First off, for all you newbies: Trader Vics is a kickin’ 1934-era Polynesian-fare restaurant in the basement of the Atlanta Hilton. It’s a chain, it’s been around forever, and it’s campy to an extreme — I feel underdressed without a bouffant, and John Waters (or Devine!) on my arm. I heart it, and I made my [...]
March 18th, 2006
Read...Leftover Early Bird breakfast: bacon, egg, biscuit, potatoes Admit it. You’re getting spoiled. Day after day, you get your juices going, checking out the food I’ve been huffing over here in the ATL. Food porn. You’re hooked. You’re spoiled. As punishment, you only get to see the remainders of my breakfast this morning. See that tiny [...]
March 18th, 2006
Read...Bruschetta with Goat Cheese Mussels in garlic cream Granted, I’ve eaten a ton at Carroll Street Cafe before. But never with my new mini tripod in hand! Look how much less-sucky nighttime food shots can be. Not perfect, of course (not your best photog, know what I’m saying), but improving. (Thanks mom!) [...]
March 17th, 2006
Read...Sweeeeeetttt. How much does it make you laugh to read about these poor Ambien-addled folks who’ve been eating in their sleep? Eating nasty, nasty things like buttered cigarettes, salt sandwiches, and raw bacon. I just love this. I don’t think a person is gonna up and eat something that they haven’t secretly been craving. They’ve got to [...]
March 15th, 2006
Read...It’s not my fault I keep going back to West Egg. Wifi, chai tea latte, and cupcakes.
March 15th, 2006
Read...1. My Powerbook keeps dying Specifically, it hangs on certain programs, or hangs when starting up, or just hangs when hanging. It’s with our talented Mac dude at work, who has fixed it time and time again, so I’m not worried about it. But I’m one of those people who’s really dumb, and keeps everything they [...]
March 14th, 2006
Read...This funny little car was outside of Manuel’s Tuesday night. No idea what it is or where it came from.
March 10th, 2006
Read...Thai Basil Noodles w. Salmon Chicken lo mein I’ve been eating a lot of franchised food recently, but oh well. Doc Chey’s hits the spot sometimes. Here, you see my Thai Basil noodles with salmon. You’ll note that there ain’t a whole lot of sauce on said noodles — and you can bet your buns [...]
March 9th, 2006
Read...How has the popularity of blogs influenced the adoptation of RSS feeds at major newspapers? This paper on the topic is kinda wonky, but included one tidbit of local relevance regarding the AJC: “Of the 18 mainstream newspapers reviewed, only four have no official RSS feed: the Los Angeles Times (#2 urbanized area), the Chicago Tribune (#3), [...]
March 9th, 2006
Read...I drive by this PepsiCo hybrid (Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut) everyday on the way to work, and everyday I think about the ultimate hybrid food … a pizza … … topped with taco sauce and Mexi-cheese … … and fried chicken slices … My brain knows it is bad, but my heart says [...]
March 8th, 2006
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