“I’m a meathead. I can’t help it, man. You’ve got smart people and you’ve got dumb people.” – Keanu Reeves
Author: Meatball
Colbert Hits Up Congress
“This is America. I don’t want a tomato picked by a Mexican. I want it picked by an American, then sliced by a Guatemalan, then served by a Venezuelan, in a spa where a Chilean gives me a Brazilian.” – Colbert today at Congress
Watch and read more here on The Times’ site.
Gosh darn vegetarians!
Farmer’s Night Out
I wonder if this is required visitation as part of Shut Up, Foodies?
Fashion’s Night Out @ Henri Bendel
712 Fifth Avenue New York NY 10019
212.247.1100
6-11pm Reality stars,The Fabulous Beekman Boys ,with cameras, bring the country to Fifth Ave. with a General Store. Get a 10 min reading with astrologer Susan Miller for $25; benefits Housing Works. Launch of Atelier Swarovski collection featuring Karl Lagerfeld. 6-9pm Fekkai, Marchesa and Olivia Palermo have a Red Carpet moment that you can share on Facebook/Twitter. 7-9pm Bendel illustrator, Izak, signs one of a kind “green” totes for $100; proceeds go to charity. 8:30-10:30pm Model Erin Wasson presents her jewelry collection LOWLUV. For details,go to: www.henribendel.com/happenings/2010/9/10
Snacktime, what say you?
It’s Marijuana, I Swear!
O.G. Anti-Foodies, aka the aliens.
BK Salsa Does Right By Me!
Tasting Table sent out an email publicizing The Brooklyn Salsa Company today, and of course I ventured to their website to find out more about it, maybe put in a plug for a Little Albuquerque in Brooklyn flavor, stocked well with Hatch Green Chile. I am that dedicated to green chile, I’m sorry. It’s true.
So as I was perusing, getting the history, peeping the flavors, I discovered these salsa dudes employ Glen Industries to create each wonderful jar of salsa. From the site:
Your organic salsa is made by an inspiring team of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Committed to securing opportunities for people with disabilities to realize their goals of where and how they learn, live, play, and work, Glen Industries creates an environment of independence, productivity and integration.
Pretty rad, right?
This Just In: Whole Foods Not Competitive with Del Taco
Photo from You’re Doing It Wrong
Why do I think you can’t get 3 tacos for a buck and a quarter at Whole Foods? Oh, because you can’t. Although you could probably get half a Lara bar.
Eataly My Shorts, Batali!
Eataly opens today. Yawn. Will they have a Crocs section for the Batali edition?
Know Thine Enemy!
After reading Ruth Reichl’s Tender at the Bone, I went on a crazed Reichl buying Amazon spree. It’s no secret that I was a fan of Gourmet, but this kind of purchasing is kind of ridiculous, even for me. I’m chocking this up to research, I promise. Totally just researching the industry, man. That’s it.
I tweet, therefore I am.
But if food is worth eating, it’s worth thinking about, and if it’s worth thinking about, it’s worth saying, and saying well. Even on Twitter. Now excuse me while I think of something deep to say about the fried chicken I just ate.
– From Time’s coverage on Tweeting, by Josh Ozersky, highlighting Ruth Reichl
This guy, who says he normally prefers tweets from ESPN and Jezebel – and is a self-described gastronome (peep his bio), really needs to get clued into Ruth Bourdain. He’d probably have more fun with her 140 characters rather than be “bored to tears” by Ms. Reichl.