about
My previous story-like "about" page was way out of date, so I'm going to redo this in fake FAQ form. People don't ask me these questions, but for the purpose of telling you about myself and because I'm too lazy to think of something else, let's assume they do.
Actually, people really do ask me this question: What camera do you use?
I'm currently using a Canon 20D, which I bought used from Diana (who is frequently mentioned in this blog, if you've been reading it long enough!) in August 2007. Before that I used a Canon Rebel XT and before that (June 2006), a Canon Powershot SD450. I also whack all my photos with a Photoshop stick (er, I mean, I "POST PROCESS" THEM).
Where'd the name of your blog come from?
The title of this blog is derived from The Man Who Ate Everything by Jeffrey Steingarten, which was recommended to me by Morten (English website). It's a hilarious book in which Steingarten sacrifices the health of his viscera in order to...eat everything. I highly recommend it.
Do you actually eat everything?
Sometimes yes, sometimes no, which I suppose makes the answer a flat out "no". I'm not an adventurous eater à la Anthony Bourdain, and my penchant for sweets and solid foods is obvious in the way I obsess over their superior deliciousness over other kinds of foods. I also have some standards as to what should or shouldn't be eaten (Hershey bar, no, Valrhona bar, yes!), although those are quite flexible (wait, a free Hershey bar?). I've never had a Twinkie but I suppose I'm not missing out on much.
My problem is that I can eat a lot to the point that I should count my blessings that I haven't turned into one of those obese people who requires heavy machinery just to get out of the house. (Solution: tear down the house with a bulldozer, move into a supermarket/restaurant.) Of course, I'm far from resembling one of those super-svelte girls who can literally eat anything (oh, how awesome that would be). I have a problem with willpower; if you put food I like in front of me, I'll probably eat it despite whether my stomach has any more room.
Do you cook a lot?
Euh...
No, not really. I can cook, but I don't most of the time because I usually prefer to eat out (as my cooking tends to fit in the category of "not so good"). I like to make sandwiches, but I don't think that counts as cooking. My favorite thing to make is probably ice cream...not that that takes much effort. (I mean, the ice cream machine does most of the work.)
I learned to cook while majoring in food studies at New York University (graduated in May 2007), so training has occurred. Minimal training, that is. I currently have the best job in the world at Serious Eats. I'm quite sure that cooking in any professional manner is nowhere in the horizon. However, sitting on my ass for long periods of time while in front of the computer looks like a major part of my future.
YEEAH!!
Basic info:
Name: Robyn
Age: 22
Gender: Female (I hope that wasn't hard to figure out)
Location: NJ/NYC
Homepage: diskobox.net
Email: roboppy@gmail.com (IMPORTANT GOO: If you are from a restaurant PR company, PLEASE DO NOT E-MAIL ME, as I will probably just put you on my junk list. Book reviews are pretty much the only thing I'm interested in doing and even those I rarely reply to. I don't do food product reviews; if you want to send me something, it would have to be just because you want me to eat it, not to mention on my blog. For all other e-mails, unless your e-mail is urgent, I may not reply to it for a few days. Please be patient and only assume that I haven't received it/am dead if you don't hear from me in a week. Thanks!)
Meager Accolades and Press
February 2008
The Sacramento Bee mentioned me on their February 19th "To-Do List"! I'm quite flattered because, as you can see, I don't even talk about Sacramento. Or bees. Here's the blurb:
SURF
Appetite for deconstruction: Robin is a New York-based food studies major who likes to eat. Really likes to eat. And blog about it, too, over at The Girl Who Ate Everything (www.roboppy.net/food/).
From run-ins with gelato and lamb chops to close encounters of the pancake kind, Robin details her meals and snacks with humorous, thoughtful insight.
But does she really eat everything? "Sometimes yes, sometimes no," she writes. "I have a problem with willpower; if you put food I like in front of me, I'll probably eat it despite whether my stomach has any more room."
Oh, is that a problem? Here that's known as "dinner."
I have no physical evidence of blurb, but supposedly this story ran in the the SCENE section, page E3. Meaning that there may be many copies of flattened dead tree pulp with my URL on it. Which is all I've ever wanted to achieve in life. If I had a copy of this newspaper clipping I would proudly stick it in my "press" folder, which is currently mostly full of air.
Thanks, Rachel Leibrock, for the mention! I'll overlook that you spelled my name wrong. (Except for having just mentioned it in my previous sentence.)
January 2008
- I can haz a gradient
I tied for first place with 101 Cookbooks for Best Food/Health Blog of 2007 from Performancing.com. Obviously not for the "health" bit. As flattering as it is, I have no idea how this happened. Computer error? Misalignment of the planets? So many possibilities...
May 2007
- Cool, first / only article in print!
I wrote an article about Paris (two-page spread) for the May 2007 issue of Malaysia-based Oxygen Magazine. I didn't come up with the title. Also, two of the photos were taken by Diana (the top two in the right-most column). But...um. It's mostly me. WOOT.
August 2006
- Wut!
My website was mentioned in the Singaporean August 2006 issue of Cleo magazine under a little piece featuring three different food blogs. WTF, right? ...I mean, what the fuckin'-AWESOME. Here's the article:
1. Funny: The Girl Who Ate Everything
Written by a Food Studies major at NYU, this blog is downright hilarious. An excerpt: Some parents worry that their kids are partying, drinking, or dealing crack. my parents probably worry that I eat too much. And here I am, eating too much. I'm not too proud of it, but at least I'm happy...an emotion that will change when I explode and die." No one rambles quite like Robyn about "fooding", "innards" and "being over-sandwiched". You'll be addicted!
I'm aghast with happiness that anyone would feature this blog as a top example of comedic value in the food world. It's kind of cool.
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