Since this project started I’ve been thinking it might be great if we could help anyone, anywhere do 1 Bite 7 Days events. We’d provide recipes for unusual foods, some tips on holding the tasting, and a home for anyone on the web to post or upload text, audio, photo, or video diaries of the tasting and the wishes for extra time.
I think my train ride on Friday night was an omen. 1 Bite is completely mobile. You can be out to dinner, at a barbecue, a party, at work – hell, you can be on the train – and taste something you never tried before. You can take a quick snapshot of the new food with your cell phone and text both the photo and a few words on what you’ll do with your extra 7 days to us (you can also shoot your tasting as a slideshow, record audio or video, or just email a few words) and we’ll collect and share for everyone to see, experience, and be inspired by.
Of course, not all 1 Bite 7 Days events need to be that spontaneous. When they are, like my tasting on the train, it will be great for everyone to experience that immediacy – for the taster to be swept up in the moment and record their thoughts right away and for readers to see how the taste and spontaneity informs the experience. But, the main idea is to create a collection of all kinds of people, tasting all kinds of food, and wishing for all sorts of things to do with their extra time.
So here I go – the first entry in what I hope will eventually be a library of tasting experiences and shared wishlists.
Where: 6 Train, New York City, NY
When: Friday, June 27, 2008; 8:30 pm (or so)
1 Bite: The longan or lamyai, a small, sweet and juicy transparent fruit, that grows in grape-like clusters, and has a hard, round, pale-brown skin like a shell. They had a definite eye-ball texture but were subtle and sweet and very fun to eat!
7 Days: Because a woman I didn’t know and who spoke little English, offered me a taste when I asked her what she was eating, I’m going to use my 7 days to remember that people are good and I should talk to strangers more.
[I didn't snap a photo in time, mostly because I'm terrible at using my cell phone camera, but here's one courtesy SimplyThai.com.]
Okay, who’s next? Email us at 1bite7days@gmail.com and we’ll post them asap!
1 response so far ↓
donna ruggieri-berardi // July 27, 2008 at 6:18 pm
Recently, while in South Beach I ate Red Fish.
Some of you may have had this fish, but I had just recently seen it on 2 menus. My hesitation in trying it was that everytime I read it, I thought of Red Tide (yuck) which I had experienced on a previous ocean vacation.
Well, I ate it and it was delicious…a grouper type fish but even more tender.
With my 7 days, I have decided to learn 7 new things (haven’t made a final decision on the 7)…which might include cooking a exotic new dish or perhaps learn more Spanish (my Spanglish needs some work.)
Thanks Heather…love your creative & thought provoking idea!!!
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