Cartoons
Soup Cartoon
Concept & caption by Amy Ephron.
Illustration by Gary Rosen.
Stolen Eggs
If I stole it, it would undoubtedly taste better. Ever since I was a little girl, despite the food on my grandpa’s plate being absolutely identical to the food I had before me, I would try to steal his. His food was tastier, stronger, more courageous and intelligent than my boring food. The bacon was crispier, the sausage was juicier, and the egg yolks were sunnier.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange
I don’t understand why Japanese sushi restaurants sometimes put that green plastic thing on the sushi plate as decoration. My friend John thinks it looks like the dow jones ticker on a particularly up-and-down day.
New Media
These strangely cool photos of food came to us through the ether and we just had to share them. Turns out they are from various childrens' books written and created by Joost Elffers and Saxton Freymann, all of which use creatures made from food to tell their stories.
San Francisco
by Scott R. Kline
Joe’s Cable Car Restaurant in San Francisco is where “Joe Grinds His Own Fresh Chuck Daily”. A large sign on the outside of the restaurant declares this in bold type. Joe’s has been around since...
Los Angeles
by Laraine Newman
So, I was like, driveen in the valley ‘n’ stuff? And I like drove past a shop that said Artisan Cheese Gallery, ‘n’ stuff? And I was like “wait, did I just, um, this is like the valley, ok? And...
Boston
by Kitty Kaufman
B & G Oysters is one of those places that took off on Day One or at least that's how I remember it. We've had lunch there for years, not years and years, but enough to know that every oyster's...
Mid-West
by Lisa Dinsmore
I am a planner. I never go on a trip without scoping out what there is to do and the best places to eat. We never do everything on the list, but I hate to be bored or to eat boring food. We aren’t...