Eating Photos

2007-08-23T07:01:00.001-07:00

A Slice is Worth a Thousand Words

2007-05-20T07:17:00.000-07:00

"Renaldo!" Thought Isabelle, as she carried the rich morsel of multigrain bread to her lips again. Her eyes searched the distance beyond the cool kitchen pane as the moistened bite slipped down her gullet, carrying her back on a wave of memory to a childhood in the Basque country with her deposed inamorato. Sweet Prince Renaldo, heir-to-be and she, daughter of a goat herder but his chosen paramour, once baked loaves such as this in the caves amongst the hidden foothills of the illustrious Pyrenees. Loaves as dense, as nutty, as savory. They left crumbs on her lips as this one did, and together with Renaldo they soothed her fierce hunger. Isabelle bagged the rest of the bread as a tear fell from her cheek. She would not go to the gym today.

Rebirth of Chicken and Egg

2007-05-08T19:34:00.000-07:00

The long awaited resurrection of eating photos has arrived!

To commemorate this event, here is a closeup shot of chicken fried rice consumption, the eater's eyes downcast in ecstasy. The fleeting intimacy between the Eater and his Food is captured through macro, revealing every lash, mole, and grain. A hint of a smile adds to the illicit rapture of the moment. Note: before this photograph was taken, the subject had also consumed fried dumplings and two slices of pizza. He also offered the information that for the past month all he had eaten was carry-out.

The Bite

2006-10-17T16:40:00.000-07:00

In the past months a wide variety of foods eaten in an unflattering light have been represented on eatingphotos. There's been ice cream. There's been Thai. There's been hamburger. But today, finally, an unflattering picture of someone enjoying a pizza (green peppers and onions?). And what a doozy of an unflattering picture it is.

Yo Quiero.

2006-09-29T06:36:00.000-07:00

A girl eating a Crunchwrap Supreme from Taco Bell, ~11PM. Fourthmeal?

Exactly.

The Open Box

2006-09-26T16:38:00.000-07:00

The powerful rigidity of the hand at odds with the coyness of the glance. The closed blinds indicative of loneliness and isolation, the opened box expressive of invitation and welcome. Corn on one side, rice on the other. Crispix: A cereal filled with conflict. After this photo was taken, the subject described the Crispix as having been "really stale."

Bird in the Hand

2006-09-11T20:40:00.000-07:00

The elusive wing-eater with classic flavor hot wing (drumstick) detail. These photos taken at Wing Night at Mother Bear's. The other basket of ten is Thai flavor. The beverages appear to be Mr. Pibb and water. The eater with his hidden face represents the everyman sucking savory meat from the pith of life. The inevitable, however, awaits: the stale tang of congealed grease, the pile of bones picked clean, the night, the gulls, the pull and lull at the ocean's end.

Beef Jerky Duo

2006-08-27T19:44:00.000-07:00

Some late night beef jerky nibbles. Nibble nibble!

Hand to Mouth

2006-08-18T15:37:00.000-07:00

Sandwich faceoff in West Virginia's Coopers Rock State Forest. Facing left we have a half-eaten cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato, ketchup, and mayo. Facing right are the last bites of a sloppy joe. Both $1.

The Savage Land

2006-08-08T18:47:00.000-07:00

The eating of a birthday T-bone steak, during and after. I believe the top photo captures the essence of scarfing (note the curled lip so as to provide larger orifice for greater meat input) while the bottom shows the naked carnage effected. The presence of two plates proves an accidentally ironic touch.

A Spoonful of Sugar

2006-08-04T23:47:00.000-07:00

A spoonful of #41 (red coconut curry with tofu) into the willing mouth at Esan Thai on Kirkwood Ave., dinnertime. Foreground: #43, red curry with various mixed vegetables and tofu.

The Food Pornographers

2006-08-03T18:13:00.000-07:00

The classic "I'm stuffing myself glassy-eyed with ice cream" shot, a perennial favorite. This photograph was taken on a hot summer's afternoon in the Jiffy Treet ice cream shop on Kirkwood. I believe it was a single-scoop mint chocolate chip in a sugar cone.

No relation, but this is a great group on flickr for all your food porn needs (over 40,000 photos): Food Porn

Afternoon in People's Park

2006-08-02T18:45:00.000-07:00

Two kids eating in the functional sculpture at People's Park. They had a couple of green apples in hand - a Biblically appropriate start to this eating photos blog. They were quite nice about having their picture taken.