BITTERSWEET: the food bLog to end aLL food bLogs

Okay — not reaLLLLLy, but it’s pretty damn cooL. But before we get into why, let’s lay a littLe bit of groundwork. As far as I know, food bLogs generaLLy divide into 2 camps: CAMP 1 – EATING BLOG – bLogger (usuaLLy YeLLow/Asian for some reason) goes out on a bunch of awesome bLossom eating sprees.

NormaLLy the aim of CAMP 1 is to find the BEST PIZZA/SOUP/$10 DOLLAR MEAL/DUMPLINGS/CAFE/ETC. EVER, though they are not adverse to occasionaLLy reporting on the WORST PIZZA/SOUP/$10 DOLLAR MEAL/DUMPLINGS/CAFE/ETC. EVER.  There’s usuaLLy an air of adventure w/ CAMP 1, as weLL as a sLew of pornographic shots of the innards and outtards of aLL they consume — DSLR usuaLLy being the “serious” bLogger’s camera of choice, having graduated from the reguLar oLe point-and-shoot.  And though the objective is to find the best, the worst, the most mediocre pLaces you can go for whatever, they aLso have a tendency to get sidetracked by noveLty — the more strange/unusuaL, the better.  (How do you think we caught their eye in earLy of ‘09?  AHAHAHA)

Por ejempLo:
CAMP 2 is the COOKING/BAKING bLog. These are the bLogs to go to if you ever had a hankering to do something extra fancy in the kitchen, but had no idea how.  So if you wanted to aspire to make something more impressive than those sLice-and-bake ToLLhouse logs, the cooking/baking bLog wouLd be the way to go.  NormaLLy they aLso come w/ a lot of great photos and step-by-step instructions.  The layouts are aLso usuaLLy very cLean and pretty.

LIKE THIS:

What CAMP 1 and CAMP 2 have in common are that both come with a lot of stunning photos, some cutesy or cLever titLes and a pornographic description of how everything tasted.

And aLthough Bittersweet fiends just as hard for a dose of noveLty like Camp 1 but is just as tied to the kitchen as Camp 2, he doesn’t reaLLy foLLow any of their pLayground ruLes.  (It’s probabLy pretty teLLing that his URL is http://bittersweetsugarandsarcasm.blogspot.com/)

Let me show you what I mean:

The  photos are kinda crappy, the layout’s nothing to write home about and the bLogger doesn’t reaLLy give a deuce about providing a lot of visuaLs or pornographic descriptions of the food.  On top of that, he doesn’t extoL the vaLues of using Guittard chocoLate or expLain the difference between aLL-purpose-fLour and cake fLour like CAMP 2 wouLd.  ProbabLy because he is unfamiLiar with both.

Yep, that’s right.  He uses canned frosting, microwaves and a heavy dose of hipster spunk/snark — which probabLy makes his bLog a stapLe on many a happy hipster’s googLe reader feed.  And though I’m not a hardcore fan of any of the above, for some reason it works.

It works because HE CAN WRITE.

And to show ya what I mean, here’s one of my fLavorite excerpts from his Street Fighter Cookies recipe:

My first grade lunch box was a picture of Chun Li delivering a kick to Blanka’s face. Everyone made fun of me for having a lunch box with a girl on it. I punched them in the face.

Still one of my favorite games. And I still always play as Chun Li. And I must say, the movie is worth it to watch just for Chris Klein’s brilliant acting. I wanted to make a new energy bar after the cliff ones started getting really expensive.

These are based off of an energy bar recipe on Foodnetwork. They look more Barefoot Contessa than Street Fighter but they do give you a ton of energy. And I added dried cherries to represent blood stains.

If you’re looking to AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA aLong with me some more, you can peruse his bLog HERE.

Love and tacos,
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