Comments on: Hater Watch: Eater SF Lets What's-His-Face Guest Blog Banal Arguments Against Mission Street-Food

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Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:51:01 +0000

[...] spawned a backlash of anti-street-food-fad-sentiment. yes, you know things have gotten big when the haters come out to play. but ignore them and revel in the excitement that is street food. beyond all the tastiness, [...]

By: Alexa

Alexa — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:23:01 +0000

A new culture has come to this earth lol

By: jimbeam

jimbeam — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:59:59 +0000

Street food has become an “event.” It’s not just about eating food. It’s about figuring out where it’s going to be, going with your friends, posting pictures of your street food experience on flicker, etc. etc. etc.

A major contingent in the Mission is all about “self-consciously trying to be hip” and to ignore this is to avoid a sad truth.

By: zinzin

zinzin — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:53:46 +0000

fair enough…i agree with you about street food. i think that’s just people doing stuff they think might be fun / tasty / profitable (on both sides of the cart). i’m all for it.

By: olu

olu — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:24:58 +0000

I have to disagree, i don’t think people are self-consciously trying to be hip or cool when eating/seeking out street food. They just like food.

The ‘hipness’ has been attributed to it by others, the press, commenter, etc… but was never (likely) inherent in the starting of ____ cart or what have you.

In general I don’t think people wake up look at themselves in the mirror and say ‘today i’m going to be on the bleeding edge of now’. Or not that many people anyway.

By: zinzin

zinzin — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:58:30 +0000

meh. i think the one thing we CAN say about SF – while we’re making sweeping generalizations based upon our own limited world view – is that SO MANY FOLKS are focused on being the smartest, hippest, most au courant fucking person in the crowd.

it’s the reason why so many people are focused on being “against” something.

god, it’s exhausting.

By: Doctor Memory

Doctor Memory — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:07:25 +0000

What horrible thing has to happen to your soul to take pride in describing yourself as “anti-novelty”?

By: genejo

genejo — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:47:50 +0000

Which is exactly why I don’t read Eater, Curbed, et al

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:36:41 +0000

It’s food, and it’s sold on the street. How is it not street food, because it isn’t exactly like NYC carts? Because they sell different food?

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:12:48 +0000

Well that’s Eater/Curbed for ya. More interested in controversy than reporting — sort of the Billo of local news.