Unfancy food on the Other Coast

If I were in New York this weekend, I'd be going to the Unfancy Food Show, at the East River Bar, 97 South 6th Street, in Williamsburg. (tagline - "This year we will set something on fire, and it may be a can of PBR.")

Put on for lots of reasons, not most importantly of which is a cheerful contempt of the Fancy Food show, its organizer is the author of one of my favorite blogs, Grocery Guy. He's also known as Tom Mylan of Marlow and Sons in Williamsburg. Tom's blogged-about accomplishments include making prosciutto in his apartment, teaching classes on how to butcher lambs, and hating on the New York Times food section.

This little interview in New York magazine gives Tom a good chance to articulate his usual rant, and comes complete with comments from self-unaware readers who comicly misunderstand his disdain for the "precious, let’s-all-pat-ourselves-on-the-back-liberal-guilt" (Tom's words) side of the 'foodie' movement in favor of the unglossed appreciation of the rough and dirty things made and eaten by real local people.

Read his blog, and if you're lucky enough to be on the East Coast, go check out Unfancy Food this weekend. Huzzah!