For many, their personal chunk of Corning Gorilla Glass and polycarbonate becomes symbolic, a kind of character flag that identifies the owner as iconoclast, Luddite, techie or mechanically indifferent aesthete.
River Tavern's exceptional tuna tartar exemplified the best of its cuisine: a large dice of tuna was tossed with chunks of corn kernels and beautifully seasoned with cilantro, sesame oil and soy and presented on a slice of tomato.
George Bush's decision to shift a sizeable chunk of American corn production into biofuel will no doubt look to history as daft as feeding corn to ruminants.
And a Ukrainian variety contained copious shreds of beet, chunks of potato, corn, peas and the tiniest hint of cream.
The soup of the day, a clear broth with chunks of baby corn, cubes of carrot and whole baby shrimp, was brought down by mushy, overcooked carrots and shrimp.
However, the sight of my Dora the Explorer noodle soup with turd-like chunks of baby corn floating in it sent me over the edge one night and I started dry-heaving uncontrollably.
If you have two favorite t-shirts, what are the odds that when wearing Favorite #1, your First Born has an epic diaper blowout (consisting of corn chunks and lima beans)?
An enormous lobster pot pie ($25) has lots of corn, sparse chunks of lobster, a few smoky bites of finnan haddie and a cracker-crumb crust.
My guest Lisa and I started with a bowl of creamy Westport River clam and roasted corn chowder, slightly smoky and generously filled with chunks of clams, sweet corn and potatoes.
I considered, for instance, impersonating John Waters by sending out Hallmark's Candy Greetings, which come with a chunk of something inside termed reindeer corn.
The chopped salad combined lettuce, paper-thin rounds of red-rimmed radish and bite-sized chunks of green apple, corn, cucumber and red bell pepper.
