Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think many Americans confuse complexity for quality. I once read a comic where the protagonist dreams he gets God's business card. It looks like this: +------------------------------+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------+ Boulder, Colorado tries to be hip and sophisticated, but sometimes I think it tries too hard: There's no shortage of sourdough breads seasoned with cheeses, rosemary, sun-dried tomatos, olives and what-not, but just try and get a really good croissant. The local Whole Foods usually offers freshly broiled salmon in their hot food section, but the stuff they put on it sometimes: mango, coconut, feta cheese, pineapple, sesame seeds, teriyaki sauce, etc! I would've been happy with just a pinch of salt or maybe a little fresh lemon. Don't even get me started about the bagel situation. But the best lunch in town that I'm aware of costs $3.50 and it consists of Vietnamese-style broiled chicken topped with ground peanuts, crunchy spring roll, plain rice noodles, fresh vegetables and a side of fish sauce. (#5, Kim's To Go). Ambience, what ambience? It's a roadside shack, and the only seating's a pair of grimy picnic tables set next to a major thoroughfare. I think some of of the very best food that I've eaten was in Singapore (cheap!) and Japan (not so cheap!). There's an English language book about the sorts of boxed lunches sold in train stations (Ekiben); my mouth waters every time I flip through the pages. Only problem about Japan is sometimes too much salt and pickles for me. Strangely enough, the only thing I recall eating in France was a cucumber and egg sandwich which is really tasty when the ingredients are all good (they were). Jeff >Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 17:30:41 -0500 >From: Phong <phong@doan-ltd.com> >Subject: RE: [Leica] FOOD > >The quality of restaurants in the US has improved >incrediblyin the last 25 years or so, which I am very >thankful. That said, I think that many decent >restaurants in the US are overpriced, with pretentious >service catering to a yuppified clientele. They work >harder on the ambiance and presentation than on the food >quality __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html