The Deli Downstairs, Austin, TX
I was foolish — so very foolish — to think that I would post every day at SXSW, or even post a recap. Look, man, things got all crazy and now I’m moving to Florida for a new job. Beach! Sunshine! Design! Code! BUT! This blog is about food, and although I have let you down in the past (and no doubt will again in the future), I am here, now, posting, and that’s what matters most. Right?
Let’s talk about The Deli Downstairs.
SXSW Interactive: Day 0, Part 1
Well, I’m in Austin, at South By Southwest Interactive.
Here’s the deal: I plan to eat my words from the previous post and provide you with titillating coverage of both the fascinating sessions I attend and the food (and drink) I consume. I believe the kids call that double-bloggin’ like a maniac.
I’ll be honest: it may not happen. I may forget all about you. I may be too tired to go on. But let’s look on the bright side: right now, I remember you and am not tired! So let’s do it!
I don’t have anywhere to go today (well, registration, eventually) so I’ve been wandering around downtown Austin.
In Memoriam: Glen W. Bell Jr.
Well, I hadn’t planned to hit you with a one-two JUNK FOOD PUNCH during these tender, formative blog days, but sometimes Fate intervenes.
Last night I was perusing Google News and happened to glance at the In The News box section — a quick list of 9 people or entities that Google decides are really happening right now. Jay Leno, Tonight Show, Barack Obama, Heidi Montag — you know, the usual. But right under Jay Leno, I saw it. Taco Bell.
Why the heck would Taco Bell make headlines? The usual answer would be that some sort of vermin was found in the back, or that someone found a toe in their nachos. But alas, the newsworthy reason is much more somber.
Ladies and gentlemen: Glen W. Bell Jr., founder of Taco Bell, has passed on.
This naturally meant two visits were in order: to Wikipedia, and then Taco Bell (not necessarily in that order). Read on!
Four Burger King brand Flavored Snacks
My love of food is constantly at odds with my level of focus throughout the workday. I’m usually basically in the middle of something at 11:30 when the hunger pangs start. If there was a cash slot in my desk which, come lunchtime, would allow me to feed in a five dollar bill in exchange for immediate hunger banishment, I’d do that four times a week (we have free lunch on Fridays).
Way back in 2009, I had begun regularly resorting to the next-closest thing to the Magical Lincoln Lunch Slot (short of bringing lunch to work, which requires actual foresight): a quick drive-thru at Wendy’s to buy the Trinity (DoubleStack With Cheese, Spicy Chicken Sandwich, Junior Cheeseburger Deluxe, Medium Coke, $5.20 with tax, always eaten in that order). I even had the timing down to where I would finish the Junior Cheeseburger Deluxe right as I pulled back into the parking lot.
However: I am sure you also think that the fact that I’ve named a meal at Wendy’s — nay, a whole routine — is a pretty bad sign. I agree heartily. So, I decided to declare Twenty Ten as the start of a new way of eating: no fast food, no national chains, beer and liquor only on the weekends, and no Coke (except with barbecue, because I love America). Drastic, I knooooooow! I’m basically Jenny McCarthy over here.
So, given my brave new outlook on Food And Therefore Life, it’s only appropriate that I christen the Food section of PropCal with this probably disgusting shipment of four Burger King branded snack foods mailed to me as a Christmas present by my (obviously prescient) sister. She either knew I would need content for a blog one day, or she’s trying to kill me. (Or, both?)
So, has Burger King revolutionized bagged starches? Are Ketchup & Fries Flavored Potato Snacks the new Actual Ketchup And Fries? These questions answered, and more! Psychologically prepare yourself, and then read on, my friend!