When chronicling what you eat throughout the day, you usually guard yourself and watch what you eat, I tried my hardest not to.
I woke up around 10:30am, the video will explain the rest
Here is my video regarding dinner:
Some interesting information on gelatin for Nick, and all of you other vegetarians...if you were unaware
http://www.ivu.org/faq/gelatine.html
Here is an article from Reuters on V8 fusion, guess it was a good purchase, and really is a good and quick fruit/veggie substitute :D
http://tinyurl.com/dgypu5
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
San Francisco's Mission District: Art, Food and Food...for thought
I've always believed there has been a big disparity, or unfair struggle for power between certain groups living in America. The rich and the poor, the white collar and the blue collar, the landlord and the tenant, the government and the citizen, the majority and the minority, the english speaker and the non-english speaker, the literate and the illiterate, the few and the many, the ones with power, and the ones without.
I believe this goes for many different areas of production and of life as well, even food, think about it. The mass-produced and the locally produced, the inorganic and the organic, the efficient and the enjoyed, the name-brand and the off-brand, the ones with power, and the ones without.
America is a land of opportunity and there are a multiplicity of groups in this country that are getting heard, some appeal and plead to the ones in power, others simply do what they think is right, and even some others simply do what they feel.
When Eating San Francisco went to the mission I witnessed an example of one group doing what they think is right, and one who did and continues to do what they feel.
We visited Mission Pie, a restaurant and pie house in the mission and I believe they are exemplifying really what the mission is all about, a community trying to help one another. Mission Pie and Pie Ranch are doing something good for the community, for the environment, and for food.
The mosaic above represents what really makes food and what goes into the production of food, people. Lots and lots of people. The night our class was at the mission we talked about Food television and food production. The whole time we talked I was thinking about the stars of the shows, and then I thought about behind the scenes. Behind the scenes of Tv with the camera people, the editors, and the writers, and behind the scenes of food. The cooks and the dishwashers, and even those who produce food that we buy in the super market.
http://www.picartia.com/
This mosaic of the mural "Victorian", by Sirron Norris is compiled of paintings and murals from throughout the country and the world.
I think that art is an expression that is primarily created by those that have-not.
The whole name of the mural is "Victorion: El Defensor de la Mision" and I think it's is a prime example what is happening all over cities in America in terms of big developers coming into small untouched parts of cities with the desire to gentrify the community and develop.
According to Norris, this mural is and example of "Cartoon literalism," a type of art form he uses to convey his messages. Norris says that "painting cartoons has given me a chance to access a variety of different venues, and allowed me the opportunity to extend my talents to art education."
He has also commented on the hero in his mural saying "I kind of see the character as this hero for the under represented in city and a symbol of San francisco's fighting stance for some kind of regional or national injustice."
Being the mission I also wanted to delve a bit into my meal at the restaurant we went to, Taqueria Vallarta, and show a real example of how you can make "mission style" chicken tacos. I enjoyed three chicken tacos and thought a little bit about the marinade for the chicken, as well as the taco stand there.
If you think about what a taco stand represents you think about beginnings and simplicity, and I think about common people. People on the street set up taco stands in cities all over Mexico and in Southern California.
Here's my new recipe for Streetside, taco stand, chicken tacos:
2 cups shredded beef or other filling (all recipes for fillings follow)
12 corn tortillas
1/2 cup corn or canola oil (optional - soft tacos aren't fried)
2 cups Chihuahua or Jack cheese, grated
1 tomato, diced
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1/2 head lettuce or cabbage, shredded
1 cup salsa fresca and/or salsa verde
If you click on the recipe it will take you to a site that explains everything you ever wanted to know about tacos. Did you know that it usually takes 4-5 hours to cook, marinade and prepare shredded meat for tacos?
And this is exactly what I'm talking about. There are so many dishwashers, cooks, and waiters that go unrecognized in the world of food, and there are so many people in the world that don't get their voice heard due to the structure of American culture. The Mission district represents a place that these people are just like everyone else, you can see their stories painted on the wall, or in the sauce of a burrito you buy.
I believe this goes for many different areas of production and of life as well, even food, think about it. The mass-produced and the locally produced, the inorganic and the organic, the efficient and the enjoyed, the name-brand and the off-brand, the ones with power, and the ones without.
America is a land of opportunity and there are a multiplicity of groups in this country that are getting heard, some appeal and plead to the ones in power, others simply do what they think is right, and even some others simply do what they feel.
When Eating San Francisco went to the mission I witnessed an example of one group doing what they think is right, and one who did and continues to do what they feel.
We visited Mission Pie, a restaurant and pie house in the mission and I believe they are exemplifying really what the mission is all about, a community trying to help one another. Mission Pie and Pie Ranch are doing something good for the community, for the environment, and for food.
The mosaic above represents what really makes food and what goes into the production of food, people. Lots and lots of people. The night our class was at the mission we talked about Food television and food production. The whole time we talked I was thinking about the stars of the shows, and then I thought about behind the scenes. Behind the scenes of Tv with the camera people, the editors, and the writers, and behind the scenes of food. The cooks and the dishwashers, and even those who produce food that we buy in the super market.
http://www.picartia.com/
This mosaic of the mural "Victorian", by Sirron Norris is compiled of paintings and murals from throughout the country and the world.I think that art is an expression that is primarily created by those that have-not.
The whole name of the mural is "Victorion: El Defensor de la Mision" and I think it's is a prime example what is happening all over cities in America in terms of big developers coming into small untouched parts of cities with the desire to gentrify the community and develop.
According to Norris, this mural is and example of "Cartoon literalism," a type of art form he uses to convey his messages. Norris says that "painting cartoons has given me a chance to access a variety of different venues, and allowed me the opportunity to extend my talents to art education."
He has also commented on the hero in his mural saying "I kind of see the character as this hero for the under represented in city and a symbol of San francisco's fighting stance for some kind of regional or national injustice."
Being the mission I also wanted to delve a bit into my meal at the restaurant we went to, Taqueria Vallarta, and show a real example of how you can make "mission style" chicken tacos. I enjoyed three chicken tacos and thought a little bit about the marinade for the chicken, as well as the taco stand there.
If you think about what a taco stand represents you think about beginnings and simplicity, and I think about common people. People on the street set up taco stands in cities all over Mexico and in Southern California.
Here's my new recipe for Streetside, taco stand, chicken tacos:
2 cups shredded beef or other filling (all recipes for fillings follow)
12 corn tortillas
1/2 cup corn or canola oil (optional - soft tacos aren't fried)
2 cups Chihuahua or Jack cheese, grated
1 tomato, diced
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1/2 head lettuce or cabbage, shredded
1 cup salsa fresca and/or salsa verde
If you click on the recipe it will take you to a site that explains everything you ever wanted to know about tacos. Did you know that it usually takes 4-5 hours to cook, marinade and prepare shredded meat for tacos?
And this is exactly what I'm talking about. There are so many dishwashers, cooks, and waiters that go unrecognized in the world of food, and there are so many people in the world that don't get their voice heard due to the structure of American culture. The Mission district represents a place that these people are just like everyone else, you can see their stories painted on the wall, or in the sauce of a burrito you buy.
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