This is cheap and flagrant I-got-nothing-today-but-come-on-give-me-a-comment ploy. A few days back, Sean Daly got like five zillion comments on his pop music blog when discussing baby-name options for his impending progeny.

I thought I’d spend a little time talking about food words that make good baby names. There are, of course, celebrities who’ve already had this idea: Apple (Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin’s daughter), Chutney (Diana Ross’s daughter, but they flubbed on the birth certificate and spelled it with a “d”), Poppy Honey (Jamie Oliver’s daughter), and Saffron (Simon LeBon’s daughter).

I like Olive for a girl. Shad for a boy. Some of the sweet spices provide good options: Cinnamon, Cardamom. But how about Cayenne or Pepper? There’s a girl you need to watch like a hawk when she turns 15. On the other hand, you have to trust a boy named Basil.