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The shape of stories and the re-invention of dinner

May 17, 2015 by antdina

Authors know a secret. It was first written in Ecclesiastes so long. “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” The plots. The characters. The scenery. All in some composition or another. The true invention of the artist is in the selection of what to include and what not to include. And the really crafty ones know how to bend history to their favor. Even when the […]

Categories: Storytelling • Tags: Boudin Bistro, cocktail, Fig Leaf, manhattan, panaanini, RDG, Sherlock Holmes, sourdough, taco, Whip In

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Forget the taco salad. And remember the salad taco.

July 15, 2014 by antdina

The year is 1999. Federal courts declare Microsoft a monopoly. George “double-yah” rises as the top Republican hopeful. Brittnay Spears is still a child and not having children. And Bud Light captures our attention with Real Men of Genius on the radio. In that advertising campaign, agency DDB Worldwide to took careful aim to lampoon our obsession with indulgence. In this radio spot they expose irony of a 1200 calorie taco salad. Complete with an edible, deep-fried tortilla shell. The music overlay […]

Categories: Design • Tags: 11 Plates, Elizabeth Street Cafe, fritters, larb, lettuce, Qui, Real Men of Genius, red fish, salad, taco

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Mon Ami, Bahn Mi

December 29, 2013 by antdina

Time to hang another jersey in the rafters. Right next to Philly cheese steak, meatball sub, and the Dagwood, we have Bahn Mi. That irresistible combination of crusty bread, crunchy veggies, succulent pork and cilantro. The Vietnamese give the world another perfect sandwich. What most Americans expect from a bahn mi is a mashup of traditional Vietnamese ingredients and that which they stole during the French colonization: bread and mayo. From the sunny shores of LA to the icy waters […]

Categories: Meaning • Tags: baguette, bahn mi, chicken, Elizabeth Street Cafe, food, Nomnom Truck, pork, sandwich, taco, Taco Deli, Vietnamese

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Introducing Taco as a verb

October 6, 2013 by antdina

Shakespeare once again stirs up controversy. Scholars now debate the number of words he coined.  The current argument places the bard’s inventiveness at 1700 unique words. This down from 3200. Somewhere an English major weeps. However, this is not heart of the matter. While computers running statistical algorithms may have reduced the quantitative measure of Shakespeare’s invention, they have left his qualitative genius in tact. William turned nouns into verbs. And in doing so, we are struck with the familiar […]

Categories: Design • Tags: Austin, eating, Hamlet, Jeffrey M. Pilcher, Mexico, Moo-shu, National Taco Day, Navajo, New York Times, Ortega, puffy taco, Shakespeare, street food, street vendor, swordfish, taco, Taco Bell, Taco Deli, Taco love, Tex-Mex, tortilla, tuna, wrap

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