Ugly Tomatoes, August 16, 2004

This time of year, eat the ugly tomatoes.

Ugly Tomatoes Meet The Chinois, August 16, 2004

I drained the lifeblood out of these tomatoes while absently listening to the TV in the other room. It was George W Bush, the president, explaining how he's going to rearrange a bunch of military divisions in order to "spread peace." That such ironies largely go unremarked by everyone except Jon Stewart gets my knickers in a twist.

Linguine With Fresh Ugly Tomato, August 16, 2004

That I was unable to find an accurate count of Iraqi war casualties on any mainstream media feed more or less made this superb dinner turn to ashes in my mouth.

Sunday Brunch Buffet Barton Creek Country Club, August 15, 2004

Brunch. The worst meal of all. Why must it always be a buffet? Who really wants to eat rubbery scrambled eggs shoveled from a chafing dish? No, really, who? I want their names.

Cheese Enchiladas, Vivo, East Austin, August 14, 2004

Vivo alludes to these as "vegetarian," but they contain little vegetable matter, and thus constitute a classic Tex-Mex belly-bomb. They were decent enough that I nearly forgot to snap their portrait before dispatching them. The guacamole seen at the upper right was actually a thinly disguised glob of raw garlic, bound loosely by avocado puree. Can't argue with that.