If you appreciate Achewood, please support Chris Onstad (shop; gallery art.)
The Party: Day IV Friday, March 15, 2002 • read strip Viewing 35 comments:

I love the way that, subtly, Philippe's expression brightens in each panel.

As does Emeril's.

As does mine.

Actually, his face stays exactly the same for three panels, and then "surprised eyebrows" appear. Phillipe is ridiculously happy about that impossible car feat! As is Emeril!

I didn't know who Emeril was at the time this strip first "aired". I still liked it a lot, though. I wonder if there's a whole dimension of achewood I'm missing out on because I don't watch the Food Network...

Me neither...actually, is there anyone out there who fancies explaining this Emeril fellow to us Britishers? He looks like fun.

He is basically a man with a cooking show and an unusually flamboyant personality. His catch phrases include "Let's kick this up a notch!" When he is about to add spice to food and "Bam!" as he adds the spice

Also he has successfully branded lines of spices and cooking gear, and i know all of this without ever having seen a complete episode of his show (I put my total Emeril-watching experience at about .7 hours spaced over several random occasions)

I used to work at Foley's (all the Foley's in my area are Macy's now though) and sometimes I would be in the cookware department. We had a whole bunch of Emeril stuff. Pans, knives, spices, you name it. I spent many boring hours staring at the products in their bright red boxes with Emeril's smiling face on them.

so he's a fuckhead.

Emeril basically created The Food Network and ushered in a new era of "Celebrity Chefs" after Julia Childs.

I understand he's actually an okay dude, according to Anthony Bourdain, who used to spend most of his career drinking beer from the sideline and catcalling.

From the snout of a spice weasel?

the fact that Emeril's car can pop a wheelie is much more impressive when you know that his car includes a full service kitchen for entertaining.

And an enormous cauliflower ass.

The kitchen is mounted on gyroscopes? The cauliflower ass is mounted on large hips?

It's a fucking limo and it can pop a fucking wheelie.

I'd spout eyebrows too. Jesus Christ.

hahaha

I bet the car's ability to pop a wheelie is just the first of many amazing abilities, that was probably a good starting point. Why is Emeril sinking?

so the viewer can focus more on his eyebrows.

Philippe. I love his tie - he's made such an effort.

All limos should be required by law to be able to pop mad wheelies.

My love for your avatar cannot be properly conveyed.

Alt text: "Maybe on Monday."

The fact that Emeril is Philippe's celebrity idol just tickles me to death.

I can attest that little kids freaking LOVE Emeril.

I love Philippe's imaginings of how things will go.

kind of like the build up and crushing letdown of the Teodor's Mickey Mouse pancake

Why did you remind me of that emotional brutality, humping stormtrooper! Why!

I love seeing Philippe's thoughts! It makes my day.

the last panel makes me feel like emeril is drowning or something.

I 5'ed this for Philippe's eyebrows in the last panel.

I like how Philippe looks surprised by the revelation in the last panel even though he thought of it.

Emeril's eyebrow in panel 3 just makes it for me.

Achewood

[IMGS OFF]

"Jerk chicken, jerk beef, jerk pork. Is there any meat this man can't jerk?"