Roberta
Every pasta on this Earth is eaten alone.
Pictured here is Roberta.
Donnie
That's what's so illogical, you know, about this dish. What's the point of pasta... if you don't have a topping?
Pictured here is Donnie.
Frank
I can eat anything I want. And so can you.
Pictured here is Frank.
Kitty
Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Shrimp Fritta.
Pictured here is Kitty.
Day 38
Communication today is different than it ever has been. With so much of our day-to-day interaction being purely text, we miss a lot of the subtlety and nuance that tone, context, and body language play in conveying meaning. Enter the emoticon, and, since 2008 or so, the emoji, which serve to fill in these gaps. Can pasta be represented in this medium?
Lunch was ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°).
Dinner was composed of three plates of pasta:
To be honest, I mostly just wanted to see what kind of URLs these titles would generate. The pages actually wouldn't load properly (at least in my browser) so I had to rename every URL by hand. Weak.
A special thanks to my dining companion, Billy Joel!
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
A pasta that purely and unmistakably represents mischief. What does that fettuccine know that you don't??
Pictured here is ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°).
(づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ
A pasta with a renegade past and nothing to lose - a loose cannon! Who knows the true intentions of that charming smile?
Pictured here is (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ.
ʕᵔᴥᵔʔ
A pasta with a bright future ahead, and a sense of boundless optimism. You'd be happy too, if you had shrimp this good!
Pictured here is ʕᵔᴥᵔʔ.
ლ(´ڡ`ლ)
A pasta craving something more, something just out of reach. Perhaps its missing topping?
Pictured here is ლ(´ڡ`ლ).
Day 37
In many ways, a dish of pasta is like a band. Each part contributes to the whole, and they must work together in harmony to achieve the desired effect. Any part that is lacking, or overpowering, brings down the entire performance.
Consider this as we review today's pastas.
Lunch was Bass.
Dinner was composed of three plates of pasta:
I hope your own efforts in finding your personal pasta "jam session" are fruitful!
A special thanks to my dining companion, no one!
Bass
Though the efforts of poet laureate Meghan Trainor have boosted its popularity, the bass remains the unsung hero of the song. Only actively noticed by music afficiandos and bassists, bass parts play an important, but subtle, supportive role - the bowl in which the pasta is served. If you doubt the necessity of this part, consider how enjoyable your pasta would be if you had to lick it off the countertop!
Pictured here is Bass, which I am all about, and you should be too!
Lead
What first grabs your eye about this dish? If you're like most people, it will be the perfectly arranged and beautifully presented shrimp fritta, the focal point and star of the show. Though the pasta itself and the sauce are delicious, the shrimp is what you'll be humming for the next few days. It is appropriate that a marine source of protein should be the "hook" for our pasta!
Pictured here is Lead, and this shrimp solo is friggin' sick, dude.