tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587680245545906096.post8585517414695769587..comments2024-01-30T02:25:02.905-05:00Comments on The Imaginary Review: Restaurant Review - Pitchfork: The RestaurantThe Imaginary Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00525958928789383304noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587680245545906096.post-13431273676126594642009-02-14T15:11:00.000-05:002009-02-14T15:11:00.000-05:00I just think the whole gastro-hipster movement has...I just think the whole gastro-hipster movement has been co-opted by the cool hunters on Madison Avenue. Gastro-minimalism is where it is at right now.<BR/><BR/>The "Bon Iver Salad" is a good example - a single piece of asparagus is placed on the table, one that was grown near a remote Wisconsin cabin - and nurtured by the home demo sounds of bitterness and isolation drifted through the window.<BR/><BR/>Those multi-ingredient salads are far too derivative, reflecting the overproduced post-punk revival albums of 2002.Westcoast Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17431692491603570310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587680245545906096.post-32543677841290302542009-02-13T11:30:00.000-05:002009-02-13T11:30:00.000-05:00I'm with Red. Stereogum's where it's at.I'm with Red. Stereogum's where it's at.BeckEyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119780316809151433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587680245545906096.post-28803590101236731862009-02-12T22:04:00.000-05:002009-02-12T22:04:00.000-05:00Red: You always were a different class of gastrosn...Red: You always were a different class of gastrosnob.<BR/><BR/>Alice: And if people give you a blank stare, just roll your eyes as if they just fell off a lorry.<BR/><BR/>Erin: Sure, there are elements of Lipstick/Glass/Residue's Pita Pocket lunch special and various lesser-known RetroShoegazeCuisine eateries, but I was pressed for space.<BR/><BR/>Splotchy: The Trouser Press? Pah! I've been friends with the staff at the Cockle Snaffer since before David Chiaroscuro became chef!<BR/><BR/>Amy: Ta muchly! Welcome!The Imaginary Reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00525958928789383304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587680245545906096.post-67973544638599369752009-02-12T16:58:00.000-05:002009-02-12T16:58:00.000-05:00u r funni. lol.u r funni. lol.Amy Green.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08149627514132026624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587680245545906096.post-58731949694358971762009-02-12T11:31:00.000-05:002009-02-12T11:31:00.000-05:00Gasto-hipsters? Gasto-poseurs is more like it. I...Gasto-hipsters? Gasto-poseurs is more like it. I was eating at Trouser Press when it was *COOL*Splotchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15427992716600704581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587680245545906096.post-60018348381819050152009-02-11T16:21:00.000-05:002009-02-11T16:21:00.000-05:00I don't know that "Chutney Sandwich" necessarily t...I don't know that "Chutney Sandwich" <BR/>necessarily took its lettuce arrangement WHOLESALE from DeKlassay, but I will admit the influence is unmistakable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587680245545906096.post-6846320302218612852009-02-11T15:07:00.000-05:002009-02-11T15:07:00.000-05:00I love the term gastro-hipster and will now strive...I love the term gastro-hipster and will now strive to inject it into all conversations revolving around food - of which there will be manyÄsK AliCëhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358359791511637956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587680245545906096.post-52123282537304505322009-02-11T13:27:00.000-05:002009-02-11T13:27:00.000-05:00I'll wait for the review of Stereogum: The Restaur...I'll wait for the review of Stereogum: The Restaurant.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17215626415816734165noreply@blogger.com