Comments on: Food Writer Writes Good http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/food-writer-writes-good Seriously, this could not be more beta Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:28:11 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: TerseNursePornstein http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/food-writer-writes-good#comment-32095 TerseNursePornstein Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:47:57 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=16204#comment-32095 Loved his "salt and fat" <i>amuse-bouche</i>...but "knights in white broadcloth"? Not as yummy. Loved his "salt and fat" amuse-bouche…but "knights in white broadcloth"? Not as yummy.

]]> By: Balk http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/food-writer-writes-good#comment-32091 Balk Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:08:29 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=16204#comment-32091 My money's on no. My money's on no.

]]> By: shelven http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/food-writer-writes-good#comment-32057 shelven Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:23:31 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=16204#comment-32057 Remains to be seen if Sam Sifton will brag about THIS handjob... Remains to be seen if Sam Sifton will brag about THIS handjob…

]]> By: Flashman http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/food-writer-writes-good#comment-32026 Flashman Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:18:20 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=16204#comment-32026 The time I ate ricci in Italy ranks as one of the most profoundly disturbing experiences of my life. We were swimming off Maratea and my (then) girlfriend (who is from Naples) was showing me what to do. Which was, dive down and look for the brown sea urchins among the many black ones. And once we'd gathered a few in a plastic bag we carried them over to the rocks, where she took one and just cut it in half with a steak knife, like a hard boiled egg. Sure enough inside there was a tiny smear of roe. I tasted some, just a tiny amount but it was <i>incredibly</i> powerful, like the aggregate smell of a thousand Sea Worlds condensed into a few grains of goo. A gustatory microdot. But that wasn't the disturbing part. The disturbing part was that, I soon noticed, the ricci were alive and moving in my hands, trying to roll to safety on their spines. They weren't inert seashell-type things but dynamic, active little creatures and we were eating them alive! So basta! I said, this is just too cruel, and reluctantly she assented and we let the remainder free to roam and spawn in the big blue sea. The time I ate ricci in Italy ranks as one of the most profoundly disturbing experiences of my life. We were swimming off Maratea and my (then) girlfriend (who is from Naples) was showing me what to do. Which was, dive down and look for the brown sea urchins among the many black ones. And once we'd gathered a few in a plastic bag we carried them over to the rocks, where she took one and just cut it in half with a steak knife, like a hard boiled egg. Sure enough inside there was a tiny smear of roe. I tasted some, just a tiny amount but it was incredibly powerful, like the aggregate smell of a thousand Sea Worlds condensed into a few grains of goo. A gustatory microdot.
But that wasn't the disturbing part. The disturbing part was that, I soon noticed, the ricci were alive and moving in my hands, trying to roll to safety on their spines. They weren't inert seashell-type things but dynamic, active little creatures and we were eating them alive! So basta! I said, this is just too cruel, and reluctantly she assented and we let the remainder free to roam and spawn in the big blue sea.

]]> By: mathnet http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/food-writer-writes-good#comment-31934 mathnet Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:20:29 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=16204#comment-31934 Ohhh how I love you both. Ohhh how I love you both.

]]> By: La Cieca http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/food-writer-writes-good#comment-31924 La Cieca Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:11:19 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=16204#comment-31924 <I>The salt and fat give way to primal sweetness and combine in deeply agreeable ways.</i> This dude has totally done you before, Balk. The salt and fat give way to primal sweetness and combine in deeply agreeable ways.

This dude has totally done you before, Balk.

]]> By: sorry your heinous http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/food-writer-writes-good#comment-31912 sorry your heinous Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:53:25 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=16204#comment-31912 the only slightly dirtier, slang definition http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=the%20stranger the only slightly dirtier, slang definition http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=the%20stranger

]]> By: garge http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/food-writer-writes-good#comment-31904 garge Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:42:49 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=16204#comment-31904 Say a little prayer for the vegetarians living in states that outlaw happy hour. Say a little prayer for the vegetarians living in states that outlaw happy hour.

]]> By: kitten_witawip http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/food-writer-writes-good#comment-31886 kitten_witawip Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:19:37 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=16204#comment-31886 The novel or the newspaper? The novel or the newspaper?

]]> By: BronxWASP http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/food-writer-writes-good#comment-31880 BronxWASP Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:11:27 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=16204#comment-31880 Your post is like a kick in the pants from an ex manager: surprising, but not unwarranted. Your post is like a kick in the pants from an ex manager: surprising, but not unwarranted.

]]> By: rod_townsend http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/food-writer-writes-good#comment-31876 rod_townsend Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:04:21 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=16204#comment-31876 For the record, not all attractive people are good kissers. For the record, not all attractive people are good kissers.

]]> By: HiredGoons http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/food-writer-writes-good#comment-31868 HiredGoons Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:54:11 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=16204#comment-31868 Thank you for searing this image into my brain for the remainder of the workday, until happy hour. Thank you for searing this image into my brain for the remainder of the workday, until happy hour.

]]> By: wiilliiaamm http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/food-writer-writes-good#comment-31848 wiilliiaamm Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:28:04 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=16204#comment-31848 Oh Balk--I too am a fan of this mans writing. You and I should meet at a small table for two at one of those finely reviewed bistros and stare endlessly into each others eyes whilst the waiter showers us with ala carte. Oh Balk–I too am a fan of this mans writing. You and I should meet at a small table for two at one of those finely reviewed bistros and stare endlessly into each others eyes whilst the waiter showers us with ala carte.

]]> By: sorry your heinous http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/food-writer-writes-good#comment-31845 sorry your heinous Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:18:40 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=16204#comment-31845 So, cooking myself General Tso's would be the gastronomic equivalent of The Stranger? So, cooking myself General Tso's would be the gastronomic equivalent of The Stranger?

]]> By: Balk http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/food-writer-writes-good#comment-31841 Balk Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:06:54 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=16204#comment-31841 Eating bad pastrami. Or so I've read. Eating bad pastrami. Or so I've read.

]]> By: Tuna Surprise http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/food-writer-writes-good#comment-31839 Tuna Surprise Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:05:00 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=16204#comment-31839 I wonder what giving a handjob to an unappreciative, overweight, hairy dude feels like? I wonder what giving a handjob to an unappreciative, overweight, hairy dude feels like?

]]> By: mathnet http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/food-writer-writes-good#comment-31834 mathnet Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:59:32 +0000 http://www.theawl.com/?p=16204#comment-31834 Kissing an ugly dude tastes like fish eggs too. (I'VE HEARD.) Kissing an ugly dude tastes like fish eggs too. (I'VE HEARD.)

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