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Mr. Dad, eater of Leftovers

I think it’s in the genes. Digging around in the fridge and finding leftovers “that need eating on”. It’s a dad thing. A guy thing. Heck, I do it too and I don’t even have children.

I grilled some rather thin pork chops the other night, and as always, I was out at the grill after dark. ( someday I hope to use the thing in daylight. I bet there’d be a lot less burning of meat then. ) I made up a smoke pack of hickory chips, which really added to the flavor. However, they came out a bit dry. She ate one. Didn’t want any more. Didn’t want the leftovers either.

So today I minced the remaining chop and most of the leftover vegetables, added a tablespoon of Sriracha sauce, and drowned it all under a can of Progresso Southwest Chicken soup. Which is a perfectly fine soup all by itself. But a big splat of Sriracha really wakes things up. And some nice smokey pork, now all moist and tender, only makes it better.

I feel like such a dad. Hey, I should go around the house turning down the thermostats and making sure all the lights are out. What, are we heating and illuminating the whole neighborhood?? No, you can’t have the car tonight! And put some clothes on young lady!!



Bipartisan Support For Sriracha Battle

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Sriracha hot sauce has won the eager endorsement of politicians from both sides of the aisle in recent weeks as the manufacturer has talked about leaving Irwindale amid a regulatory battle over whether the plant sends a spicy smell into nearby neighborhoods.

Council members, state senators, a mayor or two and even members of Congress have weighed in in support of Sriracha in an unlikely piece of political theater over jobs and government interference.

Relocating the Sriracha factory, which relies on long relationships with local suppliers, would be expensive and time-consuming, and it’s unclear how seriously Chief Executive David Tran is considering a move.
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But Tran has invited potential suitors to tour the factory in Irwindale. The idea of poaching the hot sauce has inflamed politicians’ imaginations across the country, especially in Texas, where officials are crowing over the news that Toyota will move its Torrance headquarters — and thousands of jobs — to Plano, outside Dallas. Later this month, Texas state Rep. Jason Villalba, a Republican, will lead a delegation from Texas to visit the Sriracha plant and make their case.

“#Sriracha may not be welcome in California, but you’d be welcomed with open arms and eager taste buds in Texas,” Rep. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) tweeted last week.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari namechecked Sriracha on a recent tour of a charter school in Los Angeles.

“It is a greater symbol of the broader poor business climate, or hostile business climate, that we have in California. And it’s something the people can rally around,” Kashkari told reporters.
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Tran’s narrative is irresistibly populist. An immigrant and refugee who followed an American dream from Vietnam to a small business in Chinatown, Tran has created an international sauce empire that rakes in more than $60 million in annual revenue. Then he ran into trouble with government regulation — namely, public nuisance laws in Irwindale.

Tran’s story has lent itself to Republican talking points about government overreach and lets local politicians take pro-jobs stances.

Love it. Sriracha = Freedom

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