Comments on: Food writing snarktacular! (For Christine) http://www.tracyfood.com/2008/10/30/food-writing-snarktacular/ A big hot tasty mess. Wed, 04 Aug 2010 03:49:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: chris o'grundoon http://www.tracyfood.com/2008/10/30/food-writing-snarktacular/comment-page-1/#comment-24188 chris o'grundoon Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:38:20 +0000 http://www.tracyfood.com/2008/10/30/food-writing-snarktacular/#comment-24188 "Hippie, please!" The most amazing part is that we have one of those dog ladies in the Davis, CA food coop, as well. It's her "companion dog". Jim, or farmer friend, grows five varieties of carrots - white, yellow, nantes orange, red, and "cosmic purple". Two overdressed (high heels, makeup and Big Hair(tm)) ladies who asked me how we got the carrots "all those different colors" at the farmer's market. There was a bunch of regular customers standing around, and for once I had the snappy answer. "Red dye number 2", delivered in my most deadpan voice. The two ladies just looked blank, but several of the regulars snorted tea or coffee out their noses. I then explained that I was joking, and that they were all different cultivars of carrots. "Y'all ain't from round here, are ya?": “Hippie, please!” The most amazing part is that we have one of those dog ladies in the Davis, CA food coop, as well. It’s her “companion dog”.
Jim, or farmer friend, grows five varieties of carrots – white, yellow, nantes orange, red, and “cosmic purple”. Two overdressed (high heels, makeup and Big Hair(tm)) ladies who asked me how we got the carrots “all those different colors” at the farmer’s market. There was a bunch of regular customers standing around, and for once I had the snappy answer. “Red dye number 2″, delivered in my most deadpan voice. The two ladies just looked blank, but several of the regulars snorted tea or coffee out their noses. I then explained that I was joking, and that they were all different cultivars of carrots.

“Y’all ain’t from round here, are ya?”:

]]> By: Chiara http://www.tracyfood.com/2008/10/30/food-writing-snarktacular/comment-page-1/#comment-23418 Chiara Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:19:10 +0000 http://www.tracyfood.com/2008/10/30/food-writing-snarktacular/#comment-23418 I just like Gruyere, full stop. And I am also quite fond of your writing--this is such an excellent piece. Hippie, please, indeed! I just like Gruyere, full stop. And I am also quite fond of your writing–this is such an excellent piece. Hippie, please, indeed!

]]> By: Ellen http://www.tracyfood.com/2008/10/30/food-writing-snarktacular/comment-page-1/#comment-23171 Ellen Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:50:28 +0000 http://www.tracyfood.com/2008/10/30/food-writing-snarktacular/#comment-23171 I really like your reasoning on Gruyère, says the girl who has to lower her cholesterol. I really like your reasoning on Gruyère, says the girl who has to lower her cholesterol.

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