Week two of the blogging experiment and TV show commentary is over. I hope you enjoyed it, and if you didn’t find it enlightening, may you have at least found it entertaining. The recap follows below.
The internet creative experiment continues tonight at 10pm EDT, with real time blogging during Anthony Bourdain’s “No Reservations – Rust Belt” episode. Tonight we will vicariously visit through Tony’s eyes Baltimore, Detroit and Buffalo. Accompanying Tony tonight is his Russian friend, Zamir, last seen costumed at the Halloween Party at The Castle Dracula Hotel in Romania.
The Rust Belt episode should appeal to all true foodies for the simple reason that it’s likely not on anyone’s list of top places to visit. These cities, laid out across the large swath of the United States, are probably best known for violent crime, dying industry and, well let’s face it – hockey. Buffalo has the eponymous wing, christened at the Anchor Bar and now the top appetizer in the country. Anyone who has seen Niagara Falls from Buffalo has likely made a bee-line for the flower festooned gardens of the Canadian side of the border. Baltimore – the most appealing of the three – has the harbor, Maryland Crab Cakes, it’s proximity to Washington, D.C., and the grave of Edgar Allen Poe. That leaves Detroit which has, well, the Red Wings and not much else. One of the murder capitals of the US, some of the most violent gangs in the country, the battered remains of the once proud automotive industry – let’s face it, if any city in the US needs an Extreme Makeover it’s Detroit. Which is why I’ll be glued to TV tonight to see what Tony has actually uncovered worth spending precious TV dollars showing the rest of us. Considering the state of post Soviet Union Russia 20 years after glasnost and perestroika blew up in Gorbachev’s face, Zamir, I think, should feel right at home in Detroit.
Welcome to my first attempt at real time blogging. Enjoy, and please check out the rest of the Shenandoah Supper Club blog.
Due to a severe case of boredom and a sore back that precludes other activity, I will be blogging in real time during tonight’s episode of Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations – Australia airing at 10pm EDT on the Travel Channel. This may be the most lame thing I’ve ever attempted (online). Tune in for pithy (or pissy) commentary – depending on your point of view.
