after dinner sneeze

g says: hello adoring fans and loyal readers – today is adsz’s first birthday! it’s hard to believe that it has been a full year since our humble blog was born. to recap for those who aren’t privy to our history, it all started exactly one year ago, at Village Whiskey.

t and i sat at our ledge waiting for our food to arrive, filled with anticipation. craig laban had given his two thumbs up, and we were eager to taste what he considered to be the best burger in philly. this turned into a discussion about food writers in general. we fantasized about what it must be like to be paid to dine out and simply give your thoughts about the experience. food writers, in our opinion, had the best jobs in the world! t suddenly became a little sad and bitter (i guess being a doctor/scientist isn’t all it’s cracked up to be?)

our conversation went something like this:

t: “so, how come i can’t do that? i can eat! i can write! why can’t i be a food writer?”

g: lifting an eyebrow, “you can.”

t: “no, i can’t.”

g: “of course you can – you can do whatever you want in the internet age. just start a blog.”

t: “a blog? i don’t know how to do that…”

g: “it’s easy – you just sign up with a blog site, and you can do whatever you want.”

t: “but no one would read it!”

g: “who cares? if no one reads it, it will be just for you! now, what should we call it?”

t: “hmmmm… chocolate sushi?”

g: achoo!

t: “gesundheit.”