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During my travels to Chicago I became exposed to the wonderful world of street food. During the warm months, each city neighborhood or district has its very own festival to celebrate their local taste. It was here Mexican Independence Day that I had my first experience with new cuisine in the form of mangos that were dusted with butter and cayenne pepper. It was delicious and I have been hooked on this form of culinary exploration ever since.
I am fascinated by food thats cooked in the open air, or inside a tiny cart on the sidewalk. It’s so far away from the safe indoors where there is running water and the possibility of good hygiene… and yet it feels OK because I can see the food being prepared right there in front of me. Now granted, there are a lot of bad examples of street food. Usually the worst specimens are found at our local summer festivals and carnivals. Fried frozen corn dogs and funnel cake are not good eats! As such, I will focus only on the best and most noted examples of good street food.
One of the first opportunities available each year is in the heart of Detroit’s Eastern Market. I don’t know the name of this business but they are open every weekend. Click to continue… (More pics!)
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You can see the smoke from a few blocks away. Read more…
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Super Cholita is the manga inspired, South American female Robin Hood — except that she steals potatoes, rather than money. Apparently Supercholi has been getting some press lately and is making the rounds worldwide. I haven’t gotten my hands on a copy, but I’ll be keeping an eye out for one. This is just one more work to I’m happy to see added to a torrentially increasing list of really great graphic novels.
Super Amigos: Same vein of thought, but real life Mexican luchadores. Check the Trailer Below
[via F.A.T. Labs]
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Found and captured at a gas station near Toledo, Ohio. This artful rendition of a majestic, breeching cetacean just screams freedom. What type of man would have such a masterpiece on the side of an ordinary industrial van? We don’t know. This camera shy animal lover scampered away at the first sign of observance. Maybe we’re just not really ready for such an answer.
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I’ve been cleaning house a bit — going through old bookmarks and such (I know, I know, I should use del.icio.us) and here are a handful of image related links for your ASCII/image meme creation pleasure.
ASCII Image Converter: Exactly what it sounds like.
ASCII Image Search: Search for a word — the first google image result is then created into an ASCII version made out of the word itself. Spicybiscotti (below) was hilariously transformed into our most prevalent search term blackwater private military contractor. I love the culturally deterministic feel of it — that spicybiscotti manifests itself as a PMC or vice versa that the PMC is wholly created bye spicybiscotti.
ASCII Text Generator: Lots of options and nice example of the variations there are in ASCII art.
Spell with Flickr: Super easy ransom note generator/great typographic photo roundup.
Ronald McHummer: Throw your own message under the golden arches.
Badge Generator: Cassettes/Records/Etc: Slap your words on everything from concert tickets to the church of scientology’s sign.
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Here’s a red, white, and blue, but mostly blue, roundup of really interesting articles and views about the American economy. Ultimately, the aim was to take all of this information, and amalgamate it into one cohesive post for spicy readership worldwide, but alas, I’m not sure how to feel. Thrifty? Yep. Worried about my future? Yep (though as an anxious, obsessive compulsive this rarely changes). Patriotic? Not so much right now.
Lenders are Choosing to Abandon Foreclosed Homes
This American Life: The Giant Pool of Money - An Explanation of the Current Crise
The Economist: New Urban/Suburban Nomadism and its Significance
Chinese Firms Outsource to U.S.
and semi-related: Object Orange
[via BoingBoing and Wooster Collective]
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