Foto Friday: touring Gustiamo’s with Radishes and Rubbish 19 June 2009 5:07 pm
Posted by Tracy in : consumerism, eating, food snobbery, local food, nyc, pictures, school , 3 commentsSo last weekend I went back to Eugene to visit Peter during his department’s graduation festivities. It was… surreal, and I’m very impressed that he’s managing to get any work done in a setting that made me constantly worry that Bush was still president. Eek. I did manage to revisit several of my favorite things to eat in Eugene while I was there, which leads me to the subject of food tours, which is as good an excuse as any to finish writing about one I took back during spring break (I know, awkward transition, but today I am beating my little hater of writer’s block perfectionism).
On Friday, March 13, Gallatin senior Annie Myers led a small band of intrepid explorers (gastronauts?) from NYU’s Radishes and Rubbish club to a warehouse in the Bronx, which despite the date, was not as ominous as it sounds:
See? The warehouse in question is home to Gustiamo, a small import company whose specialty is nothing less than the finest foods Italy has to offer. (more…)
‘Toons for Tuesday 9 June 2009 9:57 pm
Posted by Tracy in : cheese, fangirl, funny, random, silly , 2 commentsSo I think it might be Fangirl Week here at TracyFood, in case yesterday’s little gush-fest didn’t make that abundantly clear (the David Byrne concert was ten thousand million billion kinds of awesome, by the way, and everybody who didn’t make it is hereby invited to envy me some more). Today I would like to celebrate some awesome food-related webcomics, both old and new. Here we go! (more…)
Musical Monkey Monday! 8 June 2009 1:17 pm
Posted by Tracy in : events, fangirl, fun, garden, geekery, monkeys, random, summer , 2 commentsFirst, I would like to share a Malvina Reynolds song:
with thanks to Echidne of the Snakes for pointing me to this and other videos.
Next, check out this lovely bit of food blogging by the always thought-provoking David Bryne and then, if you’re in the New York area, join me for the man’s free concert in Prospect Park tonight! So awesome! (The weather does not look promising, but I’ll be the one dancing like no one is watching, in clothes that stay warm when wet.)
And finally, speaking of free concerts, I’d like to introduce you to my new favorite NYC street performer: (more…)
Monkey Monday: knee-jerk reaction edition. 1 June 2009 10:58 am
Posted by Tracy in : consumerism, convenience, cooking, friends, monkeys, people, politics, random, restaurants, work , 3 commentsHey! Is anybody reading this planning to go to the Vegan Brunch book party at MooShoes tonight? I’m going to try to make it, but I’m going to have to get Isa’s autograph on Vegan With a Vengeance since my super-lucky copy of Vegan Brunch is still on its way over here (do tell me all about it, Megan!) Okay, now on with the rant.
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Disclaimer: Only the last paragraph of this rant (the update) was written after I’d actually read the blog post in question, but I stand by everything that leapt partly-formed from my brain as soon as I saw this headline and summary:
American Dining’s Service Deficit
from The Atlantic Food Channel by Nina and Tim Zagat
About 70 percent of complaints recorded by the Zagat Survey are about service; far more than food. How to fix our service problem.
PAY THEM! I shouted at my computer screen, startling the cat who was climbing around on my desk in a futile effort to get my attention. (more…)
Wednesday Greenmarket wackiness! 27 May 2009 9:06 am
Posted by Tracy in : fun, funny, nyc, pictures, random, summer , 1 comment so farSo one of these days I’m going to figure out how to incorporate my Twitter feed into this blog, for short attention span theater TracyFood, like this example from two Wednesdays ago:
Trying to confirm rumors of Greenmarket rhubarb. No luck so far, but hope springs eternal etc.
12:45 PM May 6th from txtWas going to whine about not having bought a laurel plant when I had the chance, got distracted: Cirque du Soleil at market. <3 this town.
1:08 PM May 6th from txt
Completely 100% true story! I have pictures to prove it: (more…)
