was dyed blue so we could see them. Yum.