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Jon Carroll: Taste defensiveness hidden in a meandering, self-indulgent column: ...we…
Hi, reader. I wrote this in 2002 and it's now more than five years old. So it may be very out of date; the world, and I, have changed a lot since I wrote it! I'm keeping this up for historical archive purposes, but the me of today may 100% disagree with what I said then. I rarely edit posts after publishing them, but if I do, I usually leave a note in italics to mark the edit and the reason. If this post is particularly offensive or breaches someone's privacy, please contact me.
Jon Carroll: Taste defensiveness hidden in a meandering, self-indulgent column:
...we ate at Grasshopper in Oakland, one of those chi-chi places featuring Asian tapas served on square plates and looking like miniature sculptures. It was the stuff of parody, and I loved it. I like Northern California, damn it, and if you think our fancy food is funny, go have a Grand Slam Breakfast.
If I had enough money, I'd eat at Venus (yummy fusion) and La Note (frou-frou Provencal) and Berkeley Thai House (Thai with tablecloths) instead of making Annie's Shells and Cheddar and mixing in spinach, my all-purpose vegetable.
Hey, if you want spoilers for a movie, sometimes it's best to go to the goofs.
And Leonard wrote a very funny nitpick of Star Wars that I'd nominate for The Best of Leonard. Sort of Instapundit meets, well, Leonard. Includes the phrase "Sen. Palpatine (I-Naboo)".
I'm listening to labor songs. Nandini told me about a job opening. I'm feeling good.
