Sack the nachos

Published 12:01 am Wednesday, February 2, 2011

And deflect the hot wings: If you’re planning a Super Bowl party for Sunday but are bored by the thought of serving potato chips, onion dip and cocktail wienies, chef Eric Ripert, owner of one of the best-known French restaurants in the United States, offers some suggestions that are filling and rich but not froo-froo.

But if you need to sell the idea to the football fans in your house, just tell them that Portabella is a punt return specialist for Green Bay.

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Sincerest form of thievery: Microsoft is denying an allegation by Google that its Bing search engine is copying search results from Google. Google says it discovered the copying by inserting gibberish that was picked up and echoed in Bing search results.

This doesn’t sound like Microsoft at all. They usually buy the company first before co-opting its technology.

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Balk like an Egyptian: Egyptian president-for-life (give or take a year) Hosni Mubarak tried to quell the anger of his country by announcing that he would not run for re-election. Previously, he attempted to hold on to power by firing most of his administration.

If this doesn’t satisfy the protesters, Mubarak says he will offer his people casual Fridays, free refills at Falafel King and a DVD of Brenden Fraser and Rachel Weisz in “The Mummy.”