Leaf-eater: Exciting News For Vegetarians
Apparently Jonathan Safran Foer, who from this point forward will be known as JSF on this blog, has published a nonfiction book about vegetarianism. Here’s to hoping that he completes the narrative with a flip book that depicts someone eating meat in reverse. Zing! (SHOUT OUT TO ALL MY HOMIES WHO READ EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE AND UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A REFERENCE TO PEOPLE FALLING OUT OF THE TWIN TOWERS IN REVERSE. REEEEEEMIX!)
And The Winner For Most Elite Culinary Personality Goes To…
Barack Obama! Um.
I mean Christopher Kimball!
In an effete Op-Ed in the NYT yesterday, Kimball denounced bloggers and tweeters, essentially blaming them for the death of the elite-loved Gourmet magazine. My favorite part is the following:
The shuttering of Gourmet reminds us that in a click-or-die advertising marketplace, one ruled by a million instant pundits, where an anonymous Twitter comment might be seen to pack more resonance and useful content than an article that reflects a lifetime of experience, experts are not created from the top down but from the bottom up. They can no longer be coronated; their voices have to be deemed essential to the lives of their customers. That leaves, I think, little room for the thoughtful, considered editorial with which Gourmet delighted its readers for almost seven decades.
And now, without further ado, here is some thoughtless banter on the topic of Christopher Kimball: Turns out the guy is douchier than his food! Who knew? Answer: everyone. His cooking style is impractical and long-winded, and, dare I say, out of style. Maybe I’ll elaborate more after I get back from my real job. But, until then, just know this, Kimball (yeah, I know you’re reading): Yes, your lifetime of experience is valuable, but this Op-Ed makes you look unreasonable and angry. Yes, the bloggers are coming, and they are going to eat your baby. WE WILL EAT YOUR BABY.
Soda Pops And Milkshakes
We are a wholesome lot. For John S.’s birthday we drank soda water and indulged on banana flavored milkshakes. Boy, did we feel guilty afterwards! And when John feels guilty his eyes get large and unhuman-like. He’s seeing a doctor about it.
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