Thought for Food

Sep 03

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Takashi Murakami’s KaiKai and Kiki to float in Macy’s Day Parade.

This makes me happy. 2010 may mark the first year I actually go see it (I don’t think I’ve even watched on TV! Bad American!).

itsamazing:

Japanese artist Takashi Murakami known for his collaborations with the likes of Kanye West and Louis Vuitton is creating larger than life balloon size versions of his famed KaiKai and Kiki characters to float in the upcoming famed Macy’s Day Parade on 11.25.10.

Check him out at work creating some mock ups below.

For more information visit NY Times.

Undulating Green-Roofed Hotel Opens in Norway by JDS Architects (via  grapefruite) Sledding on top of a building?! SLEDDING ON TOP OF A BUILDING!!!

Undulating Green-Roofed Hotel Opens in Norway by JDS Architects (via  grapefruite)

Sledding on top of a building?! SLEDDING ON TOP OF A BUILDING!!!

(Source: inhabitat.com)

About that Minnesota liberal…

Thanks, Mr. Franzen, for the smug little insidery laughs that hit me every two pages. You nailed it.

Longtime readers know that State Fair crop art is something we follow in our family: it’s the changing face of the Minnesota liberal as rendered in corn. Last year M. and I smiled grimly at Obama’s birth certificate depicted in millet (progress!). Two years ago the major theme was cleaning up after the circus (and hey, remember when this guy mattered?). This year’s star entry was snapped by Alena, one of my oldest and dearest friends, and reminds me of a saying that I just made up and wish fervently to be true: As crop art goes, so goes the nation. God willin’.

Longtime readers know that State Fair crop art is something we follow in our family: it’s the changing face of the Minnesota liberal as rendered in corn. Last year M. and I smiled grimly at Obama’s birth certificate depicted in millet (progress!). Two years ago the major theme was cleaning up after the circus (and hey, remember when this guy mattered?).

This year’s star entry was snapped by Alena, one of my oldest and dearest friends, and reminds me of a saying that I just made up and wish fervently to be true: As crop art goes, so goes the nation.

God willin’.

Is there an unsaid rule that bar cookies have to be heavy and gooey? Two weeks ago […] I fell for something in the bakery case called peach shortbread, cut into bars. But instead of being thick and intense, it was delicate, light and barely sweet — a thin layer of shortbread, even thinner slices of peach and the faintest sprinkling of streusel on top. I knew I had to share it. We’re glad you did, SK, so very glad you did.

Is there an unsaid rule that bar cookies have to be heavy and gooey? Two weeks ago […] I fell for something in the bakery case called peach shortbread, cut into bars. But instead of being thick and intense, it was delicate, light and barely sweet — a thin layer of shortbread, even thinner slices of peach and the faintest sprinkling of streusel on top. I knew I had to share it.

We’re glad you did, SK, so very glad you did.

Congratulations! Meet the winners of Bundle's Bring Your Lunch to Work contest -

My last post reminded me that I won something! For the first time in my life! My prize was a lunch box. :)

What’s in Nora Leah Sherman’s lunch: Greens pie with kale and Swiss chard from her garden and beet greens. Kale and arugula salad with sweet potato and Parmiggiano-Reggiano. Romantic aside: She picked the kale and arugula the night before, in the rain. Judges note: “Nora created a balanced, sustainable and, seemingly, quite satisfying meal.” [emphasis mine … I get romantic with my greens]

BRING IT.

nadia-muses: orecchiette in feta sauce, with roasted turkey and sun-dried tomatoes: fear not the white pasta! show it love with feta and tender roasted turkey. this dish makes people smile - i’ve seen it! We eat no pasta in our home. M. keeps that girlish figure with a strict regimen of lean proteins, grilled vegetables, and Kettle chips. The man is a slut for Kettle chips. I like to keep my sugars and carbs where I can see them: homemade chocolate chip cookies (or these).* However something like this — where the pasta is almost a condiment — looks appealing. The only problem is that M. is a purist: he insists that if pasta is on the offing it be the star, as the Italians do. Sigh. You can’t please a slut and a purist. (For more on pasta-as-condiment, see this.) * Not quite true, I also make judicious use of carbs in whole wheat pizza and greens pie.

nadia-muses:

orecchiette in feta sauce, with roasted turkey and sun-dried tomatoes: fear not the white pasta! show it love with feta and tender roasted turkey. this dish makes people smile - i’ve seen it!

We eat no pasta in our home. M. keeps that girlish figure with a strict regimen of lean proteins, grilled vegetables, and Kettle chips. The man is a slut for Kettle chips. I like to keep my sugars and carbs where I can see them: homemade chocolate chip cookies (or these).* However something like this — where the pasta is almost a condiment — looks appealing. The only problem is that M. is a purist: he insists that if pasta is on the offing it be the star, as the Italians do. Sigh. You can’t please a slut and a purist. (For more on pasta-as-condiment, see this.)

* Not quite true, I also make judicious use of carbs in whole wheat pizza and greens pie.

Sep 02

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I skipped the food-photos (yes, I DO skip food-photos) but a few weeks ago we ate at Vandaag, a new Dutch restaurant on 2nd Ave., and it was terrific. I recommend sitting at the bar: inspired genever and aquavit cocktails served by six-foot-three Dutchmen. Proost! PS: The interior is as good-looking as the barkeep.

I skipped the food-photos (yes, I DO skip food-photos) but a few weeks ago we ate at Vandaag, a new Dutch restaurant on 2nd Ave., and it was terrific. I recommend sitting at the bar: inspired genever and aquavit cocktails served by six-foot-three Dutchmen. Proost!

PS: The interior is as good-looking as the barkeep.