Retro Bizarro – Old School Treats with a Twist
Feb 8, 2010 | by TheRebecca | Read | 2 Comments
Creative pastry chefs Michael and Amanda Joyner present their candy bar and snack cake samples to me...in a Star Wars lunch box at the HOPE farmer's market!
Irony. It’s everywhere. Take the phrase “old news”, for example. Think about that. If it’s news, then it is new information. So how can news be old? Similarly, how can something antiquated also be new? It can. We see it in vintage clothing and furniture, for example. The whole idea of history repeating itself that applies to fashion, has seeped into the Austin culture through recreation and food. (more…)
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