Breakfast Links: Hezbollah Tofu, d20 & Cat Cafe
Ok, this is an odd one. Apparently Anthony Bourdain has some reservations - he says, “Vegetarians, and their Hezbollah-like splinter faction, the vegans, are a persistent irritant to any chef worth a damn”. And lo, look upon the horizon, a new blog is born - Hezbollah Tofu, A Bourdain-Veganizing Collective dedicated to taking his recipes and making them vegan. Which is kind of a pretty funny thing to do, if you ask me.
Also great? This 20 sided die erected by MIT hackers as a tribute to Gary Gygax. Check out that one and this page has lots more pictures of it. And here you have even more background on the hack. Totally great.
Then there was the newest dance craze theme cafe going down in Tokyo. Whereas before you had some train cafes and maid cafes, now there’s cat cafes! Yeah, weird, because in Tokyo apparently most buildings don’t allow cats so to get their kitty fix people head out to cat cafe’s to chill with the felines. It’s kinda like being an uncle, you know, you hang with the kids for awhile when it’s fun but when the screaming and vomiting starts you chuckle and wave as you walk out the door. Not that I know anything about that…
March 26th, 2008 at 10:37 am
Wow. I thought the government was watching your blog before… but now that Anthony Bourdain has officially classified you as a terrorist…? To prove him right you must now blow up Peter Lugers. But please don’t.
Honestly though, dont you find that a *bit* offensive, being compared to a religious extremist shi’a paramilitary group because you don’t want to eat cute and fuzzy animals?
March 26th, 2008 at 10:39 am
wow, not a vegan and still, I’m kind of offended by Bourdain’s comment !
I love the idea of the blog, especially this:
So we aren’t just going to “enjoy” food, we’re going to enjoy vastly improved, veganized versions of your recipes. And then we’re going to compile them, sell them in zine form, and donate the proceeds to vegan outreach organizations and farm sanctuaries–in your name.
March 26th, 2008 at 10:56 am
Yeah, you know. It is such a ridiculous thing to say that for me it kinda just wrapped back to being inoffensive. Also? I kinda like thinking of myself as part of a splinter faction. I’m wearing all black and carrying around a garotte just in case I need to quickly knock out some wet work - basecamp doesn’t show any black op todos today, but you never know when they crop up… savvy?
And yeah, Maria Basketball, it’s a pretty awesome goal!
March 27th, 2008 at 12:18 am
thats a VERY Bourdain comment anyway. I have learned a lot about him since I hang out with a group of professional chefs from time to time. He is one of those guys who is a good writer but often gets lost in his own self anointed coolness. He says shit like that, in my opinion, almost because he thinks we expect him to. I think it to be more of his bad ass image thing than anything else. Poor taste? Certainly but thats not all that foreign to him. Ever see his show? You would be amazed that any woman could stand him for more than a week. That being said, when hes not full of his own velvet painting imagery of himself his writing is very engaging. Don;t take his too seriously, after all he writes about food.
March 27th, 2008 at 12:24 am
Perfect example of his…. well, being him.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ovwj0FYN0Qg
hide your eyes Felix. EYE MUFFS!
March 27th, 2008 at 9:08 am
DUDE. That is so nasty. Not quite as nasty as the octopus eating scene from Oldboy, but it is right, right up there. GROSS.
May 22nd, 2008 at 7:53 am
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