| CITY OF ATE | ▼ Dish Cut to the Point Chef Joshua Farrell wants to talk about the V word. BY LAUREN DREWES DANIELS L ast week chef Joshua Farrell posted a question on Facebook asking “boys” about their tubes. Amidst a fury of dialogues — and panic attacks — about women’s bodies, turning the tables on the other sex, particularly the part men play in reproduc- tion, seems to be a missing link. “I think it’s super important right now to start spreading awareness,” Farrell says while sitting in a booth at Will Call in Deep Ellum, where he’s the chef. Farrell says his mom, aunts and cousins were the starting point for his advocacy on the issue of vasectomies, adding that he was “raised in a sea of estrogen.” His mom played the role of both his mom and dad. “I started the conversation about a year ago within my industry, and I noticed any- time I brought up the word ‘vasectomy’ my friends would say, ‘Have you had one? Do you know where to go? Do you know much is it?’ And they don’t know! I’ve seen a lack of awareness, which is mind-boggling to me since ... there’s hellfire behind some of these topics,” Farrell says. After the recent leak of a Supreme Court draft indicating Roe v. Wade will be over- turned, the topic of vasectomies has been on the rise. Innerbody Research found that searches for the term “vasectomy” doubled from 6,033 per day from March 6 to April 2, to 12,000 per day May 1 to 7. Searches for the term “How much is a va- sectomy?” are up 250%. (It’s around $1,000, according to GoodRXHealth.) “Vasectomies are one of many highly ef- Lauren Drewes Daniels fective birth control options nowadays,” CEO and co-founder of Innerbody Research Eric Rodriguez says. “If you don’t have sperm entering your semen, the likelihood of pregnancy drops off significantly. With a 99% effectiveness rate and being fully re- versible, vasectomies are a safe option for males looking for a birth control method.” While a ruling hasn’t been handed down yet, if the Supreme Court does decide to overturn Roe v. Wade, abortion would auto- matically become illegal in 13 states and se- verely restricted in more than a dozen others. In Texas, while abortion is techni- cally legal for up to six weeks, Senate Bill 8 put a bounty on any person proved to be in- volved in an illegal abortion. “I feel like there’s a need to spread this awareness, so what I’m doing right now, is what I can do, which is literally bending the ear of anyone who is willing to hear me out,” Farrell says. He’s working on organizing an event hosted by men in the local food and restau- rant industry to join together to bring more attention to the topic of vasectomies, per- haps with a side of barbecue. “The whole topic of reproductive rights is such a fiery one, and I see one direction right here with boys supporting women and being proactive in sharing the burden of contracep- tives. I see a gap there that needs to be filled with awareness and education,” Farrell says. V is for vasectomy. Chef Joshua Farrell is an advocate for the snip. According to Penn Medicine, after ab- stinence, vasectomies are the most effec- tive form of birth control, with a success rate of over 99% in preventing unwanted pregnancy. Farrell also wants people to simply talk more about the effects contraception like birth control pills have on women and to en- courage partners to “step up in their rela- tionship” by talking to each about their experiences. A face-to-face conversation with his partner opened a whole new door of understanding for him. “Dudes don’t know about it,” Farrell says. “I think it would be really cool to have a whole part of this conversation just very simply be about how women have been af- fected by contraceptives.” He doesn’t have the specifics for the event just yet, but is aiming to do some- thing this summer, which will be full of dad vibes, conversations about vasecto- mies, birth control and perhaps some re- ally good food. “If there’s somebody in this industry that doesn’t have insurance and really wants to be proactive and share this burden that a lot of people aren’t — if I could make a differ- ence to make that happen for just one per- son, then I’ve done my part,” Farrell says. ▼ BURGERS A SILVER SCREEN BURGER SPECIAL WE TRY BOB’S BURGERS OF THE DAY AT ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE. BY LAUREN DREWES DANIELS T he Bob’s Burgers Movie is in theaters now, and if you and yours have logged all 232 episodes of priceless family time listening to Tina’s anxiety moans and dreams of Jimmy Jr.’s butt, then you won’t be disappointed with the movie. Logging 86% on Rotten Tomatoes thus far, the movie, which was directed by Bob’s Burgers creator Loren Bouchard, has all of the same voice actors from the TV show, along with songs and some amazingly awk- ward and beautiful dance scenes. The plot involves Bob’s ever present bor- derline financial ruin and a giant sinkhole that ruptures just in front of the restaurant. Not to give anything away, but of course, Louise ends up at the bottom of the sinkhole with a mouthful of a dead guy’s teeth. It’s perfect. Alamo Drafthouse created an entire menu of Bob’s Burgers Burgers of the Day. Per the website “Bob himself” created these burgers, all of which are available while watching the movie. In a true dream ful- filled, we tried them all while watching the movie recently. We started with the amazing Poutin on the Ritz loaded fries ($13). The thin French fries are extra crispy, covered in a beef brown gravy, blue cheese crumbles, grated cheese and crunchy green onions. And even though bacon wasn’t listed as an ingredient, we’re pretty sure there was some. The Glazed and Confused Burger (photo at top) has bacon and caramelized onions along with a bourbon-brown-sugar glaze. The black and white sesame seeds atop the fluffy buttered and toasted bun give it a little extra something. The Back in Blackened Chicken Sandwich comes with a well-seasoned chicken breast topped with pepper jack cheese, bacon and Cajun-spiced aioli. It’s one of the better grilled chicken sandwiches we’ve had in a while. There’s also a vegetarian option. 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